Wilmington is near the bottom of a new list of America’s best cities to raise a family. It’s 173rd out of 182 cities on the list from WalletHub, a personal finance website. Dover is 139th. In a stunning contrast, WalletHub a few months ago ranked Wilmington eighth on its list of best places to retire. Dover ranked 36th on that …
Wildfires keep toll-takers off duty, shut DMV lanes
The smoke from Canadian wildfires has caused important changes in Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles operations today. Cash booths at toll plazas will be unattended. No violations will be issued. Inspection lanes in Wilmington, Delaware City and Dover will be closed. Georgetown’s lanes will remain open at this time, the agency announced early this morning. All road testing in Wilmington, …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Mar. 23, 2023
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Pete du Pont records archive opens at Hagley Library Gaming, social media can help set up kids for gambling issues Business Development Corp. highlights Riverfront East in hearing Medical marijuana meeting gets testy over testing costs Food & Dining Cooking for a Cause returns March …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Mar. 9, 2023
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community DoMore24 final tally: $2.3 million for state nonprofits Vanilla Ice, 90s music tour added to State Fair lineup Business Del. Chamber honors Odyssey, Del Tech, others for innovation Food & Dining Meet Nick’s Pizza, a pop-up parlor that’s a hit Packing 100,000 meals took about …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Feb. 2, 2023
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Bud Martin makes ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ his DTC swan song ‘Anastasia’s’ empress may look familiar to Del. audiences Cab senior Maddie Barry curates art show focused on hands Black History Month programs touch on state laws, more St. Georges Bridge to close for 18 …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Dec. 22, 2022
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Ursuline’s Nativity kickstarts celebration of Christmas On the go? Your guide to end-of-year holidays First State Montessori makes, donates holiday sweets Business Delaware’s minimum wage to rise again Jan. 1 Public advocate slams Delmarva Power’s rate hike request Volunteers help pack Mountaire Cares boxes to …
Carney extends health emergency to protect hospital capacity
Not everyone is thrilled about Gov. John Carney’s decision to extend Delaware’s COVID-19 public health emergency for another 30 days. The order “aims to help protect capacity at our health care facilities and it enables the state to maintain eligibility for federal funding or assistance,” said Charlie Quimby, a spokesman for the governor’s office. Charlie Copeland, co-director of the Caesar …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Dec. 8, 2022
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community A new view: Rockford Tower is lit for the holidays These holiday lights will help you get your glow on No mail today? You aren’t alone. Here’s why Delaware lawmaker to revive win Business ChristianaCare names breast center after Tatiana Copeland Food & Dining Under …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – November 17, 2022
Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community I-95’s Restore the Corridor work largely finished Wilmington City Councilwoman Linda Gray dead at 73 Delaware State Fair announces first summer concert performer Business Google to pay Delaware $4.3M in location tracking settlement Walmart agrees to $3.1B opioid settlement, $11.8M goes to DE Food & …
ChristianaCare lifts COVID-19 visitation restrictions
ChristianaCare has lifted its COVID-19 visitation restrictions at its hospitals. The company’s mask mandate will remain in place. In a news release Wednesday, the health system said it will return to its pre-COVID visitation policy. Effective immediately: Hospitalized patients may accept visitors between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. The number of visitors per patient is not restricted. Hospital visitors must …