The Benicia Historical Museum’s 2018 Spring Concert Series will come to a close this weekend. Throughout the season, audiences have been treated to the Celtic folk stylings of The Black Irish Band and Golden Bough. On Saturday, they will get to experience another museum concert mainstay: Men of Worth. For nearly 20 years, the folk […]
Photo: Awning of a new era
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of April 22, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Benicia-Vallejo Hiway Officially Opened Friday (April 22, 1943) Ceremonies for opening the new highway between Benicia and Vallejo will be observed Friday morning, April 23, at 11:30, when state officials, civic leaders and representatives from Benicia Arsenal and Mare Island will meet at a designated spot three-fourths of […]
Pat Toth-Smith: US Senate candidate Kevin de Leon’s visit to Benicia shed light on stances
By Pat Toth-Smith Special to the Herald “My core values are inclusivity, diversity, respecting human and civil rights, and I have a track record of growing the economy and putting people to work,” U.S. Senate candidate Kevin de Leon said when asked what strengths he would bring to the job. He passionately continued, “I’m also […]
Council approves ban on alcohol in parks sans permit
The Benicia City Council voted to approve adding an amendment to Benicia Municipal Code title 12, prohibiting the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages in parks without a permit, at its Tuesday meeting. After several complaints of alcohol-related rudeness in parks, the Benicia Police Department submitted the amendment change to the Parks, Recreation & Cemetery […]
BOTTG spring play captures crumbling marriage
The title of the play is “Coming Apart,” but Benicia Old Town Theatre Group’s spring play is coming together nicely and will open on Friday. Fred Carmichael’s 1994 play centers around married couple Frances and Colin Kittridge, whose marriage is crumbling. Colin works as a humor columnist and Frances as a romance novelist, giving them […]
Entertainers from Benicia, Martinez perform at Rakkasah West
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Rakkasah West, one of the largest belly dance festivals in the world, featured performers from multiple countries from around the globe as well as from as close as Martinez and Benicia. A longtime celebration of Middle Eastern and North African dance and music, the festival […]
Letter: Thank you for supporting Matthew Turner Elementary
Thank you for supporting Matthew Turner Elementary On behalf of the Matthew Turner Elementary Parent Teacher Association, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s auction and dinner fundraiser on April 14 at the historic Benicia Clock Tower. The event was a great success with the proceeds going to fund school events, […]
BUSD to discuss sunshine proposal negotiations with classified employees union
(This post has been updated from the original version.) A little sunshine is on the horizon— both in the weather and at Benicia Unified School District’s Governing Board meeting, where a 2017-18 sunshine proposal between the district and the California School Employees Association (CSEA) is on the agenda. Per Education Code, BUSD must publicly disclose […]
Benicia Teen Center to host ’70s-themed fundraiser
Far out, man. The Benicia Teen Center will be traveling back to the swingin’ ‘70s for a special fundraiser this Saturday. The Benicia Teen Center was established in 2016 by the Kyle Hyland Foundation for Teen Support, named for a Benicia teen who died by suicide in 2014. One of the goals of the foundation […]