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In a move that upset a lot of beach diners, the state has awarded a 10-year restaurant contract at Indian
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A bill that would ban restaurant use of foam takeout containers, plastic straws and beverage stirrers, is being shopped around
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It costs a lot – $7 million for 30 seconds – to air an ad during the 2023 Super Bowl.
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Wilmington’s Little Italy section has been home to some of Delaware’s most iconic bakeries. Take, for instance, DiFonzo’s, which opened
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Delaware is the third most-relaxed state, based on how often residents Google for various terms related to sleep – or
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David Amado is getting a new title in July from the with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra: music director laureate. He
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Delaware State Parks set another attendance record in 2022, with more than 8 million visitors. Attendance at the 17 Delaware
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Longwood Gardens, founded by Pierre S. du Pont in the early 1900s, is about to get another dose of du
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Whimsical art that has mysteriously appeared in a Brandywine Hundred park is generating smiles for people out for walks –
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Delaware Theatre Co.’s Bud Martin first saw “One Man, Two Guvnors” on Broadway a decade ago while it starred James
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Delaware began giving away 44,000 cans of baby formula Wednesday. The formula, purchased with Donate Delaware and other organizations, will
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After 50 years of acting in and near Delaware, Gerri Weagraff finally is going to perform at the Playhouse on
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On a Sunday afternoon in January, about 30 men and women packed a room at Bellefonte Brewing Co. in north Wilmington. Although
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A border marker buried under a manhole, a fiberglass presidential candidate and lots and lots of lima beans are some
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The first Broadway show that KJ Johnson saw was “The Lion King.” And now the Cab Calloway School of the
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  In Delaware, the new year started with a jolt — and that’s a good thing. Three independently owned coffee
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, and Delawareans have numerous ways to commemorate his legacy. Many will look for
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Robbie Jester is not one to sleep late. But on Monday, Jan. 9, he snoozed until 10:30 a.m. “I almost
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An Uber driver wanted to give one last ride on the day before he was due to trade in his
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As my friends persistently point out, I eat out — a lot. But, hey, it’s part of my job and
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The Wilmington riverfront fireworks have been moved to Sunday, Jan. 1, because of predicted bad weather. The show, sponsored by
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“It’s a sad day in Bowers,” Bowers Beach mayor Ada Puzzo wrote in an email the other day. “Our Maggie
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Delaware’s food fans have a new reason to subscribe to Netflix. Local chef Robbie Jester is one of 11 contestants on “Pressure Cooker,” a reality
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This story was originally published in May 2022. Fancy a beer or a glass of wine with buddies? The Mercury’s
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One year out of the height of the pandemic, 2022 was a tale of recovery and resilience. At Delaware LIVE
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As 2022 nears its end, here’s what to know about celebrating the new year in the First State: Road safety
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Stay in the holiday spirit this last week of 2022 and help conserve and improve Delaware’s soil by recycling your
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It’s official: Christmastime is here. But if you’re anything like many of our readers, you’ve been so busy working, shopping
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Ultimately, it was the choice between a mountain in Switzerland or a hammock in the Caribbean. The countries were cake
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  Mike and Judy Hall of Long Neck have been volunteering for years to pack Mountaire Cares holiday food boxes
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John Berl doesn’t like to sit still, and his average walking pace would make some breathless. A few weeks after
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Beer lovers and liquor connoisseurs have a lot to look forward to in 2023. Dogfish Head this week announced its
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For the first time, Rockford Tower is lit up for the holidays. Fourteen of the tower’s 16 windows have been
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Hagley Museum’s collection of 19th century U.S. patent models were to be featured in a category on “Jeopardy!” on Thursday,
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  We might be living through the golden age of holiday lights displays. Whether you want inside or out, huge
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Delaware’s famous Cape Henlopen State Park will not be the site of a new oceanfront restaurant, officials announced Monday. The
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As enrollment declined at A.I. du Pont High School starting in 2008, the percentage of minority students and English Language
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For the first time in singing and acting in more than 300 productions, Ed Emmi is creating the same role
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Joe Daigle is a definite newcomer to gingerbread displays, but somehow – maybe those posts on Facebook or Instagram? –
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The designer responsible for the literature-themed holiday decor at Historic Odessa got a bigger canvas to work with last week:
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  The Hale Brynes House this weekend will unveil a painting featuring an American sycamore tree under which George Washington
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  In downtown Wilmington, dining options are abundant, from Le Cavalier to La Fia and The Quoin. But if residents
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Several Delaware hunting and trapping seasons will open in December, including a special antlerless deer season. The antlerless deer season
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  Bowers Beach is uniting this year to ensure the continuation of a decades-long tradition of home-cooked holiday meals for
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With almost 15% of First Staters expected to travel this weekend, here’s what to know about Thanksgiving in Delaware this
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When we last left Delaware’s “Dru-nicorn,” he made it through the second episode of “Holiday Banking Championship” on the Food Network.
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After giving away 250,000 Thanksgiving turkeys over 40 years, Stormin’ Norman Oliver is passing the baton to DETV president and
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The agency that runs Cape Henlopen State Park is asking for the public’s feedback on a proposal to build a
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in these tasty Delaware spaces decorated for a festive holiday. Klondike Kate’s Sleigh
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  A 150-pound gingerbread recreation of the Winterthur mansion will greet guests heading out on its Yuletide tour this year.
