Cape Gazette

08/11/2025

Sussex County’s new economic development leader, Andrew Harton, took over Aug. 1. Learn about his story and goals for economic development.

08/10/2025

Lisa DiFebo said she was always surrounded by food when growing up in Wilmington. Her mother’s and father’s families had known each other in Roseto, Italy, and came to the United States at the same time after World War II.

Read more about Lisa's story in our Behind the Business column

08/10/2025

The Aug. 6 Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission meeting was punctuated by significant change, as commissioners chose a new leader for the first time in many years, a new member took the oath of office and another unexpectedly resigned. Jeff Allen of Laurel took the oath of office to begin a three-year term, succeeding Robert C. Wheatley, who served for 30 years, the last half of them as chair.

08/10/2025

The sand bypass system at the Indian River Inlet has completed its scheduled testing for the summer. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control estimates about 15,000 cubic yards of material was moved from the south side of the inlet to the north side over the last two weeks of testing. That equates to 7.587 million gallons of slurry — a semiliquid mixture, typically of fine particles in water — transferred to the north side where beach and dune erosion is an ongoing challenge.

08/10/2025

The weekend was perfect for attendees of the Rehoboth Art League’s 52nd Annual Outdoor Fine Art & Fine Craft Show, which kicked off Aug. 2 and 3, with another weekend set for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9 and 10, at the RAL campus in Henlopen Acres.

08/10/2025

Flag football is the newest girls’ sport at Cape Henlopen High School, and the team is set to begin play this fall. The sport is already a hit, as 25 girls have been learning how to block, run, pass and catch the USA mid-size pigskin.

08/09/2025

BREAKING NEWS - In a three-person race for two commissioner seats, Susan Stewart and Chris Galanty emerged victorious in Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 municipal election.

In a three-person race for two commissioner seats, Susan Stewart and Chris Galanty emerged victorious in Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 municipal election. The election took place Saturday, Aug. 9. Stewart finished first with 849 votes; Galanty finished...

08/09/2025

The smell of chicken drifted across the drawbridge as far away as Second Street Aug. 2, drawing people to the Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary’s pavilion on Savannah Road in Lewes for the third annual Pong Bros. Community Fundraiser BBQ.

08/09/2025

From founding the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice to leading the Delaware League of Women Voters and serving on countless local and state boards, Lewes resident Charlotte King has committed decades of her life to amplifying the voices of others. Her leadership is about change — real, tangible progress for communities that have been historically underserved.

Read this week's editorial section to learn more.

08/09/2025

Bill Pfaff sees himself as a proud father, not only to his daughter, but also, in a way, to hundreds of others. Pfaff, who retired July 31 after eight years as Sussex County director of economic development and more than 30 years total in the field, looks at the many businesses he has helped create and grow in a very personal way.

08/09/2025

A developer presented a plan July 30 to create retail and medical space on a nearly 5-acre lot on Plantation Road west of Lewes. The property owner is seeking approval of his plan to build 20,000 square feet of medical office space and 28,000 square feet of retail space. The site is on the south side of Plantation Road, at the intersection of Cedar Grove Road and Postal Lane.

08/09/2025

Annual Night Out brings community together in Lewes on August 5th. More than 20 vendors, including law enforcement and first responders, filled George H.P. Smith Park.