Could it happen here? Thatās the question Delawareans have been asking since watching the horrific images of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsing after a cargo ship rammed it last month. There are no guarantees, but efforts have been underway for 10 years to protect the Delaware Memorial Bridge from ships even larger than the Dali, which hit the Key …
The words ālove festā and ālegislative hearingā rarely appear together, but that was the toneĀ during a Delaware Senate Housing & Land Use committee hearing this week on a five-bill affordable housing package submitted by Sen. Russell Huxtable (D-Lewes). Sen. Marie Pinkney, D-Bear, even said sheās never seen such minimal opposition to legislation like the housing package. It was promoted …
After yet another long public hearing March 27 about the Homeless Bill of Rights legislation, the House Judiciary Committee recessed until April 17 with a lot of clarification to do before the bill can move forward. First-term Rep. Sophie Phillips (D-Bear) characterized the changes made in her House Substitute No. 2 to House Bill No. 55 as āminorā and that …
Lee Mikles has a dizzying list of what he thinks about every day. The co-founder of OMG Hospitality restaurant group is focusing on the April launch of a new Grain menu that leans into comfort food that reminds guests of their childhood memories. Heās also trying to pay more attention to the costs of food and labor while preserving the …
WILMINGTON — When Ashlee Cooper was offered the opportunity to return to the teaching job she lost during the pandemic, she declined because her toddlerās school hadnāt reopened yet. She opted instead to open an event-planning company. Her āah-haā moment came when someone saw her standing on a chair to photograph a balloon sculpture and suggested she use a drone …
Sometimes you donāt know what you donāt know. Take the lawsuit filed July 7, 2023, by ACLU Delaware against Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the city of Wilmington over the stateās solicitation and loitering statutes and Wilmingtonās loitering ordinance. The ACLU claims the lack of specificity in the current statutes opens the door to selective enforcement.Ā At the same time, …
Laura Randa started her search for a new headquarters with a list of 232 possible locations across the country before Delaware jumped to the top of the list. āOur final decision to move Toivoa and Toivoa Coachingās headquarters to Delaware was made when Delaware passed legislation to eliminate subminimum wage for people with disabilities,ā Randa said. āWe hope to …
Chris Buccini bristles when he hears people talk about sky-high vacancy rates and slow demand in downtown Wilmington. āWhen I look at the Northern Delaware market, we have probably had our best year ever,ā says one of the three founders of Buccini/Pollin Group (BPG). Ā āWeāve always been a big corporate town with companies like DuPont and MBNA, so we have …
Mob rule? Or B.S.? A weeks-long debate over Wilmington residency requirements for non-elected city employees has deteriorated into what might generously be described as āfrostyā exchanges between Mayor Mike Purzycki and a pair of Wilmington City Council members. After a month of bitter debate, the 13-member council on Nov. 16 passed a five-year residency law for new hires that will …
As homelessness increases in Delaware and COVID-related support dries up, the New Castle County Hope Center plans to roll out its new long-term sustainability strategy in January. It will include a companion dashboard demonstrating how big a dent in the problem the center has made over the past three years. New Castle County purchased the former Sheraton Hotel on Airport …
