Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny were playing poker one evening, not for money of course; that would not be a wholesome story. Santa played with candy canes and the Easter Bunny rolled with nougats. Currently, the Easter Bunny’s stack of canes was twice the size of Santa’s nougats. The Thanksgiving Turkey was in the […]
Letters: DMUMP amendment and letter from Santa
Put DMUMP amendment on ballot Accurate community sentiment about cannabis on First Street can be measured by placing the Downtown Mixed Use Master Plan (DMUMP) amendment on the ballot with the local cannabis tax measure next year. This is the only certain and indisputable method of determining how we feel about it, otherwise it will […]
A Different Drummer: The inevitable showdown
Santa Claus walked into Amazon headquarters one day and rang the service bell. “Where’s Jeff?” he yelled. “Mr. Bezos is in a meeting, eh, sir, and cannot be bothered,” said Rehnquist, the wide-eyed, nearly speechless, young, thin, clean-shaved, hairless look-alike assistant from behind a cluttered desk where he was filling out a requisition form for […]
Photo: Unlikely holiday friends
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Dec. 3, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Mayor and City Attorney Report on Tannery (Dec. 3, 1942) Mayor Charles G. Clyne and City Attorney Harold Simon who went to Los Angeles recently in the interest of the Benicia Tannery sale, reported at the City Council Tuesday night that up to that time […]
Here comes Santa Claus
You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout and here’s why: Santa Claus is coming to town. That’s right, Santa comes to Benicia a little early on Saturday, Dec. 9 to visit with all the little girls and boys. First, he will be present for Benicia Main Street’s annual Christmas Parade […]
Santa making the rounds in Benicia in coming days
Every Dec. 24, Santa Claus becomes a globetrotter traveling the world to deliver presents to all the good boys and girls. However, upcoming events seem to indicate that Santa has a particular fondness for Benicia, given how many trips he will be making to meet children while his elves are making toys in the […]