The 2025 Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Delaware sponsored by Wawa was held on Sunday, February 2nd. The water temperature was a chilly 37 degrees, and the temperature was a balmy 41 degrees at 1 p.m. A record 4,416 people ran into the Atlantic Ocean in Rehoboth Beach. More than $1.2 million was raised to benefit the thousands …
The business community is paying close attention to what the General Assembly will do in the current session. Still, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce President Michael Quaranta isn’t wholly convinced that legislators are paying attention to what the business community needs. “If you walked around Legislative Hall and asked the 41 members of the House if they could name the …
WILMINGTON –Senior nursing students from the University of Delaware will work with the Wilmington Hope Commission to provide Free Walk-In Health Screenings in February to celebrate American Heart Month. The screenings, which do not require an appointment, will occur every Thursday and Friday from February 6, 2025, through February 28, 2025, at the Hope Commission’s offices at 38 Vandever Ave. …
Delaware young people aged 18-25 who responded to a survey by career.io asking their preferred university and preferred first employer, chose the University of Delaware + DuPont combination as their top career path. The second and third combination among young Delawareans was Delaware State + Navient (student loan servicing company) and Goldey-Beacom College to W.L. Gore & Associates. There was …
My inbox is regularly filled with the “results of surveys” that rank states against each other. It’s fair to say that less than 5% of these deserve a story on their own…and none deserve the constant follow-ups. Add to that, many of them have absolutely NOTHING to do with the state of Delaware. None of us care about a ranking …
Viet Dinh of Newark, an assistant professor of English at the University of Delaware, has been designated a Master Fellowship through the Delaware Division of the Arts’ Individual Artist Fellows program. Dinh is joined by 20 other artists from across Delaware who received fellowships — 11 in the Established category and nine in the Emerging category. Dinh was born …
Two Delawareans have been chosen from 1,300 nominations nationwide for the I Love My Librarian Award from the American Library Association. Ferris School Administrative Librarian Peggy Griffith and Wilmington Institute Free Library Executive Director Jamar Rahming were selected for the award, which celebrates librarians who have made a meaningful impact in their communities through exceptional service. Peggy Griffith Griffith is …
Delaware Live asked 40 Delaware community leaders across political and business spectrums to look ahead at 2025. We got some great answers but were frankly disappointed by the number of responses. Perhaps next year. In the meantime, please feel free to post your thoughts in the Comments. You can also see what Milford’s Jo Schmeiser and Mark Whitfield had to …
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) has partnered with MileSplit, a division of FloSports, where MileSplit will serve as the exclusive provider of online registration and live results for all DIAA events. As part of this partnership, DIAA will use MileSplit’s powerful meet management tools to standardize the registration process and provide real-time results for all championship events. Additionally, …
Delaware Live asked 40 Delaware community leaders across political and business spectrums to look back 2024 (they’ll look ahead at 2025 in a separate post). We got some great answers, but we were frankly disappointed by the number of responses. Perhaps next year. In the meantime, please feel free to post your thoughts in the Comments. You can also see …
