The Wilmington restaurant/meeting space will join Sardella Mediterranean Cantina.

The Blackwall Barn & Lodge coming to Avenue North

Pam GeorgeHeadlines, Culture

  The newĀ Avenue NorthĀ community in Fairfax is getting another restaurant. Developer Delle Donne & Associates recently announced thatĀ The Blackwall Barn & LodgeĀ would open a 12,000-square-foot restaurant and meeting facility on the 80-acre mixed-use campus, formerly AstraZenecaā€™s property. The 400-seat restaurant, which will have a private room for up to 150, should open in fall 2025. ā€œThis is our firstĀ Titan HospitalityĀ concept …

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TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review ā€“ August 8, 2024

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Weekā€™s Top Stories Include Steve Tague named head of UDā€™s REP theater American Airlines unveils bus service to Philly airport Planning to vote early? Hereā€™s where to go when Clear bookbags, weapon detectors, more coming to Delaware schools Two new laws reshape high school sports and DIAA Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey

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Chef Robert Lhulier signs lease for Avenue North restaurant

Pam GeorgeCulture, Headlines

Robert Lhulier is a man of his word. When the chef leftĀ Snuff Mill Restaurant, Butchery & Wine BarĀ in March 2024, he said he was seeking space in north Wilmington for his own restaurant. On July 30, Lhulier signed the lease for an end-cap location atĀ Avenue North, the nearly 80-acre mixed-use redevelopment on the former AstraZeneca campus. If all goes as …

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ChristianaCare sues to halt hospital board creation

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

  ChristianaCare has filed a lawsuit to stop the creation of a board that would oversee hospital budgets, saying it violates the system’s state and federal constitutional rights and corporate laws, and threatens its mission to care for the community. The suit, filed in Delaware’s Court of Chancery, which deals with business issues, says House Bill 350 illegally gives the …

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Friends 5K run/walk returns to ChristianaCare campus

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

  The popular — and profitable — Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center 5K walk and run will return to ChristianaCare’s Stanton campus this fall. The third annual 5K, sponsored by the all-volunteer Friends of the cancer center, replaced the organizationā€™s gala three years ago as the group’s main fundraiser for cancer programs and equipment. Over the years, …

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Improvements in reconstruction one focus of DBCC breast cancer update

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines, Health

The mechanics of breast reconstruction after cancer was one of the issues focused on Wednesday during Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition’s annual Breast Cancer Update. The free event, held for the 26th time, is designed to update Delawareans about new treatments and services, as well as bring together patients, healthcare workers and others interested in the topic. About 170 people signed …

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New Castle County to manage Hope Center after audit

Jacob OwensGovernment, Headlines

This story was originally published by Spotlight Delaware.Ā  New Castle County is taking over the operations of the Hope Center homeless shelter from a hotel company that hadĀ held the contractĀ to manage the facility ever since it launched during the height of the COVID pandemic. The company, Hersha Hospitality Trust, is the same firm that sold the Hope Center building ā€“ …

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State moves to control hospital budgets to lower health costs

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

Delaware’s hospitals soon could be governed by a politically appointed state board charged with examining and approving hospital budgets and invested with the power to demand changes and punish those that don’t meet its guidelines. House Bill 350 would create the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board under the Department of Health and Social Services. It will try to keep …

The partnership for mental health support is between ChristianaCare and the Wilmington Police Department.

Wilm. Council approves $363K for mental health services on cop responses

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Police & Fire

The Wilmington City Council approved a resolution Thursday night that pairs mental health clinicians with police officers to respond to calls for service to support individuals experiencing a crisis.Ā  Resolution 0413, sponsored by Councilwoman Yolanda McCoy, District 6, authorizes the Wilmington Police Departmentā€™s grant application to the Delaware Criminal Justice Council in the amount of $363,000.Ā  The funds will be …

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Hope Center plans to face budget questions with facts

Peter OsborneGovernment, Headlines

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 …