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  Single tickets are now on sale for the March 10-12 run of “The Book of Mormon” at the Playhouse
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Wilmington has been awarded a $90,000 matching grant to present a free, multi-year outdoor music series.  The grant comes from
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On a November afternoon, Hari Cameron was making dough with a new type of flour. “I’m always working on stuff,”
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Esteemed rap artist Nelly will once again perform at the Delaware State Fair, event organizers announced Tuesday. “Diamond-selling, multi-platinum, Grammy
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Visitors to Kennett Square’s Longwood Gardens this holiday season will be met with glimmering botanical ornaments, more than half a
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Sure, you could go to dinner and just, you know, eat. Or you could experience a little entertainment with your
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It’s been 104 years since the allied and central powers laid down their arms and declared an end to World
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Dru Tevis is typically a man with a plan. “When I was in school, I handed in term papers early,”
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Arsenic and Old Lace is a “bit of a love letter to the theater,” according to actor Mic Matarrese. “It
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Ask your Facebook friends to recommend a cheesesteak vendor, and the same shops pop up repeatedly. But if you request
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The first friar signed by a major recording label is giving a concert to benefit Wilmington’s Ministry of Caring. Tenor
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There will be no cap on the number of surf fishing tags sold next summer, but drive-on beachgoers will have
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On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a low-digit Delaware license plate? The Delaware Division
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  The Lewes Oyster House proves that good things come to all who wait. After months of construction delays, the downtown Lewes
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Organizers for Delaware’s largest and most successful music festival have announced that next year’s event will not be happening. “After
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  Twenty-two Delaware sites will take expired or unused medications on Saturday, Oct. 29, as part of the National Drug
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Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s annual Analog-A-Go-Go festival will return after a two-year hiatus. The festival will happen Saturday, Nov. 5
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Next month’s general firearm deer season, commonly known as the “November shotgun season,” will be open from Nov. 11 through
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North Wilmington residents craving matzoh ball soup, fresh mahi or a Reuben sandwich were disappointed today. Rosenfeld’s Big Fish on
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When you think about “government communications,” you might automatically tune out. Press releases, statements, political jargon — it can all
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Three years ago, Delaware Shakespeare decided to stop out on a ledge and produce a musical version of “Twelfth Night”
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    An exhibit from the Tate Museum in London will travel to the Delaware Art Museum in October 2023.
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Some might call “The Revisionists: A Haunted Victorian Walk” a charming amble about the grounds of Rockwood Park. Producer Gregory
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With 45 days to go, two of Delaware’s biggest Thanksgiving food drives have kicked off. The Food Bank of Delaware
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Glass artist Greg Losco was giving a demonstration in Lewes when he met a woman wearing a keepsake pendant holding
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Longwood Gardens this week received a gift of 150 extraordinary bonsai trees and will receive a $1 million bequest to
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  More than a year after Hagley Museum’s splashy new “Nation of Invent0rs” exhibit was expected to open, it swung
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In the mid-20th century, Lewes, Delaware, was known for menhaden fish factories, and locals referred to the distinct aroma as the “smell
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Wilmington jewelry store owner Chang Suh, 68, was tending his shop on Sept. 15 when a man — he presumed
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    Brew HaHa! debuted its latest coffee shop in Avenue North Monday, with decor designed to evoke a 1970s
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Additional Delaware hunting seasons are set to open in October, including various deer firearm seasons, duck, snow goose and other
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Dogfish Head Craft Brewery will host its second-annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Buena Vista, one of Delaware’s most historic estates, will welcome visitors for a one-day-only autumn event on Saturday, October 8.
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Dig 0ut your party hats. The Grand Gala is returning Dec. 3 with a show headlined by Tony Award-winning “Hamilton”
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The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington will honor police officers, firefighters, EMTs and military personnel during its annual Blue Mass on
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The 1777 Battle of Cooch’s Bridge was the only one fought on Delaware soil and the first time that the
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  When Regan Derrickson was 21, he left work at the SandCastle Motel and crossed Rehoboth Avenue for his doorman
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By hitting a few keys on your cell phone or computer, you can help the city of Wilmington win a
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The Delaware Theater Company’s new show featuring the music of Dolly Parton should have come with a tagline: “This production
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  Strike up the band: The Delaware Symphony and its musicians union have reached a contract agreement that both sides
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  Several hundred people have signed a change.org petition urging the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay not to sell
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By the time disaster strikes, it’s too late to prepare. That’s why the Delaware Emergency Management Agency plans to bring
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The somber trumpet notes of “Taps” rang outside of Middletown High School Friday, as the Appoquinimink School District held its
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  Although October is recognized as breast cancer awareness month, community partnership breast cancer awareness events and fundraisers begin to
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America’s schoolchildren weren’t alive for the horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, now dubbed Patriot Day by many. The First State
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  Sharpshooter Annie Oakley is headed to Historic New Castle as part of Delaware’s annual Chautauqua tent show, which for
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When the Friends of the Hockessin Library decided to cancel their annual book sale, they started having smaller pop-up sales
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With the Labor Day weekend’s official end to summer comes slightly cooler temperatures, cheaper gas and lots of chances for
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    Juli LaBadia, the chief court reporter for the Delaware Court of Chancery, says she doesn’t dream about working
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The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach, dunes and a half-mile along the bay
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The Wilmington Police Department hopes to build stronger relationships with community members by hosting three community resource fairs throughout the
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Delaware’s libraries are investing in tech that allows patrons to check out their own items – and also lets staff
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  Hundreds of U.S. flags once again are dancing gracefully along the Wilmington Riverwalk. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of
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A keg of unusually well-aged beer stars in a Sept. 13 fundraiser at a Hockessin restaurant supporting a program to
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    When acclaimed Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell was in high school, his drama teacher told the class to
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Had they not been rescued, they would have been sold to laboratories for drug experimentation.  Of the 4,000 beagles removed
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  The Chinese American Community Center will offer some new foods and a look at games of chess and Go
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If you missed getting tickets to the Burger Battle on Aug. 27, you’re out of luck — they’re sold out.
