Staff Report The Benicia Fire Department has announced dates for its next set of Benicia Emergency Response Team (BERT) classes, according to a newsletter sent out by the city. A program similar to BERT was founded and implemented by the San Francisco Fire Department in 1990 following the previous year’s Loma Prieta Earthquake, which between […]
Benicia eateries offering discounts for Restaurant Week
Rub-a-dub and grab some grub during Benicia Main Street’s Downtown Benicia Restaurant Week. The event begins Saturday and encourages people to spend money downtown at local restaurants by offering discounts at participating restaurants. The week is celebrated in conjunction with California Restaurant Month as a means to encourage people to dine out during the […]
Council reaffirms appeal to save historic buildings from demolition
On the agenda for the Benicia City Council’s first meeting of the year were decisions on the rehearing of the emergency demolition permit of two historic buildings and adding an amendment to Benicia’s Industrial Park Transportation and Employment Center (TEC) plan. In 2016, automobile import company AMPORTS filed for an emergency demolition permit for two […]
BOTTG receives further payment in restitution hearing
A former treasurer for the Benicia Old Town Theatre Group accused of embezzling money from the group’s account was ordered to pay just over $17,700 in restitution, according to a Tuesday ruling by the Solano County Superior Court. In 2013, BOTTG members had tried to secure the rights to a play but were unable to […]
Heritage Presbyterian Church asking to ‘send Ben’ around the world
He is set to become Benicia’s biggest globe traveler, even though he is just a piece of paper. Still, Heritage Presbyterian Church (HPC) is on a mission to send Ben— Benicia’s unofficial mascot— to as many exotic places as possible. Ben is a cartoon city ambassador drawn by local artist Joe Leon as part of […]
Couple finds love, weds at Java Point Cafe
Jerry Johnson comes into Java Point Cafe every day. He has done so for the past seven years. Baristas know his order, and almost everybody knows his name One day, Johnson noticed something different in downtown Benicia. It was someone who would change his life forever. On Saturday afternoon, friends and family gathered to witness […]
School board to vote on new, realigned BHS course outlines at Thursday’s meeting
Nine new or restructured Benicia High School course outlines are up for review at Thursday’s school board meeting. “The course outline of record plays a critical educational role,” Dr. Leslie Beatson, assistant superintendent of educational services, wrote in the agenda. “It is the primary vehicle for course planning. When a course is revised or updated, […]
Foundry and Office building debate back on council agenda
The Benicia City Council is back in session tonight, and topics like an emergency demolition approval or denial and possible changes to the Industrial Park Transportation and Employment Center Plan will be on the agenda for this evening’s meeting. The saga of the emergency demolition permit for the Foundry and Office Buildings at 670 and […]
Photo: Benicia Teen Center has grand reopening
Starbound Theatre to return to Benicia with ‘Sleeping Beauty’
Enrollment now available for ages 7-18 After a long slumber away from Benicia, Starbound Theatre will awaken with an adaptation of “Sleeping Beauty” rehearsed and performed right here in town. The Suisun City-based youth theatre-program was founded in 2003 but expanded in 2009 to start doing productions in other municipalities in Solano and Napa counties. […]