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  • Wilmington Police Chief talks about efforts to curb gun crime

    Wilmington Police Chief Robert J. Tracy     Acknowledging that gun-related crimes have soared, Wilmington Police Chief  Robert J. Tracy issued a press release Thursday saying his department is trying to fight that in part by focusing on illegal gun possession. “The past couple of weeks have shown us just how much of a problem this remains – to include the shooting of three Wilmington Police officers by a domestic violence suspect, and the arrest of a man following an armed robbery who has since been tied to serious crimes in Philadelphia and who is the subject of further investigation by our agency and others,” Tracy said in a press release. “We have also seen two juveniles shot in our City – and while we have seen significant reductions in juvenile shooting incidents this year, this remains a key area of focus for our department.” The department has focused on illegal firearm possession because that is a gateway crime to shooting incidents and murder, Tracy said in the press release.  “The results have been record-high numbers of gun arrests in 2020 and so far in 2021,” Tracy said. “In 2020, our officers made 307 gun arrests involving 293 defendants (meaning that 13 individuals were arrested by our agency alone, more than once last year on gun charges). “So far in 2021, our officers have made more than 145 gun arrests, putting our agency on track to again set an annual record for firearm arrests. This data makes quite clear that illegal firearm possession is a growing issue in our community, as it is in others throughout our region.” Tracy said that he’s spoken out about the dangers of illegal firearm possession and the importance of focusing on “those few individuals” with the highest propensity for violence. “These are the individuals who are most involved in driving the gun violence in our community, and those who are simultaneously at a disproportionately higher risk for becoming victims of gun violence themselves,” he said. “This is perhaps best exemplified by two individuals who, after being released pending trial following gun arrests in Wilmington last year, were shot and killed.” The department’s efforts include leveraging its Intelligence-Led Policing strategy, including its Real Time Crime Center and  operated with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “Our investigators use the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network to analyze evidence and generate investigative leads to help identify those responsible for shooting incidents as well as shots fired incidents,” he said. “Our strategy of Group Violence Intervention is also a key component of our focus on those with the highest propensity for violence – adults and juveniles – and has seen success in offering a range of holistic social services as an alternative to law enforcement action and as an incentive to cease engagement in violence.” Those strategies are being enhanced by deploying additional police officers in the areas that have have historically seen gun violence, he said. That is supported by grant funding for additional patrols. Those patrols have been effective in making sure police are more present in those areas, he said. The department also will continue working closely with state and federal prosecutors and others in the criminal justice system. Tracy said he will soon present to the Wilmington City Council a resolution to commence the hiring process for our next Wilmington Police Academy to help ensure that we maintain adequate staffing levels in future years. “In short,” he said, “the Wilmington Police Department remains steadfast in our efforts to combat illegal gun possession and gun violence in our neighborhoods. “We will continue to leverage every available resource, and to employ evidence-based strategies to enhance public safety in our city and to provide to our community the level of safety and security they deserve.”  

