This Week’s Top Stories Include Brandywine Hundred Library at last reopens $3 million pilot program to find, train people for STEM jobs Hamilton’s on Main closes in Newark; moving to Smyrna State budget, one-time spending bills filed in Senate WLC launches anticipated website, new trademarked logo Minnesota Vikings, Sallies star host football camp at Titus Click on the image below …
Big Fish forms partnership with Baltimore restaurant group
Big Fish Restaurant Group, a Delaware titan in the hospitality industry, and the Baltimore-based lifestyle hospitality company Atlas Restaurant Group announced today that they’ve formed a partnership. The Delaware group is known for its flagship Big Fish Grill, which has locations in Rehoboth Beach and Ocean View and on the Wilmington Riverfront. A previous site in Glen Mills closed and …
New breakfast spots, fall coffee and restaurant meal deals
Delawareans love their coffee, and now they have more ways to enjoy it, from specialty mugs to creative concoctions. But that’s not all the restaurant buzz this week. Bob Dylan is the inspiration for a wine dinner, and we revisit Bar Reverie in Greenville. Changing of the chef We recently noted the chef change at Bar Reverie in Greenville. Steve …
Big Fish wins restaurant contract at Indian River Marina
In a move that upset a lot of beach diners, the state has awarded a 10-year restaurant contract at Indian River Marina to Big Fish Restaurant Group, essentially booting Hammerheads Dockside out of a location it’s had for a decade. The contract, open to all bidders, came under scrutiny at the end of January when Hammerheads went public with an …
Beach’s iconic Summer House sold to Nalu’s owner
When Regan Derrickson was 21, he left work at the SandCastle Motel and crossed Rehoboth Avenue for his doorman shift at the Summer House, where he checked patrons’ identification. It was a fast-paced job. The restaurant, which had opened in 1977, was a happening nightspot after 9 p.m. The establishment personified the beach vibe, and it was the inspiration …
Opening of Grain in Trolley Square reminder of changes there
The opening of Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen on Wednesday, May 11, is another feather in Trolley Square’s party hat. The stretch between N. DuPont Street and N. Scott Street is a hipster hive that can hold its own against most fun hubs in the state. But it wasn’t always that way. Here’s a look at what is and …