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Delaware Theater Company’s executive director Bud Martin will retire in 2023 and turn control of the spotlight over to Matt
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The North Wilmington Branch Library is set for a major renovation and expansion thanks to $6 million in Bond Bill
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A new youth league emphasizes community-building, leadership skills, environmental stewardship and personal development, all wrapped together by the thrills of
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He graduated from college, landed a well-paying job in corporate finance and bought his first home. Then, he dropped it
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The Office of Animal Welfare’s Delaware Animal Services is seeking the public’s help to find the person or person responsible
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  The Delaware Burger Battle, which spawned winners such as Maiale Deli’s Mexican Burger and Metro Grill’s Peach Burger, returns
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  A marina, an amphitheater and 4.4 miles of trails are among the features suggested in a proposal for a
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  Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library now offers $2 admission for up to four people  to those who receive the
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is seeking volunteers to help with the 35th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup Sept.
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The third time was a charm for baker Amy Watson Bish. At the 2022 Delaware State Fair in Harrington, which
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Dogfish Head Craft Brewery will pay homage to its innovative, art-centric roots by honoring the Rehoboth Art League with the
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Just in time for Shark Week, Crooked Hammock Brewery has announced the return of Shark Party, a mixed berry sour
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It’s not unusual for an Italian restaurant to offer Italian wines, but at Lupo Italian Kitchen in Rehoboth Beach, nearly
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The University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players will offer a two-play 2022-23 season, with bonus weekend-only chamber shows. The REP,
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  Seven women, ranging from a Black early 1900s suffragette and political activist to the doctor who oversaw Delaware’s reaction
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The city of Wilmington and CityFest Inc. showed off their new Urban Artist Exchange and the work of its 21
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The Delaware Division of Arts has announced a $3 million distribution of grants to 115 community art organizations.  They range
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  Rockland property that served as an entryway to the northern Delaware trail system along the Brandywine Creek has become
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Catalyst, a nonprofit focused on helping women work outside the home, on Tuesday celebrated adding its archives to Hagley Museum
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Wilmington Library’s programming, which has included bringing Dennis Rodman and Angela Davis in as speakers, helped it win the highest
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Delaware Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has revealed a new brand identity, including an
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The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will sponsor five events focused on Delaware history during the month of
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More than 2,000 pounds of butter that will become art, a Wild West show and a BMX stunt show are
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Ask Serena Joy — a Wilmington poet, rapper and storyteller — to tell you a story, and she starts with
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After being squashed by COVID-19 the last two summers, the Ladybug Music Festival returns to Milford July 30. It’s the
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    Two days weren’t enough last summer to make it through all the booths at Winterthur Museum’s inaugural Artisan
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Not everyone wants to trudge through the mud and muck for all four days of Dover’s Firefly Music Festival. For
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Sungmin Bobyak expected that painting a ladybug mural on a utility box near the Trolley Square fountain plaza would be
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Funk-soul piano man Neal Francis and indie-rock band Kiwi jr. will grace the stage at Dogfish Head’s Rehoboth Beach brewpub,
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Are you capable of building a seaworthy cardboard boat? There’s only one way to find out! The seventh annual Recycled
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  If what’s past truly is prologue — as a famous quote from William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” says — Delaware
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Lifeguards up and down the east coast will gather July 13 at Rehoboth beach to compete in the United States
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  When light artist Bruce Munro this year brought his night magic back to Longwood Gardens, it was the first
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  Winterthur’s Artisan Market will return July 16-17 with more than 100 vendors scattered in five locations around the grounds.
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Delaware state parks are typically open 8 a.m. to sunset, but they also host interesting evening events. Three types of
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Delaware has banned 37 invasive plants, and the number will grow. The hit list in a law that became effective
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July Fourth – a day filled with BBQs, backyard cornhole, and beach trips – is just around the corner. With
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      Mt. Cuba Center is generally known for its horticulture, but now it has good news for the
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The executive director of The Grand Opera House will retire in September after 16 years of steering the fortunes of
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  Most Delaware places known for Fourth of July fireworks and other Independence Day activities have announced their plans. Organizers
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A South American deer called a pudu died Saturday after becoming sick the day before at the Brandywine Zoo. The
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Longwood Gardens will light up June 30 with eight huge new installations by Bruce Munro, including 18,000 stemmed bulbs in
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  Ice cream or Swedish meatballs? That’s the decision festival goers will have to make Saturday, June, 25, as both
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Mt. Cuba Center has used old spaces, 12,000 native plants and environment-friendly materials to give patrons a more charming way
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Wilmington businessman Chris Kenny and longshoreman Venter Wright were each named “Man of the Year” by the Monday Club. That
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Roman Catholics will hold a Eucharistic procession through Wilmington Sunday, June 19, to mark a solemn church feast and the
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  Longwood Gardens will offer a day of walks and talks by its experts Friday, along with a native plant
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  The downtown Wilmington library is No. 3 on a new list titled “the 11 Most Beautiful Libraries in the
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  With summer kicking into gear, weekend fun for June 11 and 12 offers the start of Serafin Summer Music
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      With University of Delaware students largely gone for the summer, Bing’s Bake & Brew in Newark is
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The First State is holding a number of festivals, concerts and services among its Juneteenth celebrations. They run through Wednesday,
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Lauren Blair Smith sometimes portrays a woman in the national tour of “Fiddler on the Roof,” coming to Wilmington this
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  Old Swedes Historic Site, a quiet corner of First State National Historical Park, this month will hold its first
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The Delaware Department of Transportation said that repair work will close Pyles Ford Road between Owls Nest Road and Walnut
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  A surprise $900,000 donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott will double the annual budget of the Big Brothers Big Sisters
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  The Delaware Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming season will celebrate the 20th anniversary of maestro David Amado, include a world premiere,
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Crooked Hammock Brewery’s three locations in Lewes, Middletown and North Myrtle Beach, S.C. will host an open-mic night for dad
