MILFORD — The Ladybug Music Festival is spreading its wings as it heads out of Milford for Old Ellicott City, Maryland.  Gable Music Ventures launched its first female-centric festival in […]

, , , The Harry K Foundation recently announced the winners of its second annual chocolate crawl held April 13 in downtown Rehoboth Beach. A group of 30 local businesses participated this year in what turned out to be a tight competition. The contestants’ creativity was on full display with entries that ran the gamut from baked goods to candy to ice cream to cocktails. The team at Sirocco won […]

, , , , , , , , , , , Seaford officials are hopeful that a shopping center that was the focal point of the community for decades will once again become a showplace for the city and Sussex County. Ground was broken April 25 on the 243,000-square-foot, $60 million Nylon Capital Center on Stein Highway. The anchors of the innovation district will be a 22,000-square-foot TidalHealth Nanticoke medical […]

The Maryland Building Industry Association’s Sales & Marketing Council presented Carl M. Freeman Companies with three MAX+ awards for the Tower Hill Clubhouse in Lewes. The clubhouse project was honored in the categories of Outstanding Building Product, Outstanding Merchandising, and Outstanding Design and Architecture. The MAX+ program recognizes local home builders, remodelers, salespeople, architects and new home merchandisers who provide buyers with excellence in design, livability and value. "These awards […]

, , , , , , , , Revelation Craft Brewing Co. held its fourth Firkin Fest event April 27, and for the first time, the event was held at Revelation’s Georgetown brewery. The fest brought together 13 Delaware breweries from around the state to show off their best cask beer creations. The event is a test of a brewer’s creativity as cask beer is a bit different from regular […]

Tidemark Federal Credit Union will host a Steps to Homeownership seminar at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, at 34686 Old Postal Lane, Lewes. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from professionals specializing in various aspects of the home-buying process, including mortgage financing, real estate, insurance, financial counseling and construction. Speakers include: Todd Smith, Tidemark director of mortgage sales; Stacey Bingaman, Tidemark chief lending officer; Steven DuVal and Stephanie Durstine, […]

Tidemark Federal Credit Union will host a Steps to Homeownership seminar at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, at 34686 Old Postal Lane, Lewes. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from professionals specializing in various aspects of the home-buying process, including mortgage financing, real estate, insurance, financial counseling and construction. Speakers include: Todd Smith, Tidemark director of mortgage sales; Stacey Bingaman, Tidemark chief lending officer; Steven DuVal and Stephanie Durstine, […]

The Rehoboth Art League and the City of Rehoboth Beach are partnering to produce the city’s annual arts festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 18, at Grove Park near the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. A variety of artists will showcase and sell their work, giving visitors the opportunity to buy original pieces and mingle with their creators. Known for its annual events that draw discerning local collectors, as well […]

A bill that would give workers paid sick and safety leave after 90 days of employment with a company passed out of committee earlier this month.

SELBYVILLE — Warmer weather is here to stay and that means the Freeman Arts Pavilion in Selbyville is ready to play.  The Freeman Arts Pavilion, a program of the Joshua […]

The Lewes Historical Society will offer Travel to the Garden, an art education session for students ages 12 and above, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Friday, May 10, at the Lewes History Museum, 101 Adams Ave., Lewes. Cost is $25 and includes an artist’s kit, a sketching pad, sketching supplies and take-home art ideas. Participants will learn how to sketch garden scenes in the style of the 19th-century plein air […]

The Lewes Board of Public Works unanimously approved a 10.14% increase in electric rates at its April 24 meeting. Kim Bellere, BPW finance manager, said the average ratepayer will see an $11 increase in monthly bills starting in June. She said average commercial customers will pay about $28 more per month. Industrial customers will pay $700 more per month on average. “We reevaluate our rates every year. Our rates had […]

Legislation moving its way through the Delaware General Assembly (HB 350) to put paid political appointees in control of our state’s nonprofit hospitals is not what the doctor ordered. This […]

Board of Commissioners Workshop & Special Meeting - May 6 lcoan Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:26 The Board of Commissioners will hold a workshop meeting at 9 am Monday, May 6, on the second floor of City Hall. Immediately following the workshop meeting, commissioners will hold a special meeting in executive session to preliminarily discuss the potential sale or lease of real property and to discuss personnel matters.

Delaware’s unemployment rate continues to march in a downward trend and matching the national average, according to state officials.

The Milford Museum will continue its American History Series with a program about the 1977 New Castle County desegregation era at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at Milford Public Library, 11 SE Front St., Milford. Speaker Emily Green, Polytech High School teacher, will present “To Bus or Not To Bus: The 1977 School Desegregation of New Castle County, Delaware.” In 1971 five Wilmington families made the decision to re-open the […]

Lewes Mayor and City Council is considering raising the gross rental receipts tax from 5% to 6% on short-term rentals. That hike would be on top of an 8% state lodging tax contained in House Bill 168, which the state Legislature is expected to pass before June 30. “Someone is going to look at that and say, ‘Wow, Lewes has gone out of control. Maybe I should look somewhere else,’” said […]

Lewes parking meters to begin May 1 Parking meters will go into effect in the City of Lewes Wednesday, May 1. The meters at beach lots will stay in effect until Sept. 30. Other meters will stay in effect until Oct. 14. The rates did not change for the 2024 summer season: $2.50 per hour at the Savannah Beach and Johnnie Walker Beach parking lots, and $1.50 per hour at […]

After months of discussion, Rehoboth Beach Public Library officials announced April 19 that they have withdrawn their request to swap deeds with the city for properties at the current library. At the heart of the withdrawal were proposed conditions related to the types of services the library would provide and the level of building maintenance that was expected. A little over a year ago, in an effort to meet the […]

, , , , Members of the Plantations Condo and Owners Association are taking on state transportation officials as they prepare for Phase 2 of the Plantation Road project. At the top of the list of their concerns is the potential impact on the community’s property and entrance along Plantation Road, including the potential loss of the two white silos, which have marked the community’s entrance for decades. Preliminary plans […]