The Small Business Alliance of Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Presents the 27th Annual Superstars in Business Awards 2025 Superstars in Business Award winners include Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, JLAM, Boulden Brothers, and Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County Wilmington, Del. — Small businesses are the backbone of Delaware’s economy — employing over half of all working Delawareans, …
Delaware Parks Invite Campers to Experience Fall Outdoors
Camping is available year-round in Delaware’s state parks. The state highlights five main campgrounds that welcome fall visitors By Jamie Kleman | Contributing Writer Delaware Live | November 2025 Trick-or-treating may be over, but Delaware is hoping families and youth groups will keep the fall fun going outdoors. On October 31, 2025, the state invited nature-minded families and organizations to …
2025 Polar Bear Plunge attracts a record 4,416 brave souls
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 …
Polar Bear Plunge set to hit Rehoboth Beach on Feb. 2
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 takes the long way to becoming the ‘sweet little jam lady’
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 Restaurant to become Brandywine Brasserie
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
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 …