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The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will host a free New Castle history camp for children ages 10
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Two of Delaware’s favorite summer festivals return next week. The Wilmington Greek Festival is back for its 47th year, offering
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    If you crave a drink at the end of your workday and want to have it in a
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  Reuben Dhanawade had a lot riding on dessert — namely a job offer from chefs Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant
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As work continues to replace the concrete deck overlay on the Sen. William Roth Bridge spanning the Chesapeake & Delaware
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The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will sponsor seven special events during the month of June 2022. A
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While Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer and beach season, its purpose is to honor the men and
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After breaking attendance records in 2021, Delaware State Parks is on pace to set another visitor attendance mark by the
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    Oh, we know. You barrel into the grocery store, pick up everything on your list and as you’re
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Multiple vehicle and pedestrian beach access points will be closed during Memorial Day weekend, DNREC announced Thursday. The drive-on and
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Delaware LIVE News will take part in a state journalism collaborative that will report on and seek solutions to issues
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  Warren Rosenfeld is asking Brandywine Hundred residents for a bit of patience. The new Rosenfeld’s Big Fish in North Wilmington is
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    After a cold, wet spring, consistently warm weather returns to Delaware with Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start
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During the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reimagined Museum of Nature and Science, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer told the
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  The 35th rendition of the largest free jazz festival on the East Coast returns to Wilmington June 15-18 with
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  Fancy a beer or a glass of wine with buddies? The Mercury’s got you. Craving a cup of tea,
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      The Delaware Museum of Nature and Science will celebrate its reopening Friday through Monday with a ribbon
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    A selection of 19th century patent models from Hagley Museum and Library will be on display throughout the
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contol on Monday began restoring beaches after a powerful nor’easter caused widespread
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    Two of Delaware’s unique neighborhoods are bringing back traditional spring festivals. A Day in Old New Castle and
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  Update: Friday night Dewey announced all beach access points had been opened. Dewey Beach announced Friday afternoon that it
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Dewey Beach announced about 4:30 p.m. Thursday that all beach access points in the town are closed to the public.
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It won’t only be bikes gliding through downtown Wilmington Saturday as part of the Wilmington Grand Prix Criterium Races. Bubbles
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Coming off the Delaware trifecta — Mother’s Day, the Wilmington Flower Market and Winterthur’s Point to Point — you probably
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The 2019 Stamp Out Hunger drive. Photo courtesy of Food Bank of Delaware. Delawareans can help those in need on
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Veterans Memorial Park, near Delaware Memorial Bridge Events to recognize Americans who lost their lives in service to the country
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Winterthur’s new exhibit is touted as the behind-the-scenes story of the White House restoration in 1961-62. Winterthur Museum will be
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Dolly Parton talks to a crowd of politicians and librarians Thursday at the Wilmington Library.   Delaware politicians and librarians
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Like there hasn’t been enough drama in the world with the Supreme Court leak, mid-terms elections and the Depp-Heard trial,
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He was a tonic in human form – a stimulant for all who had the pleasure of his company. That’s
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The paleozoic exhibit contains models of dinosaurs and other specimens from the past.   A lot of smiling faces are
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Lanes will be closed on the Roth Bridge at night Monday through Thursday of next week. Photo by Christopher Owens/DelDOT
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DART’s spring ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign raises money for the Food Bank of Delaware.   The Delaware Transit Corp. announced
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The Choir School of Delaware is helping to organize a conference celebrating Black music in all genres.   For four
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Pierre S. Du Pont IV | CREDIT: WILLIAM FOLEY/THE LIFE IMAGES COLLECTION VIA GETTY IMAGES   A memorial service for
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Delaware’s tall ship, the Kalmar Nyckel, sails to the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Tuesday. Photo by Deborah Webb.   The Kalmar
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University of Delaware students raised more than $1.8 million for The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation. Submitted photo/Rob Naylor. More than
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DNREC will block off some areas of beach to allow birds to nest and wants to train volunteers to man
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Concert organist Nicole Keller said the largest organ she ever played was the 17,000-pipe Passau organ. Photo by Eric Mot/Unsplash
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    The Aquatic Resources Education Center on Saturday will host one-hour ‘Marsh Madness’ tours highlighting the tidal salt marsh
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One of Delaware’s brightest stars will return home for Dover Motor Speedway’s biggest NASCAR weekend ever. Multi-platinum selling, award-winning country
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Rehoboth Beach boardwalk was destroyed as the sand was eaten away during a three-day nor’easter in 1962. Photo from the
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The old natural history museum will be reborn May 20 as the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science.   The
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Artistic rendition of the capsizing of the DeBraak by Peggy Kane, 1990.The ship and its sinking will be explored in
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DelDOT area engineer Sarah Powell,  her infant daughter Eva and husband Tyler with DelDOT secretary Nicole Majeski at a work
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Police Officer Hailey Cockerham lets Highlands Elementary student pet her dog, Bayliss. Children at Highlands Elementary School made some furry
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Interstate 95   Since January, drivers entering the Restore the Corridor construction zone in Wilmington have been warned the speed
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Adventure Wine, Beer and Spirits opened in Middletown in November. Hospitality veteran Eric Tuverson dreamed of owning a business. Certainly,
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Buena Vista mansion. Photo/Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. Buena Vista, one of Delaware’s most historic estates, will welcome visitors
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Both Bishop William E. Koenig and former Bishop Francis Malooly will celebrate Holy Week and Easter masses. Photo by Pixabay
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Delaware Theatre Company’s new season will include three musicals, a drama and a classic comedy.     The Delaware Theatre
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It’s fruity, it’s sour, it’s the beer of the hour. Wilmington Brew Works‘ milkshake sour — Luau Punch — won
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    The crew of the USS Delaware lines up while practicing for the Saturday’s public commissioning.   The crew
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  Great Stuff Savvy Resale has hundreds of girls dresses on sale Friday and Saturday, including this one.   Looking
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Photo courtesy of Dogfish Head Brewery. Restaurants, brewpubs, taverns and taprooms in Delaware will permanently be able to serve to-go
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Thompson Island is one of many places in or near Delaware where diners can celebrate spring.   Restaurants are gearing
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The event will be held on April 2 at the Red Roof Inn on College Ave. in Newark. Faithful Friends
