Polar Bear Plunge

2025 Polar Bear Plunge attracts a record 4,416 brave souls

Peter OsborneBeaches, Delaware Nonprofits, News Briefs

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 …

Plunge

Polar Bear Plunge set to hit Rehoboth Beach on Feb. 2

Peter OsborneBeaches, Delaware Nonprofits, News Briefs

One of Delaware’s most celebrated fundraising events — the 34th Lewes Polar Bear Plunge Benefiting Special Olympics Delaware, presented by Wawa — takes center stage at Rehoboth Beach on Sunday, February 2, at 1 pm..   The plunge began in 1992 with 78 participants raising $7,000. Last year, 4,380 Bears raised nearly $1.5 million through in-person and virtual plunges. The …

Maria Boulden

Maria Boulden takes the long way to becoming the ‘sweet little jam lady’

Peter OsborneBeaches, Business, Headlines, Women-Owned Businesses

  REHOBOTH BEACH – Sometimes, as a writer, you agonize over a headline or core theme for a story, and sometimes it’s handed to you on a silver platter (or in a glass jelly jar). Maria Boulden spent the first 40 years of her career as a driven executive, moving through the ranks and running huge commercial teams at DuPont. …

Brandywine Brasserie

Brandywine Restaurant to become Brandywine Brasserie

Pam GeorgeBeaches, Culture, Headlines

In the Wilmington hospitality industry, the song lyric “Where you lead, I will follow” carries weight. A chef or restaurateur with a track record is a culinary Pied Piper.  If you need proof, consider Robert Lhulier’s summer arrival at The Brandywine Restaurant in the 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue building— the old Michael Christopher’s site. It is a few doors down from …

Renovated East End Lighthouse off Lewes again welcoming tours

Betsy PriceBeaches, Culture, Headlines

East End Lighthouse off Lewes has undergone structural repairs and been repainted. Photo by Jonathan Budler.   The East End Lighthouse in Lewes is shining brighter than ever, thanks to restoration efforts over the pandemic. Work on the historical breakwater lighthouse was completed this past December, with work lasting throughout the Summer of 2020.  Delaware’s Division of Historical and Cultural …

Munch your way through day at these new beach restaurants

Betsy PriceBeaches, Food & Dining, Headlines

Atlantic Social’s Chesapeake Seafood Salad   Although Memorial Day in Delaware was a wet one, it didn’t dampen coastal diners’ appetites for new restaurants. Now that Delaware’s eateries are fully open, you can munch your way through the day at these beach newbies. Sunny Bay Cafe serves traditional American breakfast fare, as well as sweet, savory and breakfast crepes.   …

The Bidens head to Rehoboth Beach house this week

Betsy PriceBeaches, Government & Politics, Headlines

Helicopters like the Marine One were seen flying over Sussex County and at Rehoboth Beach. Photo from Wikipedia Commons.   President Joe Biden seems set to hit Rehoboth Beach this week arriving as early as Wednesday.  Three Marine Ones have been seen flying over Sussex County, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is closing parts of the Gordon …