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  • Mispillion, Cedar Creek watersheds worth millions for nature alone, study says
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      The Pew Charitable Trusts study included photos of wildlife in wetlands, such as this snowy egret.   Delaware’s Mispillion River and Cedar Creek watersheds — two of Delaware’s last biggest undeveloped tracts of undisturbed land — are worth millions in terms of leisure, recreation and wildlife viewing alone, a Pew Charitable Trusts study says. But they are also under pressure from coastal development and increasingly strong storms, the study says, and should be protected. The report did not estimate the overall economic impact that the area’s natural resources generate, but said Pew used “ecosystem service valuation that estimates the intrinsic and nonmarket value people place on nature.” Those things are not always measured in typical economic indicators such as spending or revenue, but should be, the study by Joseph Gordon and Caitlin Lang said. The watersheds are directly or indirectly responsible for 1,251 jobs in the region, across 83 businesses dominated by restaurants, bars, hotels, campgrounds, a zoo and an aquarium, but also include other marine- and coast-dependent industries, such as shipping and warehousing. It cited examples among tourism. The Delaware Nature Society’s recreation- and tourist-centered Abbott’s Mill Nature Center—which offers hiking, wildlife viewing, and family-centered activities—is valued at between $313,000 and $6.3 million. Leisure activities at Mispillion Riverwalk Greenway have values of $465,000 to $1.19 million. These ranges are so wide because recreational activities may have vastly different ecosystem service benefits associated with them. The Marvel Saltmarsh Preserve Boardwalk, popular for shorebird viewing, was valued at $428,000, but the study said that’s likely low because it was measured during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also said the Mispillion Harbor Reserve, DuPont Nature Center and Slaughter Beach, which support wildlife, shorebird and horseshoe crab viewing, and bay beach recreation would top $1 million combined. The study estimated values of $574,000 to $1.15 million from day trips and overnight stays for shorebird viewing, and $458,000 for Slaughter Beach recreational activities. In addition, it said, Slaughter Beach’s and Milford’s salt marshes and wetlands provide storm protection valued at between $7,800 and $125,200 per extreme weather event, according to an examination of flood insurance records. Dan Bond, part of a group that wants to buy the Vinyard Shipyard, which sits on the Mispillion River in Milford, and continue its historic and education mission, says a report like this will be invaluable while the group tries to raise money to take the site public. Ideally, he said, Vinyard would become part of Milford’s parks, but the city has been reluctant to take on such a large project. Owners Joan and Sudler Lofland are willing to sell for about $2 million, but plan to return some of that as an endowment, Bond said. Already, $800,000 was set aside in this year’s Community Redevelopment Funds, which are projects picked by legislators for their areas, to be given to Downtown Milford Inc., an umbrella organizaton for the Vinyard Shipyard Task Force, for the acquisition and renovation of the shipyard. Bond said Rep. Charlie Postles, R-Milford, and Rep. David Wilson, R-Lincoln, helped secure those funds. The Vinyard is specifically named in the Pew study as one of the sites that benefit from the interest in natural resources and so contribute to the watersheds’ value. The Pew study says a broad coalition is working to establish a nature-based investment strategy to increase economic opportunity while simultaneously conserving coastal habitats and boosting the communities’ resilience to sea level rise. The study was released Wednesday by the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland. It was funded by the Waterways Infrastructure and Investment Network, which focuses on the Mispillion and Cedar Creek areas, and is an offshoot of the Delaware Resilient and Sustainable Communities League, a consortium of 22 organizations helping Delaware communities improve how they respond to changing environmental conditions. “This project helps communicate the benefits nature provides to the economies and people living in and visiting the communities profiled,” EFC wrote. “The values help support broader statewide planning to implement, invest in, and enhance nature-based solutions and ecotourism opportunities in the city of Milford and town of Slaughter Beach, their respective counties of Kent and Sussex, and potentially other Bayshore towns.” Other entities involved with the work included the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the Delaware Nature Society, Delaware Sea Grant, Kent County, Milford, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Slaughter Beach, Sussex County and the finance center. Pew plans to continue the study, focusing next on land-use decisions. The study said that at 60 feet, Delaware has the lowest mean elevation of any U.S. state, so areas within it experience a rate of sea level rise twice the international average, according to Delaware Sea Grant. Researchers plan to identify community assets and natural resources at risk of flooding, sea level rise and changes in land use. This phase will be funded largely by a competitive grant recently awarded to the coalition by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coastal Resilience Fund. Researchers said they wouldn’t attempt to establish the precise value that a healthy coastline provides to the area but noted, “The monetary value of storm protection by marshes and barrier beaches is increasingly urgent to quantify. Notably, the increasing intensity of storms will make this protective value essential in planning future land use.” Healthy salt marsh beds and wetlands generally reduce the cost of damage that communities sustain from weather events by about 10%, the study said.  

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  • Rising COVID cases force postponement of New Year’s Eve concert