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Longwood expects 200,000 tulips to be in bloom during the next few weeks.   Longwood Gardens’ daffodils, tulips, azaleas, wisteria
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  A state project aimed at finding as many different bird species as possible in two Delaware parks is asking
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This year’s wild turkey hunting season will feature a soft opening on Saturday, April 2 followed by the opening of
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      DART’s holiday “Stuff the Bus” food drives have been so successful that the transportation agency will have
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The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will be sponsoring a wide variety of activities during the month of
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This portrait of photographers, from left, Julian Willingham, Andre Wright Jr., Sara A. Crawford and Shakira Hunt will be in
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Longwood’s blue-poppies will only flower through the first week in April. Photo by Eileen Tercha. The blue-poppies are blooming at
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The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Wilmington. In
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  UD’s women tip off against Maryland at 5 p.m. Friday.   Gov. John Carney and Maryland’s governor have bet
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The 302 Beer Drinkers’ Choice Awards will return to Crooked Hammock’s flagship brewpub in Lewes on Sunday, April 3.  Every
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  Hamilton’s on Main features this dining room on the front of the first floor.   For months, Newark residents
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Photo courtesy of Delaware State Fair. The Delaware State Fair has announced its final two headline acts for the 2022
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Light emitted by small holes in a Tiffany wisteria lamp shade casts shadows on a the wall at the Delaware
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The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation’s new classroom program focuses on the Underground Railroad.   The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation will offer a
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Conti Manfredo di San Bonifacio   It’s not every day that Milford-area diners get to dine with a count. But
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The Food Bank’s Cooking for a Cause is take steps to make sure last year’s online gliltches won’t happen again.
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  Much of the action in Delaware Theatre Company’s ‘Other World’ takes place inside a video game, hence the hero
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Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki served as Grand Marshal of the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The Irish Culture Club of
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The Brandywine Valley SPCA hopes to vaccinate more than 500 pets during a free clinic in Harrington Saturday. Photo/BVSPCA.  
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Shepherd’s Office/Facebook In just 24 hours, Delawareans raised nearly $2.7 million for nonprofit organizations throughout the state as part of
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  The dining room of Le Cavalier at the Hotel Du Pont. Photo by Jason Varney.   With the winter
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Conductor David Amado, center, leads the Delaware Symphony Orchestra in its February performance. Photo by Martin Martinez.   Even though
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While The Grand has dropped its mask, vaccine requirements, it recommends people continue to wear them during performances because it
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Delawareans will have an opportunity Thursday and Friday to donate to their choice of more than 500 nonprofit organizations throughout
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The AAUW’s 54th and last used book sale to raise scholarship money for women will be April 2-3. Photo by
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The Diocese of Wilmington on April 11 will hold its inaugural diocesan-wide ‘Reconciliation Monday.’ The event is designed to make
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DNREC PHOTO The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean and bay beach, will be closed
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The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will host two special events in March to commemorate the historical contributions
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Delaware State Parks When does winter end? Google says March 20. Punxatawney Phil says March 16. DNREC says March 1.
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Photo by John Kirkup Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Dua Lipa and Halsey will headline the 2022 Firefly Festival, which
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Bardea Food + Drink is one of the restaurants trying a temporary surchange to help them beat inflation. Photo by
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Delaware’s downstate pond trout season will open for anglers on Sunday, March 6, but not before youth anglers get a
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Washington watches the Continental Army pass the Crooked Billet Tavern at Centre Road and Kennett Pike on Sept. 9, 1777.
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Longwood Gardens’ Orchid House will open Feb. 26.   Longwood Gardens reopening its restored Orchid House Feb. 26 is the
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The Delaware State Fair says Sam Hunt, Hank Williams Jr., Halestorm, Nelly, Toby Mac and ZZ Top will headline the
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  If you want to choose a native hydrangea that will attract pollinators, all you have to do is follow
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Tuesday that Delaware standard surf fishing permits sold out just hours
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A group of local nonprofit organizations and businesses have kicked off a month-long series of in-person and virtual events highlighting
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The Snow Goose Conservation Order aims to help reduce the large snow goose population that is damaging the species’ Arctic
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A new law that will raise money for spaying animals won’t go into effect until next year.   A new
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Delaware’s surf-fishing permits go on sale in February.   The avidly sought Delaware State Parks surf fishing permits and state
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Newark dining spots start their annual winter Restaurant Week specials Friday, Jan. 20. Photo by Sasha Aber/Home Grown Cafe  
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Delaware animal welfare groups brought in well over $100,000 in honor of actress and longtime animal rights advocate, Betty White.
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A Kim Klabe work hangs in the Biggs Museum of American Art during the 2021 exhibition of state fellowship winners.
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The Delaware Art Museum’s ‘Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks’ closes Jan. 23.     When artist Percy
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Volunteers load food into cars during a mobile pantry event at Dover International Speedway. (Food Bank of Delaware) The Food
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A demonstration for peace for Martin Luther King Jr. (West Side Grows Together) Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on
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Grain’s Hangover Helper Burger will be on the Trolley menu. Photo by Matt Urban   In December, restaurateur Jim O’Donoghue
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  New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, at microphone, was one of many officials expressing their gratitude for the bequest.
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Shrimpy’s Bar & Grill in Rehoboth has sold out 55 weekends in a row, which the owner credits to singer
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The Grand was one of three arts groups to get $45,000 in American Rescue Plan money.     The Delaware
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Longwood’s Winter Wonder show launches Jan. 22.   “A Longwood Christmas” officially closes Sunday, but fans of the Kennett Square
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Those caught trespassing in dune areas restricted to the public could face fines upward of $100 from the DNREC Natural
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Charlie Megginson/Delaware LIVE News The first snow of 2022 has exceeded expectations with much of Delaware now forecast to see
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This 6 p.m. Sunday map shows the area expected to get the most snow expanded throughout the day.   As
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In what might be 2022’s first understatement, the National Weather Service announced Sunday morning there had been “a large change”
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Several activities and facilities will be closed or operate under reduced hours throughout January due to the COVID-19 omicron variant.
