New Castle County is suing Hersha Hospitality Management for damages in the high hundreds of thousands of dollars, claiming they occurred during its control of the Hope Center. A lawsuit filed Monday in Delaware Superior Court seeks compensation for the damages caused by Hersha’s breach of its property management agreement. “New Castle County is fully committed to ensuring the health, …
Some of Incyte’s biopharmaceutical drugs can help skin problems and one seems to be a cure for vitiligo, CEO Hervé Hoppenot said in an update Thursday. He also said the company plans to renovate the two downtown MBNA buildings in a way that will make them unrecognizable to the people familiar with how they look now. And he predicted that …
Coastal dunes just north of the Indian River inlet will be getting additional metal sheets embedded in the sand as well as emergency sand replacement after two breaches this year and recent near-breaches, Gov. John Carney announced Thursday. The work is designed to protect the beach and Delaware Route 1 during the winter storm season. The metal sheets will be …
If your little one is a unicorn fan, Rockwood Park’s annual Fairy Fest has a don’t-miss event for you: Pictures with unicorn ponies. It’s one of the many activities geared for childhood attention spans, when the festival returns from noon to 4 p.m. at Rockwood on Sunday, Sept. 15. A celebration of childhood imagination, Fairy Fest includes a costume parade, …
Matt Meyer handily won the three-way race for the Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday, besting Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long 47% to 37%,, according to unofficial election results.. Former DNREC secretary Collin O’Mara had about 15% of the vote. Ultimately more people didn’t vote for Meyer than did, with Hall-Long’s and O’Mara’s tally beating Meyer by about 4,000 votes. As Meyer …
Kool & The Gang will bring the funk to the 48th annual Grand Gala on Dec. 7. The annual party of the year will include will include a concert at the Grand Opera House by the New Jersey band famous for its rhythm and blues, soul and funk tunes as well as the presentation of the 2024 Grand Medal for …
The new Claymont Transportation Center is among 12 finalists in the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards contest, and local votes can push it into the People’s Choice title. The center, which opened Dec. 4, 2003, offered Delaware commuters an upgraded option to ride the rails. Named for former state senator Harris McDowell III, it has more than 800 parking spaces including …
A Wilmington call center company that planned to focus on the medical industry while hiring part of its employees from special needs and disadvantaged communities has widened its focus and shifted its name. BlindSight Delaware Enterprise, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social business enterprise founded in 2021, received a $608,000 grant from the Delaware Strategic Fund last year to help it grow.. …
Five Delaware entrepreneurs will compete Sept. 25 for a $10,000 prize in the Emerging Enterprise Center’s Swim with the Sharks pitch competition. The finalists are: Coffee Rendezbrew Color + Blow Droneversity Kai Coders Sindri Materials Corp. The 12th annual “Shark Tank”-style pitch contest, presented by the Delaware Division of Small Business Office of Supplier Diversity, will be hosted by DETV’s Ivan Thomas at Penn …
A new Crumbl store expects to sell 10,000 cookies this weekend when it opens in Prices Corner Shopping Center. It’s the third Crumbl store for partners Devin Acton, Nico Niccoli and Kyler Roney, who also own the franchises in Newark and Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. The Price’s Corner store expects to have a soft opening Thursday before its grand opening this …
