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Wilmington’s 20th Annual Restaurant Week highlights local cuisine

Claudia EstradaFood & Dining, Culture, Food, Headlines

  WILMINGTON– Wilmington’s 20th annual City Restaurant Week will take place from March 31 to April 5, offering residents and visitors a chance to enjoy prix-fixe dining at some of the city’s top restaurants, presented by Out and About Magazine.  Participating restaurants will offer two-course lunch specials for $20 and three-course dinners for $35 or $50.  The event provides the …

Avenue North is getting a restaurant that plans on having outdoor music. (Ken Mammarella photo)

Neighbors debate outdoor music at Avenue North restaurant

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Headlines

Residents of North Wilmington are making their voices heard about a proposal to allow a restaurant liquor license that includes speakers and live entertainment on the patio. The restaurant is the Blackwall Barn & Lodge, planned for Avenue North, the multi-use complex being developed on the old Astra Zeneca operations at Concord Pike and Murphy Road. IN THE NEWS: Pedestrian/bicyclist …

Cape Henlopen State Park

Under pressure, DNREC scraps Cape Henlopen restaurant plan

Charles MegginsonCulture, Headlines

Delaware’s famous Cape Henlopen State Park will not be the site of a new oceanfront restaurant, officials announced Monday. The decision came after weeks of public outcry, including protests, op-eds in local papers and an organized campaign with yard signs that read, “No restaurant on dunes.” In a press release, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control said …

Steak Works Pizza (www.steakworkspizza.com)

Staffing shortage forces Steak Works Pizza to close for good

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Food & Dining, Headlines

Steak Works Pizza (www.steakworkspizza.com) Steak Works Pizza, a favorite in Brandywine Hundred for decades, has closed. Although the announcement was immediate and surprising, the warnings included recurring appeals to hire staff. “To my wonderful customers,” owner Tas Adamopoulos wrote on Facebook on July 15. “This last year and a half have been very hard with the coronavirus and not being …