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The Delaware Symphony Orchestra’s January concert will now take place sometime in June. Photo courtesy of Delaware Symphony Orchestra. Citing
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis visiting Winterthur’s Montmorenci foyer while she was First Lady.   From golf pros descending on Wilmington Country
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A white-tailed doe. Photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service. Firearm deer hunting states in January, and the state
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Concerns about the spread of coronavirus have caused two huge fundraising book sales planned for early 2022 to be cancelled.
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          Delaware’s State Parks are offering 17 self-guided tours for New Year’s Day.                                                                               The state once again will
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A concert planned for New Year’s Eve will be moved into 2022 to avoid rising COVID-19 cases.   A New
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Photo by Nadezhda/Getty Images. Suspending planned lane closures The Delaware Department of Transportation has announced that it will suspend planned
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Taking down your Christmas tree may not be on your mind just yet — but when the time comes, DNREC’s
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This tree in Winterthur’s Yuletide tour recreates one that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis created in the White House. Winterthur’s big exhibit
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The Grand Opera House will celebrate its 150th birthday by re-enacting its original ribbon cutting.   The Grand Opera House
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Longwood Gardens’ fern floor in the conservatory reflects the cool side of its Fire and Ice theme. Photo by Hank
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One area of the renovated Delaware Museum of Natural History will focus on the state itself. The Delaware Museum of
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New Castle County Court House. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service. Beginning Dec. 31, the New Castle Court House
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Bishop William E. Koenig Bishop William E. Koenig of The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington will tour the state for his
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The Brandywine Valley SPCA team moved 75 dogs and cats to Delaware from Kentucky Monday night. A Brandywine Valley SPCA
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A display telling the story of “Little Women” lights up Odessa’s Wilson-Warner House this Christmas season.   The Historic Odessa
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Actress Aubrey Plaza and writer Dan Murphy will read from their new book.     New Castle County natives Aubrey
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Fans of UD’s REP will be saying ‘Halleluiah’ at news the theater will reopen in February.   After nearly two
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  Rockwood Mansion decorated for Christmas in 2020. Photo by Taya Dianna/New Castle County Community Services   Rockwood Park &
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The same trainer who provided a dog for the Delaware Theatre Company’s “Because of Winn Dixie” trained the dog in
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Delaware drive-on beach surf fishing tags will not go on sale until at least early 2022, DNREC says. The sale
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Artist Siobhan Duggan’s Fleeting at the Mezzanine Gallery City officials are inviting residents and visitors to the first in-person Wilmington
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Photo courtesy of Emmanuel Dining Room. Each month, staff, students and faculty at Wilmington Friends School work together to provide
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Waterfowl hunters await as ducks are called into their decoy spread. US Fish and Wildlife Service photo. Delaware’s third duck
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This flag welcomed the 2020 Wreaths Across America trucks to the Town of Whitehall last year.   A convoy of
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Longwood Gardens’ 2021 Christmas display focuses on a Fire and Ice theme. Photo by Becca Mathias   Christmas tours and
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This fall, 60 volunteers worked for two weeks to plant 3,000 native trees and shrubs, part of atest at Mt.
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  Winter Wonderfest Light Spectacular welcomed more than 17,000 vehicles to its show in Milton.   Christmas lights this year
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Instead of hitting a mall or other shopping trip, DNREC wants you to get out in nature at a state
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Versions of this social media post admonishing food bank donors to do better has been floating around Facebook for a
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Alexis is one of Delaware SPCA’s longest-resident dogs. Now, the group is desperately trying to find her a forever home
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  The Schellville Winter Celebration in Rehoboth Beach opened to rave reviews over the weekend.   Social media was abuzz
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  After coping with massive flooding from Hurricane Ida, the Brandywine River Museum of Art reopens the day after Thanksgiving.
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Photo courtesy of DNREC. Low-digit surf fishing tags will be available for sale to the highest bidders beginning Monday, Nov.
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  Delaware writer Kathryn Canavan’s ‘True Crime Philadelphia: From American’s First Bank Robbery to the Real-Like Killers Who Inspired Boardwalk
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Trap Pond State Park. Photo courtesy of DNREC. Delaware’s state parks have won a national award for excellence in park
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The Hockessin Library’s new bench, made of books carved from limestone, took inspiration from the building’s cantilevered entrance. A new
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    Jessica Ball, the executive director of the Delaware Arts Alliance will become the new director of the Delaware
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Tom Maloney and his commanding officer were the first off their landing craft at Utah Beach during the 1944 D-Day
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Newark Police are warning motorists that the truck moving an Elkton tree to New York’s Rockefeller Center may cause traffic
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Jisel Soleil Ayon stars in “Waitress,” which starts Nov. 18 at the newly renovated Playhouse on Rodney Square. Photo by
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The Delaware State Fair says Sam Hunt, Nelly, Toby Mac and ZZ Top will headline the 2022 event. Photo by
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The work of Terron Mitchell will be exhibited in the Louis L. Redding Gallery during December’s Art Loop Wilmington. City of
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  Photo courtesy of United States Postal Service. The Postal Service is now accepting letters for its USPS Operation Santa
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Delmarva fox squirrel. DNREC photo The Delmarva fox squirrel, a rare species in Delaware that has recovered in much of
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An Ardensingers rehearsal. From Ardensingers’ Facebook page. Ardensingers has cancelled their fall Gilbert & Sullivan revue, scheduled for Nov. 13-14.