    A concert planned for New Year’s Eve will be moved into 2022 to avoid rising COVID-19 cases.   A New Year’s Eve concert planned by the The Grand, Delaware Symphony Orchestra and OperaDelaware has been postponed. The concert, which would have seen the symphony and the OperaDelaware play in the first half and Tony-award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell play in the second, will be rescheduled for a 2022 date. On Wednesday, the number of new COVID-19 cases sat at 743 over a seven-day average, with 392 hospitalizes and a total of 2,240 deaths. Six weeks ago, the number of new daily cases was averaging 20 per day, and health officials are warning the new Omicron strain is far more infectious and will spread quickly. Patrons who have already bought tickets are asked to wait to be contacted by The Grand about what happens next. “There are a number of logistical pieces related to postponing an event of this size and your patience is highly appreciated,” said Mark Field, executive director of The Grand, in a press release. He said the three organizations didn’t want to put their audiences, artists and special guests at risk for infection as a new wave of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are surging forward, with experts predicting that they will rise even higher after the holidays. Brendan Cooke, general director of OperaDelaware, said, “This concert was intended to be a joyful return to live performance by all three organizations, but that will need to wait until it is safe to gather in such large numbers again.” “One of the great aspects of this chosen program of light classical and Broadway music is that it will be delightful to hear at any time of the year,” said J.C. Barker, executive director of the symphony.

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  • Munch your way through day at these new beach restaurants
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    Atlantic Social’s Chesapeake Seafood Salad   Although Memorial Day in Delaware was a wet one, it didn’t dampen coastal diners’ appetites for new restaurants. Now that Delaware’s eateries are fully open, you can munch your way through the day at these beach newbies. Sunny Bay Cafe serves traditional American breakfast fare, as well as sweet, savory and breakfast crepes.   Breakfast, lunch or brunch In Lewes, Eggcellent is a breakfast and lunch spot nestled in the former home of the first Café Azafran, which later became The Gate House and Bushi Sushi.  Eggcellent owner Elina Kamalova serves the ultra-trendy avocado toast — with two eggs, tomatoes and crushed red pepper. But the Elvis sandwich brings the fun factor to the table. Sliced bananas top two pieces of French toast with peanut butter and bacon. In downtown Rehoboth, Sunny Bay Café is in Cuvee Ray’s old location. Currently open for breakfast and lunch, the café sports traditional American breakfast fare. But you’ll also find savory, sweet and breakfast crepes. The clever kids’ menu includes “I Don’t Know” (chicken tenders with fries) and “Grandma Lets Me Have It” (a beef hotdog with fries). Restaurants capitalizing on daytime hours aren’t limited to the resort towns. Greenman Juice Bar & Bistro, a downtown Rehoboth destination for smoothie-lovers, now has a second site in Peddlers Village, a Route 24 shopping center. (The zip code is Lewes, but it is not in the city.) Taste of the South Bistro in Long Neck offers an array of baked goods along with breakfast and brunch items. Farther inland, Taste of the South Bistro is now operating in Long Neck. Georgia native Brandon Tatum-Poole is a newcomer to the hospitality scene, but he’s no stranger to pleasing customers. He owns Vogue on 54 Salon & Spa and Vogue on 24 Salon & Spa. The shopping center location once housed a short-lived bakery, and Taste of the South takes full advantage of the equipment to whip up pies, cakes and cinnamon-sugar doughnuts. The family-style breakfast and brunch menu includes such classic dishes as shrimp-and-grits, cheesy grits and chicken and waffles. Honey’s Farm Fresh in Lewes has a second location in Ocean View for lunch and breakfast. It’s not hard to find.  The 1930s-era dining cars next to the building are remnants of the long-gone Royal Zephyr restaurant. Salted Rim Margarita Bar & Grill, which was in the space, has moved to the former La Tonalteca/Fat Tuna building in Millville.   Atlantic Social’s lobster roll. Happiest Happy Hours Atlantic Social, which opened in 2020, features brunch on Saturday and Sunday. But the Rehoboth-area restaurant is known for happy hour, which runs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. It’s a treat for tourists — and those who believe it’s 5 p.m. somewhere.  Located on Route 1, the nautically themed establishment has plenty of parking. Square One in Rehoboth opens up for dinner at 5 p.m., which is the perfect time to try one of the newcomer’s cocktail creations.  What’s with the name? Joe and Darryl Ciarlante-Zuber once owned Dos Locos at this First Street address. To please longtime fans, Joe’s Crab Quesadilla and Darryl’s Crab Enchiladas are on the menu. However, the list also features lobster cakes, steaks and seared tuna.    Dalmata’s artisan wood-fired pizza offerings include pepperoni   Dinner delights  Sydney’s Restaurant & Lounge (no relation to old Sydney’s Restaurant in Rehoboth Beach) has taken up residence in the two-story site in Paynter’s Mill, a live-work-play community just off Route 1 in Milton. The large restaurant opened in 2020. However, now you can fully experience the music and food at once. Tip: Get the fried chicken drizzled with a spicy honey glaze. Pizza has been a beach food since 1960 when Grotto Pizza opened in downtown Rehoboth. But the city has not seen anything quite like  Megan Kee’s Dalmata’s artisan offerings. Don’t be surprised to see smoked salmon on the list of toppings. The restaurant prepares authentic wood-fired pizza. You may notice an occasional dark spot on the crust, known as “leoparding.” It’s normal. Kee also owns La Fable, a French-themed bistro, and Houston-White Co., a steakhouse and seafood restaurant with a farm-to-table spin. All are in Rehoboth. Her next project, however, is in Lewes. Kee is opening a new place at The Buttery and an adjoining coffee shop.   You’ll get great pizza, huge salads and a view of the Mispillion River at DoughBar in Milton   In Milton, savor pizza and a view of the Mispillion River at The Dough Bar. (To reach it, take the alley next to Irish Eyes.) While known for pizza, the restaurant’s salads are tasty and generous. Top the greens with blackened salmon for lunch or dinner. Also in Milton, Beaches has a second location in Gilligan’s former space. (It was also Gilligan’s second site.) Expect the type of fare you’d find at a classic seafood house. Meanwhile, chefs Gary and Lorraine Papp opened Harbour in Gilligan’s flagship site on the canal in Lewes. They are the original chefs at The Buttery and recently owned Palate on Route 1. Harbour’s seafood-heavy menu is rich with Faroe Island salmon, shellfish pappardelle, fisherman’s stew and, of course, crab cakes. Old or new, beach restaurants need a version of Delaware’s favorite crustacean.

