If you’re hitting the road for Christmas, you’re not alone. Nearly a third of the state’s population is expected to travel 50 miles or more by car for the year-end holidays. Here’s what to know about Christmas in the First State a week away from the holiday: Travel The 330,000 Delawareans traveling is an increase of 2.6% over last year, …
Delaware Shakespeare has selected a familiar face and a newcomer to lead the 21-year-old group. They are Mariah Ghant, artistic associate and literary manager for the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, as artistic director and Robert Tombari, program director of Goshen (Indiana) Theater, as managing director. When David Stradley decided to resign as Del Shakes artistic director, the Del Shakes board …
DNREC in partnership with the Delaware Center for Horticulture are encouraging families to recycle their live holiday trees by hosting TreeCycle. Staff WriterThis post was originally published on this site
Dozens of New Castle County elementary school students filled the rows of a courtroom in Wilmington’s Leonard L. Williams Justice Center Friday as jolly Christmas music welcomed them. It’s not everyday that a courthouse is exclusively filled with positivity, laughter and joy, but the annual “Miracle on 34th Street” rendition put jingle bells in the hands and smiles on the …
He’s big. He’s bad. He’s Black Stache, a pirate captain with a huge black mustache he’s had since he was 10. And Michael Doherty, the actor who plays in him Delaware Theatre Co.’s “Peter and The Starcatcher,” has the merriest time cracking up the audience as the play’s vainglorious villain they can’t get enough of. “I love how unapologetic he …
The Delaware Division of the Arts has opened its annual online application process for grants for arts programming and projects taking place during fiscal year 2025 (September 2024 – August 2025). Applications will be submitted through the smARTDE online system and are due by 4:30 p.m. EST on Friday, March 1, 2024. New to smARTDE? […] Staff WriterThis post was …
Winterthur Museum, Gardens and Library will match a $125,000 historic preservation grant from the National Park Service to restore its Old Gate House. It’s the only Delaware institution to receive any money from the grant. Located on the western edge of Winterthur along Kennett Pike (Route 52), the Old Gate House is a prominent and recognizable part of the estate. …
DNRP officers and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin welcomed Santa Claus, who arrived by police boat at DNREC’s Indian River Marina bearing toys donated to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign by the public and DNREC staff. Staff WriterThis post was originally published on this site
DNREC announced today that two vital dredging projects in southern Delaware are set to begin around the new year. Staff WriterThis post was originally published on this site
Humane Animal Partners, an animal shelter that has been serving Delaware for 150 years, is embracing a newish concept among shelters nationwide: pet retention. Instead of admitting every animal in need to the shelter, the nonprofit works with people to help them keep their animals in their homes. Sometimes, that involves resources, such as a food pantry, veterinarian care and …
