Next month, 10 years of work will pay off for Benicia High School senior Jason Own. On June 23, Own will be awarded the status of Eagle Scout and achieve one of his lifelong dreams. Own, 17, was born in Vallejo. He was enrolled in Boy Scouts in the third grade after his mother signed […]
Bay Area Stage takes audiences to the ‘Pictures’ beginning Friday
The importance of family and fulfilling one’s dreams are just two themes audiences will be exposed to when they see Bay Area Stage’s (BAS) production of Neil Simon’s “I Ought to Be in Pictures,” opening Friday. BAS co-producer Stacey Loew is a big fan of Simon and has wanted the Vallejo theater company to do […]
Big band tributes to duke it out at Empress
This Saturday, the Empress Theatre in Vallejo will be hosting a Battle of the Bands competition, but the acts featured are not your typical upstart bands. Instead, two acts will be paying tribute to two of the great bandleaders of the 1940s and audiences will get to vote on which ones they like best. It’s […]
Christina S to feature clothing at Vallejo Symphony fashion fundraiser
In Solano County, charitable causes are always fashionable. The Vallejo Symphony Orchestra is partnering with Christina S Fashion Destination in Benicia and Williamson & Company in Napa to host its first-ever fashion show and fundraiser at the Empress Theatre. The event will feature local figures modeling clothing from the two stores in a manner not […]
Vallejo police submit DNA evidence in Zodiac case
Now that DNA has been used to arrest a suspect in the case of the Golden State Killer— who was accused of committing more than 100 rapes, 50 burglaries and at least 12 murders throughout California between 1974 and 1986— many have wondered if a similar process would be used locate a suspect in another […]
Vallejo Police searching for missing man
Staff Report Vallejo police are searching for a man who has been missing since last Friday. Marcus Tenes, also known as Keshava Sundara, was staying at the Rosewood House of Recovery on Alabama Street where he is being treated for schizophrenia when he disappeared around 12:45 p.m. on Friday, April 13. It is believed that […]
Humane Society gets Greek for this year’s Barkitecture
The Humane Society of the North Bay (HSNB) is going Greek for its annual Barkitecture building competition and fundraiser event this Saturday. Barkitecture– one of HSNB’s most popular events– provides an opportunity for people to build homes for animals in a festive, competitive sphere. The results help provide care for lost, abandoned, and neglected animals […]
Benicia Middle Schoolers to sit in on exclusive performance of Vallejo Symphony Orchestra concert
Benicia Middle School’s band students will be joining more than 800 pupils from area schools to attend a pair of special Vallejo Symphony Orchestra performances at the Empress Theatre on Monday. The best part? They will have the auditorium just to themselves as they take in the sounds of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony. According […]
Letter: Vallejo’s wastewater rates
Vallejo’s wastewater rates As a followup to my recent two-part article on water and wastewater rates, I learned today that Vallejo intends to start a wastewater rate increase this year of almost 50 percent over five years–about 10 percent per year for five years–, driving its rates up to $126 for two months. This is […]
3 poets laureate to celebrate 6 female poets in free library event
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Benicia-Vallejo branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will bring together three area poets laureate for “Voices of Change: American Women Poets Who Have Made a Difference.” The evening will feature Johanna Ely, Benicia’s poet laureate; Diana Lang, Vallejo’s poet laureate; and Genea Brice, Lang’s predecessor […]