Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at locations statewide between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, during the 26th national Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The biannual event, aimed at reducing the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse, has collected nearly 120,000 pounds of medications in Delaware since 2010. IN THE NEWS: William Penn, …
Rockwood Park and Museum, for the first time in its five-decade history as a New Castle County park, is developing a strategic plan. âThis plan is helping the museum to visualize a new mission to be of service to a wider variety of our neighbors,â said Ryan Grover, whoâs been directing Rockwood for just over two years. When interviewing for …
For Michael P. Toner, the vocal coach in the City Theater Company production of âDancing at Lughnasa,â two of the most important things he offered coaching on were âdancingâ and âlughnasa.â âDancingâ was important because itâs pronounced differently in Ireland, where the play is set. Think of a broad âa,â as in family or random, he explained, contrasting it with …
Chef Robert Lhulier is leaving Snuff Mill Restaurant, Butchery & Wine Bar, the Brandywine Hundred establishment that Delaware Today said in 2022 is âstaking its claim as Delawareâs hottest new eatery.â He is looking for space for a restaurant that he can run, ideally in northern Delaware. âCreatives need to create,â said Lhulier, who majored in art at the University …
A plant thatâs towering over its landscape as itâs flowering has made Longwood Gardens remove a pane of glass from the conservatory roof of its Silver Garden to give it room to grow â and grow and grow. Itâs called the century plant (Agave americana). Though once believed a century-long wait was needed for flowering, Agave americana typically blooms after …
The 2024-25 Delaware Theatre Company season features a world premiere musical, a Tony-winning musical, a play produced by DTC in 2005 but is newly relevant, a one-man show and a new holiday revue â plus multiple ways to create conversations and connect with the community. The season includes âKinky Boots,â âEvery Brilliant Thing,â âHome for the Holidays in the 302,â …
âThe Mystery Edwin Droodâ poses an unusual mystery. Itâs not because the musical has a complex plot that challenges the audience to outwit the playwright. Itâs because the audience decides the ending. Director Jeff Reim figures there are about 480 endings, and each one deserved time and attention during rehearsals for the production, at The Candlelight Theatre in Ardentown through …
New Castle County is on its way to being given 30 acres for a park in the Mill Creek area. The land is part of a country club known as Hercules when it opened in 1937 (thatâs why the road itâs on is called Hercules Road) and then Delaware National before being sold, with housing planned. âThe project was approved …
McDonaldâs wants to rebuild its Concord Pike restaurant, destroyed by fire in January, in a way that will reduce a drive-thru line that often backed up onto the busy highway in Talleyville. The plans will be discussed at a meeting at 6 p.m. April 11, at the Talleyville Fire Company. âA plan is being prepared for submission that would three …
Water rates for customers of Veolia are going up on Monday, April 1. The Delaware Public Service Commission has approved a net increase of 12.67% averaged across residential, commercial and industrial customers, the company announced. âThe average residential bill will be increased by approximately 4.02% â the equivalent of 5 cents per day or $1.59 per month,â it said. Thatâs …
