Leah Shelhorn, the owner of craft-oriented gift store Studio 41 for 27 years, is about to embark on a second chapter in her life as she retires. She said the store would be retiring with her, as the shop is holding a 41 percent off sale through its final week. “I feel it’s my […]
Letter: Benicia deserves better
Benicia deserves better Here’s something that might take your breath away, literally. I recently learned that the city of Benicia has not received a report from Valero concerning the events that led to a large release of toxic chemicals into the air in May. The event was serious enough to cause evacuation of the industrial […]
Bob Livesay: No change in council thinking in 2018
By Bob Livesay Special to the Herald A very happy new year to all. Yes, 2018 will be a challenge for the city of Benicia. The biggest thing to look forward to is the City Council election in November. The biggest issue is water/sewer rates. Economic development will be a major issue too. At that […]
Goats return to control vegetation in Benicia
Goats, aka nature’s lawn mowers, returned to Benicia this week as part of the city’s vegetation management program. These horned grass eaters began noshing their way through the city’s landscapes on Wednesday and are trimming vegetation along property lines bordering open space. Their owners, the Orinda-based company Goats R Us, are responsible for herding the […]
Carter’s Biz Cafes loses lease
(This post has been updated from the print edition.) Carter’s Biz Cafes, a membership cafe based around providing individuals with home-based businesses a venue to work in a professional setting with other people, has lost its lease at the historic Commanding Officer’s Quarters, CEO and Founder Carter Rankin announced in an email. Rankin said that […]
Poetry Corner: D.L. Lang “Benicia Bound”
T’was a foggy Benicia morning as I commenced to wandering down the great fishing pier that in yesteryears launched train ferries out yonder as Jack London came a-haunting. She’s a sleepy little town where you can hear the sound of train whistle symphonies often. D.L. Lang is the current poet laureate of Vallejo.
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Jan. 7, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Council Passes Ordinance On “Man’s Best Friend” (Jan. 7, 1943) Persons owning dogs in the City of Benicia will be required to secure a license for each dog, according to an ordinance passed at the City Council Tuesday night and published in the Herald-New Era today. The price […]
Plein Air Gallery exhibit takes viewers to New Mexican desert
Susan Street had to really step out of her comfort zone for her new show at Plein Air Gallery. For one, her paintings were not done on site but rather through using photographs of a recent trip to Cochiti Lake in New Mexico as a reference. Street had been making the trip for about 20 […]
Police Department faces backlash over Facebook post
Benicia Police Chief Erik Upson issued an apology on behalf of the Benicia Police Department for a poem detailing a recent arrest that was posted on the department’s Facebook page. On Dec. 29, the Benicia Police Department posted a poem inspired by “A Visit from St. Nicholas” in response to the arrest of a man […]
Dennis Lowry: Council gives Benicia a lump of coal for Christmas
(Editor’s note: This column was published in two parts in the print edition for spatial reasons. It is being posted here in its entirety.) I was disappointed that all but one member of our City Council voted to allow marijuana to be legally grown, cultivated, processed and commercially sold in our little town beginning sometime […]