Benicia Police have arrested two men allegedly involved with the attempted burglary of a home for sale. During the morning of July 16, a realtor was showing a home for sale on Ardmore Way when she saw two men exiting the staged home. Noticing they had been spotted, both men began to flee on foot. […]
Letters: Thanking a business, and the flag on The Union Hotel
Taking Mississippi’s lead I recently read in the Wall Street Journal an article by Melissa Korn about how the University of Mississippi will rename Vardaman Hall, its administrative building. For those who do not know, James K. Vardaman was a former Mississippi governor and U.S. Senator who once said “If it is necessary, every negro […]
Throwback Thursday: Week of July 23, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago John J. O’Grady Tosses Hat in The Ring (July 23, 1942) The other day John O’Grady came into the Herald-New Era office and said, “Boys, you know I like this town and I want to stay here, so do me a favor, will you? Tell my fellow citizens […]
Photo: Helping out at Hanlon House
Business Spotlight: Making memories at Artcentric
Enter a space. Imagine colorful, soft pastel yellow and lilac walls with a large painted crescent moon adorning the wall across from you, welcoming you into this space. The walls are covered with shelves holding countless paints, brushes and pieces waiting to be chosen and given color by customers. These are among the wonderful things […]
Benicia welcomes new fashion store
Unique. That’s the sense one gets when walking into Literatus Design, a new women’s clothing store in downtown Benicia. Located at 374 First St., Literatus Design is owned by Jazmin Literatus. Literatus was born in the Philippines and came to America at the age of 7 She self taught herself in fashion design and began […]
Council to discuss possible removal of old telephone cables
Mayor Elizabeth Patterson wants the Benicia City Council to discuss and possibly draft a resolution to support the removal of telephone cables beneath the city. The mayor will bring this topic up at tonight’s City Council meeting. This item on the council agenda came into fruition due to concerns about the old phone cables in […]
Benicia Letters Once More: See and Be Seen
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”.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 […]
Cannabis: Budless in Benicia
Smoke has played a prominent role in the succession of humankind, from rudimentary heating and cooking fires to elaborately staged ceremonies featuring smoke from incense burners, or ritual smoking pipes. Few cultures, if any, are devoid of traditions and practices that include smoke of some sort, as a meat preserver, signaling device, in cremation processes […]
Ancient ceramic creation method gets fired up again at Gallery 621
Daniel Klapprott specializes in ceramics but not in the way you may think. The Lafayette native and Gallery 621 member artist does not rely on traditional glazes and instead uses fire and other natural materials to create pottery. This method, known as pit firing, dates back thousands of years and is the subject of Klapprott’s […]