New Castle County Chamber of Commerce State of the County

Music in sewers unexpected topic at State of the County

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

The New Castle Chamber of Commerce‘s second annual State of the County included a number of revealing, and often unexpected, moments: The county plays classical music through its sewers to see how well the sound travels and uses that information to decide whether sewer work is needed, saving time, trouble and overall expense, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer told …

Super-commuter Kyle Rice on the PATH train. Courtesy of Kyle Rice.

Del. man gets 1.5M views for TikTok of his long commute

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Headlines

Kyle Rice made a TikTok video just to show his friends and family – particularly his 4-year-old daughter – about the super-commute called for at his new job in a new industry. He lives near Wilmington Airport and works 125 miles away, a block from the World Trade Center Memorial in Manhattan. And he went from emergency medical services to …

TSD Review Mar 7

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – March 7, 2024

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include Exclusive: Record $18M for Delaware residential property Great Stuff: Walk in for a deal, walk out with new friends Slip into 1920s with Cured Plate’s unique dining experience Carney’s State of State, despite hecklers, focuses forward Middletown HS to stage Harry Potter ‘Cursed Child’ this fall Freshman duo powers Ursuline past Dover Click on the …

amtrak spotlight

Amtrak to invest millions in controversial Wilmington site

Karl BakerBusiness, Headlines

In 2022, a government watchdog said a Wilmington office building Amtrak bought for a lofty $41 million was structurally unfit for its intended use, and that the rail company’s goal of saving money by moving hundreds of workers to the site rested on unrealistic assumptions. In spite of the critique from the Amtrak Office of Inspector General, rail company executives persisted …

claymont rail front

SEPTA train service starts Dec. 4 at new Claymont station

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

SEPTA commuter train service to the new Claymont Transportation Center starts Dec. 4, increasing the community’s attractiveness to businesses and residents and reducing hassles for commuting into – and just visiting – Philadelphia The new station is a centerpiece of redevelopment of 425 acres on Philadelphia Pike, just south of the Pennsylvania line, that for decades was a steel mill. …