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, Perhaps one of the most iconic rock performers of the 1980s, Rick Springfield gave concertgoers a dazzling show July 18 at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington. Springfield, 74, performed all his greatest hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “I’ve Done Everything For You,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “Affair of the Heart” and “Love Somebody.” Springfield’s two top U.S. albums are “Working Class Dog” and “Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet.”  Prior to his music career, Springfield was an […]

, , American hard rock band Night Ranger, famous in the 1980s for hits like “Sister Christian,” performed July 16 at the Freeman Arts Pavilion in Selbyville.  

, , , A ground-penetrating radar survey of Lewes’ Johnnie Walker Beach failed to find any trace of a long-lost pavilion that once stood there. The Lewes Johnnie Walker Beach Subcommittee wants to find the location so it can build a replica pavilion. The radar survey was done Jan. 18 by Phil King, a state soil scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It was done at no cost to […]

The Cape Henlopen school board voted unanimously July 11, to approve an opportunity flex funding waiver that allows the district to use a $1.76 million grant across all schools, rather than specific allotted amounts for each building. In 2019, the state first announced the funding initiative to support multilingual learners and low-income students, said Director of Teaching and Learning LouAnn Hudson. Funding amounts are determined by the annual Sept. 30 […]

Months after increasing taxes and fees across the board to pay for the current fiscal year, Rehoboth Beach staff is reporting the city could see a $2.7 million surplus for the fiscal year that ended March 31. The amount hasn’t been verified by an independent audit, but everything has been turned into the auditor and is basically done, said City Finance Director Burt Dukes, during a finance department presentation at […]

, Ahead of Phish’s Mondegreen Festival set for Thursday to Sunday, Aug. 15 to 18, at The Woodlands in Dover, Rocking the Docks will present two kickoff events. Kids Coastal Beats will present The Music of Phish for Kids at 11 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, under the tent at the Lewes ferry terminal grounds. “We will have face-painting, a kids’ mocktail bar, lemonade stand and an entire concert geared toward the kids,” […]

, Milton Arts Guild will unveil its newest exhibit, Black & White, Thursday, July 25, featuring artists’ use of two colors to tell compelling stories.  The public is invited to join the guild and its artists at a reception from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, July 28, at 107 Federal St., Milton. The exhibit will hang in the Milton Arts Guild gallery through Tuesday, Sept. 10. For more information, go […]