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  • Wilmington meats manufacturer to build $18 million plant, add 190 jobs

    New B&M Meats will build an 80,000-square-foot production facility to manufacture sandwich steak and chicken     A manufacturer of raw sandwich steaks and chicken steaks will invest more than $18 million to build a new 80,000-square-foot plant and add 190 new jobs. New B&M Meats Inc’s addition to Wilmington’s food production industry will use $1.1 million in state grants to support the project in the city’s Seventh Street Peninsula. The company plans to start construction on the new facility in 2022 and open it in late 2023 or early 2024. The announcement was one of three economic good-news pieces Monday. The other two were Analytical Biological Services Inc., which will spend $4.2 million to expand lab space and double its work force, and Investor Cash Management’s $15.37 million new headquarters. Delaware Prosperity Partnership, the state’s nonprofit public-private economic development organization – and Wilmington’s Office of Economic Development have been working with New B&M since 2020 to evaluate scenarios for combining operations in the region to expand. The meats company now employs 98 people in Wilmington. The company will use a state Performance Grant of $195,975 to add 70 jobs to support organic growth at its Commerce Street location. The new facility will be completed along East Seventh Street on three parcels of land totaling 10 acres with support from a Capital Expenditure Grant of $555,300. A second Performance Grant of $359,450 will help the company add another 120 jobs at the new site to support increased production capacity, diversified product offerings and operational expansion through entry into new markets. “We are very excited to welcome New B&M Meats to Wilmington,” said Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki in a press release. “Together with Light Action Production’s new multi-million-dollar sound stage and the new CP Furniture factory, B&M Meats will augment the Seventh Street Peninsula’s unique blend of business park and historic cultural amenities.” He thanked the Delaware Prosperity Partnership as well as Jeff Flynn and his team in Wilmington’s Office of Economic Development. “It is just one more example of how Wilmington is on the move, continuing to attract new businesses, jobs, and residents to all parts of our city,” Purzycki said. By 2026, New B&M Meats projects total employment of 288 people between the two Wilmington facilities. New positions will include production line workers; operators; maintenance and production supervisors; and shippers/handlers. The company is currently hiring for positions at the Commerce Street location, and interviews will begin in late 2023 or early 2024 for the Seventh Street facility. “As one of the largest Philly steak manufacturers in the country, we’re excited to grow our presence in the rapidly growing and vibrant Wilmington community,” said  president Steve Realbuto. “With a strong pool of talent, supportive local and state government, and proximity to critical transportation routes, Delaware is a great place for a manufacturing company to do business.”

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