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Silvester Scott Beaman. bethelwilmington.org Bishop Silvester Scott Beaman, the Delaware pastor who delivered the inauguration benediction for President Joe Biden,
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The Old College at the University of Delaware was the scene of a murder in 1958. Ed Okonowicz, a writer
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The Chinese parlor will be decorated as it was when the du Ponts entertained there.   As Winterthur Museum’s annual
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  A family of ghouls steps off the starting line during the Highlands Community Association’s annual Halloween Parade. Photo by
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Piping plovers had a difficult mating season in Delaware. Photo by Kevin Bronson/DNREC   How many baby plovers did piping
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Photo courtesy of Delaware State Parks. White Clay Creek has been stocked with rainbow trout to provide anglers with fishing
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Organizers promise ‘the largest parade the city has ever seen.’ It’s the 100th anniversary of the Wilmington Fire Department and
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Thierry and Nathalie Langer own the three Kaisy’s Delights locations. (Kaisy’s Delights) It is hard to miss Kaisy’s Delights in
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New Castle County Court House. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service. The City of New Castle will celebrate ‘William
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  A notched log cabin moved from Idaho is a centerpiece in a new exhibit about why Swedes came to
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People watched “Jungle Cruise” inside and outside of their cars on opening night, July 31.from inside, out of cars at
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The Food Bank of Delaware is seeking donations for Thanksgiving, and you can give them virtually or in person.  
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  Blair Danovich’s spice blends are meant to help people add authentic flavors to their dishes.   Global traditions and
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  Fifer Orchards features a Scooby Doo corn maze with photo opp that lets visitors pretend to be characters.  
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  A two-digit Delaware tag sells for just over $280,000 at auction in Rehoboth Beach over the weekend. Emmert Auction
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  A sign in a field at the John Dickinson Plantation details the discovery of slave burial sites there. Photo
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Longwood will contrast hot and cold colors and scenes in its 2021 Christmas display.   A Longwood Christmas will feature
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City Theater Company will use a stage at the Delaware Contemporary that’s been refurbished with COVID-19 money. Photo by Moonloop
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There wasn’t a cloud in sight Friday at Firefly Music Festival in Dover, after a stormy Thursday delayed entries.  
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Firefly Music Festival’s attendees happily crowded into the Dover grounds Thursday night.   It didn’t take long for Firefly visitors
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Thousands of fans were waiting anxiously to admission into the Firefly Music Festival late Thursday. Thousands of wet and tired
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Firefly campers already in the grounds are having to deal with the rain as they wait for the music to
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A New Year’s Eve gala concert at The Grand will include a champagne toast.   Three of Wilmington’s arts organizations
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Bruce Munro’s ‘Field of Light’ will fill the land near the Longwood Gardens’ large lake with 18,000 illuminated orbs in
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Aunt Mary Pat will entertain on October 7 at The Queen in Wilmington On October 7, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition
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  Vet Fest in the Town of Whitehall includes a ruck race.   Vet Fest, an annual event that salutes
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Firefly returns to Dover Thursday after a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Firefly.   After taking
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Faithful Friends, First State Animal Center will host a drive-up pet food and cat litter giveaway Saturday.   Two Delaware
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These two photos from Hagley show water halfway up the back door of the visitors center.     Damage to
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An annual Catholic Mass that honors the military and police, fire and EMS officers will be held Oct. 1.  
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Hagley visitors can tour the Eleutherian Mills home, garden and barn.     Hagley Museum and Library has reopened with
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Santa Clause is coming to Wilmington Nov. 27.   The Wilmington Jaycees annual Christmas Parade returns Nov. 27, after taking
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Peggy Reilly’s husband, Jim, assumed she had been killed in the South Tower collapse.   Peggy Reilly only wears shoes
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The Newark Parks and Rec and University of Delaware Community Day has been canceled. A popular Community Day in Newark
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The Delaware Art Museum changed its admission requirements today. The Delaware Art Museum announced Thursday that starting Oct. 1, visitors
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Pieces of the SIW farm stand are scattered over the parking lot and road. Update: This article has been updated
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Color guard at a Newark 9/11 ceremony (City of Newark) Multiple upcoming events are giving Delawareans a chance to mark
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Home Grown will offer veggie burgers, kielbasa, cheeseburgers, hotdogs, fries and hummus at the arts festival.   For more than
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Photo by Jim Stapleton/Unsplash   Delaware weather is expected to be gorgeous over Labor Day weekend, with sunny days and
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  Tropical Depression Ida is expected to bring heavy rain and the potential for flash flooding to Delaware throughout Wednesday
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One area of the renovated Delaware Museum of Natural History will focus on the state itself.   The Delaware Museum
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A tour of a nearby flower farm and class on arranging dahlias from there is among Longwood’s fall offerings.  
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Brandywine Valley SPCA members help take cats and dogs off an emergency airlift before Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans.  
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                             Delaware athletes have 281 days to get ready for the national summer games.                                                                      Special Olympics Delaware will send
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Officials say it will be months before they know why a fin whale died near Lewes.   A 46-foot fin
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A 46-foot finback whale got caught in low tide near Lewes. Photo by Cape Water Tours and Taxi   Lewes
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    A Wilmington non-profit organization is hosting a movie screening Friday with race- and gender-based ticket prices.  Tickets for
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  Bailey McCall plays Jenna in ‘Waitress,’ set for November at the Playhouse on Rodney Square. Photo by Jeremy Daniel
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The 7,700 square foot greenhouse and 7,600 square foot head house support building will feature a passively cooled, open roof
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The Rotary Club of Wilmington has installed more than 500 American flags along the Wilmington Riverfront. Photo by Brian K.
