Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Four First Aid Stations Will Be Set Up Here (Aug. 13, 1942) A talk on demolition, fragmentation, incendiary and gas bombs was given by Thomas V. Reeves, safety engineer at the Benicia Arsenal, at the weekly meeting of Air Raid wardens at City Hall Monday night. Announcement was […]
The A Cappella Handyman: Chapbooks 1, 2 & 3
1973. I needed to do this first one, BAD! I had some 40 poems I wanted to share with the world and it was a new adventure for me. I’d only been writing since 1970 while listening nights to Neil Diamond while freelancing from home as an illustrator after doing the same at SERL days […]
Planning Commission to discuss updates on Great California Delta Trail
This might be the start of a big change for walkers, joggers and bikers alike in Benicia. Tonight, the Planning Commission will discuss the updates regarding the Great California Delta Trail that will run through Benicia. The Delta Protection Commission was mandated to develop and implement a plan for a walking and biking trail in […]
Photo: Doing their part
ArchiTalk: Elsie Robinson’s Benicia (Redux)
Daily life of 1890s Benicia comes to life in hard-to-find memoir In 1883 a girl was born in Benicia, grew up there and came to make sense of the world from what she saw. At age 19, she moved to Vermont to marry into a family of strict puritans and years later returned to the […]
Benicia to host 55th Peddlers’ Fair
It does not get more Americana than a small town fair; local vendors come out their sell merchandise, summer foods like hot dogs and hamburgers get served and people have a chance to interact with those may never have a chance to. On Saturday, Benicia will host the Peddlers’ Fair, one of the city’s longest […]
Solano County Fair delights attendees, volunteers
It was a perfect day. The temperature was neither unbearably warm to walk in or chilled to the point where several layers would need to be worn. A nice breeze would even come in from the northwest if someone need to cool off for a second. It was a perfect weather for a fair. On […]
Brown to hold public meeting on Phillips 66 draft environmental report
Supervisor Monica Brown will be holding a community meeting at City Hall on Monday to discuss the proposed expansion of crude oil tankers at the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo. Phillips 66 announced its plans to double the amount of ships to deliver crude oil to its marine terminal. However, the plan has raised concerns, […]
Artist captures evolution of creative process in new Gallery 621 show
Every artist’s work evolves over time. This is certainly true of Gallery 621 artist Kathy Oja, who has chosen to highlight how her creative process has changed over time in her new featured exhibition “Unforeseen Consequences,” which is on display through Sept. 3. The exhibit features various forms of paintings by Oja, but according to […]
Pups ‘N Purrz owner retires to Oregon
A lot can change in four years. There could be new a president, what was cool in 2013 now seems lame and a pet store in Benicia could bid farewell to its owner. Saying goodbye will be what Pups ‘N Purrz does once store owner James Long moves from Benicia to Oregon. Long is moving […]