DETV’s Ivan Thomas plans to give away 3,000 turkeys this year in his Big Ive’s Turkey Drive, increasing the giveaway by about 400 over last year. The program is the successor to Norman Oliver’s longtime Wilmington Thanksgiving giveaway, which gave away 250,000 turkeys over its 40-year run. “Last year’s Big Ive’s Turkey Drive taught me something powerful—when you truly listen …
ODESSA — One of the treasures of Delaware, and a bit of First State history in itself, is tucked away on a leafy residential street a quick walk away from Cantwell Tavern in Odessa. The Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, the oldest free library in Delaware open to everybody — including women and children — has been catering to the public since …
About 250 people gathered Thursday night in the Brandywine Museum of Art’s new courtyard to celebrate the super moon and a museum milestone. The Enchanted Courtyard by the Light of the Moon party came three years after the last bits of Hurricane Ida caused the Brandywine River to rise almost 20 feet in hours on Sept. 2, 2021 in Chadds …
During the first three years that nonprofit First State Educate has been at work in Delaware, it focused on finding school board candidates and supporting them in campaigns as a means to improve state education. While it remains the only state nonprofit to focus on building the capacity of school boards, the agency has begun to branch out. Now it: …
While Assurance Media will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a ribbon cutting and open house Friday in Milford, many of its employees have been working together for 20 to 35 years. The company installs low-voltage cabling as well as offering security, audiovisual systems and managed service solutions. Assurance sprang out of a Delaware information technology company, Info Systems, which included …
Ashlee Cooper was standing a chair taking photos of balloon decorations when a passerby told her she needed a drone. Now her company, Droneversity, has won $10,000 in the 12th Annual Swim with the Sharks Pitch Competition, held Wednesday at Penn Cinema on the Riverfront. The Emerging Enterprise Center’s competition showcases innovative entrepreneurs and celebrates the spirit of entrepreneurship in …
When the Brandywine Festival of the Arts returns Saturday and Sunday for its 63rd year, the featured artist will be making handcrafted cottages honoring the Brandywine Park’s Josephine Gardens and Rose Garden. Sue Ann Cox, known as the Fairy Potter, is known for her whimsical stoneware floral cottages and fairy accents inspired by inspired by the 19th-century primer, “The Language …
The holidays may be a time for feasting, but in 2024 Longwood Gardens is going to be offering a feast for the eyes., It will unveil the massive Longwood Reimagining that’s been underway since 2021 on Nov. 22, and A Longwood Christmas will open the same day. Tickets are on sale now for both, and the Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, attraction …
Traffic flow will change around the Wilmington courthouse in September as work continues on the renovation and expansion of the Custom House next to the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center on King Street. Drivers and those needing to use the courthouse should be prepared for delays in the area. Among the changes: One lane of North King Street in front …
A woman-owned organic dairy headquartered in Newark has been given an $858,400 state grant to help update equipment. Stephanie McVaugh, who in January bought Natural Dairy Products Corp., where she had been working since 1991, will apply that money to $4.3 million in new equipment to support the company’s Shelf-Life Extension Project. The dairy will replace aging, inefficient filling machines, …
