The Delaware Roundup, a compilation of news briefs from across the state from the past week, is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items to [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions via email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF Kiandra Parks was celebrated as the 1,000th graduate of the West End Neighborhood House Launcher Entrepreneurship Program …
Changes to DART’s Statewide Bus Service will become effective Sunday, November 17, 2024. DART service changes are outlined below, summarized by county. Modifications to the original proposal are highlighted in bold text. The new route schedules will be available online at DartFirstState.com by mid-November, and printed pocket schedules will also be available by mid-November. New Castle County The following Routes …
The National Book Awards announced last week that Middletown’s Erin Entrada Kelly is one of five finalists in the Young People’s Literature category for her book, The First State of Being. She’s received many awards for her work, including the 2018 Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a 2021 Newbery Honor for We Dream of Space. Erin sat down with …
Hasan Minhaj (Eric Hobbs photo) “Intermission is ending,” the Grand teased in an email on Tuesday. “Please prepare to return to your seats.” Live, indoor theater was quickly eliminated in the early days of the pandemic last March, and now it’s coming back. Here’s the latest from Bootless Stageworks, Chapel Street Players, the Delaware Theatre Company, the Grand, the University of …
(MilfordLive photo) Gov. John Carney announced Tuesday that he intends to lift the COVID-19 State of Emergency Order on July 13. He first signed the order on March 12, 2020, and today he also signed a modification that makes technical changes to the 29th emergency order. Ending the State of Emergency also will end mask and other COVID-19 related mandates such …
The Delaware Department of Transportation has announced multiple projects that call for closing roads in New Castle County. Detour signage will be posted. At all times residents will have access to their homes but may need to take posted detours. And all schedules are pending weather. Here’s a roundup. Christina Parkway (the eastbound direction of Route 4) will be closed …
The two left lanes of Interstate 495 northbound are now open at the I-95/I-495 split, the Delaware Department of Transportation announced. The two right lanes remain closed, following an accident. DelDOT used today’s accident to promote its app, with access to real-time traffic cameras, travel times, delays and advisories. Motorists can call DelDOT’s Transportation Management Center 24/7 to report any travel or …
Summer doesn’t officially begin until next week, but outdoor summertime entertainment is already on tap by multiple organizations. Here’s a roundup. Delaware Art Museum The Delaware Art Museum is hosting drive-in movies in its parking lot or movies on a big screen in its sculpture garden, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington. “Dead Poets Society,” famously filmed in Delaware, is at 9 …
(Chick-fil-A New Castle) A Chick-fil-A restaurant opens Tuesday near New Castle. The restaurant, at 107 S. du Pont Highway, near Route 273, will initially be open for only drive-thru customers, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. It’s the third Chick-fil-A for Wilmington native Adam Marcus, who also owns and operates the restaurants in Bear and the Christiana Mall. …
Sussex Tech’s track (Sussex County Vocational Technical School District) Sussex Technical High School will undergo multiple improvements this summer, including replacing a leaking roof, fixing a parking lot drainage system and resurfacing the currently unusable track Just over $500,000 of work was recently approved by the district board of education. “These are long-overdue investments needed to keep our building and grounds …
