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Over the course of three days and five sold-out seatings, the Village Improvement Association recently hosted its 19th a...
11/18/2025

Over the course of three days and five sold-out seatings, the Village Improvement Association recently hosted its 19th annual St. Nicholas Tea and Sleigh Boutique. Taking place at the VIA’s home on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, the annual event, held Nov. 7-9, featured boutique shopping and gift baskets.

The Dewey Beach Board of Adjustment approved three requests for variances from the town code Nov. 5. The first two reque...
11/17/2025

The Dewey Beach Board of Adjustment approved three requests for variances from the town code Nov. 5. The first two requests were submitted by Heather Morrison, architect of record, for 1601 Coastal Hwy., located at the corner of Read Avenue and Coastal Highway, the former location of Grotto Pizza. One was to permit the installation of impervious material, as well as the permitted pervious material, for a driveway and parking area for a mixed-use residential and commercial structure. The other was to permit the construction of four enclosed residential garages on the first floor of the mixed-use structure.

Men and women gathered at Big Chill Surf Cantina in Rehoboth Beach Nov. 8, to take part in the near-decade-long traditio...
11/17/2025

Men and women gathered at Big Chill Surf Cantina in Rehoboth Beach Nov. 8, to take part in the near-decade-long tradition of Sling N’ Squash, a contest to determine who can launch pumpkins the farthest. The contest is divided up into four age groups, men and women over 40 and men and women under 40. Proceeds from the event benefitted Home of the Brave.

Due to brick work needed after bollards and swing gates are installed near the Bandstand, the cost of Rehoboth Beach’s p...
11/17/2025

Due to brick work needed after bollards and swing gates are installed near the Bandstand, the cost of Rehoboth Beach’s pedestrian safety project has increased by $200,000. Brick paver work is extremely expensive and it’s all brick pavers at the end of Rehoboth Avenue, said Assistant City Manager Evan Miller, during a special city commissioners meeting Nov. 10.

A little over a month ago, the city announced it was moving forward with a multi-phase pedestrian security project. The first phase of the project includes the installation of nearly 70 bollards; a short, vertical post used to block off areas and control traffic; and two swing gates in the area around the Bandstand and Boardwalk. At the time, the city estimated the cost of the first phase to be $1.1 million.

The hilarious Harlem Wizards showed off their ball handling tricks and slam dunks during their annual trip to the Cape H...
11/17/2025

The hilarious Harlem Wizards showed off their ball handling tricks and slam dunks during their annual trip to the Cape Henlopen High School gymnasium Nov. 8.

The Harlem Wizards are a professional basketball team whose players entertain at fundraiser events for schools and nonprofits across the United States. The Wizards raise approximately $30 million dollars annually for charity events. The show at Cape High is sponsored by the Rehoboth Sunrise Rotary Club and benefits Cape district students.

The eighth annual War at the Shore bartender competition was held Nov. 9 at Bethany Blues on Route 1 in Lewes. Proceeds ...
11/16/2025

The eighth annual War at the Shore bartender competition was held Nov. 9 at Bethany Blues on Route 1 in Lewes. Proceeds from the event go to Grass Roots Rescue, a foster-based rescue in Milton. Bethany Blues bar manager Ryan Minnick created this year’s competition and teamed local bartenders with regional photographers, where the drinks in the contest were made in collaboration to feature historic/nostalgic Sussex County.

Read reporter Chris Flood’s latest Choppin’ Wood column on the beach replenishment project and paper bags. Click the lin...
11/16/2025

Read reporter Chris Flood’s latest Choppin’ Wood column on the beach replenishment project and paper bags. Click the link in the comments👇

A bill to change Delaware’s tax code, separating it from federal code, passed the House Nov. 13 by a 26-13 vote with two...
11/16/2025

A bill to change Delaware’s tax code, separating it from federal code, passed the House Nov. 13 by a 26-13 vote with two absent. House Bill 255 to decouple Delaware’s tax code from the federal tax code was considered during an extraordinary session requested by Gov. Matt Meyer over what his administration says would be a $400 million revenue shortfall over the next few years from tax breaks given by the Trump Administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Two amendments were added to the bill.

Mike Agnew leads a Nov. 11 session to prepare volunteers to help at homeless shelters in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach area. ...
11/16/2025

Mike Agnew leads a Nov. 11 session to prepare volunteers to help at homeless shelters in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach area. Merry Hendrix of Milton said she is looking forward to helping doing laundry once a week to give a helping hand to others in need. Roy Okma of Lewes said he wants to again welcome guests seeking shelter overnight from the winter’s cold. Alan Hark, Okma’s friend and another Lewes resident, said he is ready to assist in any way he can.

The three were among nearly 200 volunteers who attended a Nov. 11 meeting to organize for the annual Code Purple at the Cape homeless shelters that will run from Dec. 1 through March 15.

The Dewey Beach Finance Committee recommended to town council Nov. 3, a change to the town’s fund balance policy. The po...
11/16/2025

The Dewey Beach Finance Committee recommended to town council Nov. 3, a change to the town’s fund balance policy. The policy, adopted in May 2021, ties the town’s Rainy Day Fund and Unassigned Fund balances to percentages of the operating budget. It requires the Rainy Day and Unassigned balances to equal 50% and 15%, respectively, of the current-year operating budget, a challenge because the budget fluctuates throughout the year.

The group that eight years ago compiled a list of 78 projects to untangle the knot of roads in the Five Points area outs...
11/15/2025

The group that eight years ago compiled a list of 78 projects to untangle the knot of roads in the Five Points area outside Lewes ended its work Nov. 10 with many of the goals met.

“We want to make it clear, we’re not done,” state Delaware Department of Transportation Secretary Shanté A. Hastings said at the final meeting of the Five Points Working Group. “There are still projects in the pipeline, and there are still studies we can do.” Of the original 78 recommendations, 76 are completed or at least in the planning phase; although, some are years from construction or final solutions.

A packed audience attended Dogfish Head in Milton Nov. 12, for a presentation regarding a possible connection to the Lew...
11/15/2025

A packed audience attended Dogfish Head in Milton Nov. 12, for a presentation regarding a possible connection to the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail that would run through Milton. “There’s no way to get to Milton safely,” said Jason King of Dogfish Head. “Fortunately, we have a lot of stakeholders in the community that are interested in getting this trail here.” The Delaware Department of Transportation is looking to do a feasibility study on the trail, to both determine the best route and to put a cost figure on the trail.

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