When audiences in Vancouver go to see the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” in a week, they will see a Benician in the cast. Jed Weiss, a 2013 graduate of Benicia High School, will be portraying the pious but vulnerable Rev. John Hale. Weiss was first approached with the […]
Benicia Letters Once More: An “oops”
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”. He does not plan to publish the book but instead is choosing to share the letters with the readers of the Benicia Herald. The letters continue the storyline of Garrett’s first novel “Benicia and Letters […]
Letters: Civic engagement and ISO
Civic engagement of young people The League of Women Voters Benicia (LWV Benicia) would like to congratulate Benicia High School for their outstanding achievements in student civic engagement. The LWV Benicia has been active in their program for several years, going into senior government classes to explain the voting process and register students to vote. […]
Rep. Thompson hosts town hall on gun violence
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) discussed his plans for curbing gun violence and took questions from his 5th District constituents at a town hall at Vallejo High School on Saturday. Thompson, who represents Benicia in the U.S. House of Representatives, began the town hall by talking about his goals of establishing a committee on gun violence […]
Letter: Fighting back against bullying
Fighting back against bullying Have you ever been the victim of bullying? Do you wonder how to stop it? I am a well-respected resident of Benicia, and I was a victim of neighborhood bullying. Over 70 homes in my immediate area received a letter filled with false accusations and lies about an incident that I […]
BUSD provides update on BHS special education model at school board meeting
District employees of the year also honored More than six months after its implementation, Dr. Carolyn Patton— Benicia Unified School District special services director—delivered an update on Benicia High School’s curriculum support model for its special education students at Thursday’s school board meeting. First, Patton highlighted some components of the Performance Indicator Review (PIR), […]
Rellik to host Beat poetry reading
Dig this: in just over a week’s time, The Rellik Tavern will be swinging with a galaxy of Benicia’s finest poets as they pay tribute to the cool cats of the past. In other words, it will be a reading of Beat poetry. Benicia Literary Arts (BLA) and the Benicia First Tuesday Poetry Group will […]
Photo: In like a lion
Statue, progress report on council agenda
Updates on the public art initative and General Plan are on the agenda for Tuesday’s Benicia City Council meeting. In mid-2017, the Arts & Culture Commission issued a request for proposals for its initiative to add more public art to the downtown and throughout Benicia. This call was for artists to submit proposed designs for […]
Find Jack London at Benicia antique shops this month
Jack London, the renowned author of such American classics as “The Call of the Wild” and “White Fang,” was known to frequent Benicia in the late 19th century. In fact, the city is mentioned in his books “John Barleycorn” and “Tales from the Fish Patrol.” Benicia has returned the appreciation for Jack London, having named […]