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Linda Eaton   Linda Eaton, a longtime textiles curator at Winterthur Museum, Gardens and Library, has died. Eaton, the retired
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The entrance to ‘Radical Beauty: British Pre-Raphaelites’ attempts to set the work into the history and social movements of the
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Eric Mills (here with Krista Apple in 2018’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ will play Oberon in Del Shakes’ ‘A Midsummer
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  Brian DiSabatino, chairman of the board of The Grand Opera House, talks about how federal Shuttered Venue funds will
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The Nanticoke Indian Powwow will move to Hudson Fields for its September gathering. Photo by Brian Leonard   The Nanticoke
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  Dr. Beth Duncan says there are increasing numbers of accidents in front of her Lewes office.   Delaware’s beaches
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Sal Lilienthal   A Connecticut man is traveling nearly 700 miles by bicycle and kayak to retrace the routes of
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The longtime head of UD’s theater program and professional acting troupe will leave in 2022.   The longtime head of
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A glass cabinet of 60 patent models welcomes guests to Hagley’s new exhibit about inventing.   Hagley Museum and Library’s
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The Chinese Festival returns Saturday, with food and events outside. The Chinese American Community Center’s festival returns this weekend, but
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Matt’s Fish Camp in Lewes and Bethany have S’mores cheesecake on their dessert menus.   At this time of year,
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DNREC head Shawn Garvin, second from right, talks about Lewes’ living shoreline. Photo by Charlie Megginson   Imagine you just
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  The 34th annual Clifford Brown Jazz Festival returns to Rodney Park Wednesday and will wind up Sunday with a
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The Delaware Lottery will offer another night for a Powerball drawing.   Delawareans looking to strike it big will soon
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  Items that can be checked out of Newark’s new Library of things are displayed just like books are. Photo
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Dover artist Winifred Way’s favorite subject matter is people.     When you see Winifred Way at the Dover Public
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Campanella’s Auto & Tire Center and Crossroads Restaurant in Pike Creek are waging war via signs.   Sign war! What
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  Longwood Gardens reopened Wednesday. The Kennett Square, Pennyslvania, tourist magnet had closed last Thursday after a tractor-trailer truck drove
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A doll of Dr. Anthony Fauci, top left, hangs in a Rehoboth Beach arcade game. Photo by Kim Hoey.  
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Katrina Baecht and Dustin Parks of Texas ended their quest to visit all 50 states before turning 50 by hitting
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A video of classic movie moments ran before ‘F9.’   The Bear Drive In’s opening night started with a line
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Zack Williams was forced to cancel his Delaware Fair show set for Saturday.     Saturday’s musical act at the
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Longwood Gardens front gate. Photo by Harold Hank.   Longwood Gardens issued a terse statement Thursday afternoon saying it is
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Yes, the Bear Drive In grand opening will be this weekend. No, you will not be able to buy tickets
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    Hundreds of thousands of Delawareans descend on tiny Harrington each year for the Delaware State Fair, but those
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Randall Law models some of his Kool Kolored Kid Generation line. Photo by Andre Wright Jr.   Randall Law is
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Bear Drive In opens Friday behind the Lowe’s in Bear. Photo by Bob Weir.   The Bear Drive In will
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The new Delaware Submarine Association will support the morale, well-being and recreation of the crew of the USS Delaware.”  
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  UD’s REP Theatre plans to return to indoor performances in 2002, with curtain calls like this one from 2017’s
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Gilberto Rodriquez’s portraits, landscapes and painted mannequins will be on exhibit at the Mispillion Art League through Aug. 7  
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Sgt. Dan has retired from his safety program duties, and State Troopers want fairgoers to help name his replacement.  
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  The Pew Charitable Trusts study included photos of wildlife in wetlands, such as this snowy egret.   Delaware’s Mispillion
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About 4,000 people turned out over the weekend to see Winterthur’s first Artisan Market. Winterthur Museum’s Artisan Market will return
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The Delaware State Fair kicks back into gear this week. Photo by Suliman Sallehi/Pexels       It’s that time
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The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival’s 2018 version in Rodney Square.   The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival is coming home. The
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(Jack Russell terriers in a vignette by Tracy Shue of Walking Olive)     Winterthur expands its salute to craftsmanship
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The National Weather Service’s forecast of Elsa’s path puts it right over Delaware. The Delaware Emergency Management Agency is recommending
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Fireworks weren’t the only thing flying high in  he Delaware sky on Independence Day. A great white shark blimp was
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Ryan Moore shot this photo of the storm headed his way.     The Milford area continues to clean up
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This line down the street near the Georgetown Police Department was painted by Blue Line Bandits. Photo by John Peterson
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Blue Jays are among the birds being affected by a mysterious illness. Photo by Pexels.     Delaware residents who
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Wilmington Bishop-elect William E. Koenig   The incoming bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington will be ordained and installed
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Sky Knox, left, is the new Miss Delaware Teen USA and Drew Sanclemente is Miss Delaware USA 2021. Photo by
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(Photo by Jingda Chen on Unsplash) Most Delaware places famous for their Fourth of July fireworks shows have decided the shows will go
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The six-mile trail from Rehoboth to Lewes is the pathway’s most popular part. Photo courtesy Southern Delaware Tourism    
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  The Grand Opera House’s slate of entertainment includes comedian Brian Regan and the Temptations.   Intermission’s about over. With
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Color and graphic elements attract Gervasio Ruiz Jr.   Throughout life as a military brat, an artist for record covers,
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    Organizers are hoping the third time’s the charm for the popular Horseshoe Crab & Shorebird Festival in historic
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Hasan Minhaj (Eric Hobbs photo) “Intermission is ending,” the Grand teased in an email on Tuesday. “Please prepare to return
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Welcome to Delaware sign at the Biden Welcome Center (VisitDelaware.com) An assessment “with pure enjoyment in mind” has the opposite
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Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, when all of America’s slaves became free. Delaware recognizes Juneteenth as a state holiday, and
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Mt. Cuba Center has launched the Mt. Cuba Collection, a branded selection of native plants that the Hockessin botanic garden
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