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Bear Drive In’s opening night goes smoothly with stream of cars

A video of classic movie moments ran before ‘F9.’   The Bear Drive In’s opening night started with a line
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Zack Williams cancels Fair show; fireworks moved to Friday night

Zack Williams was forced to cancel his Delaware Fair show set for Saturday. Saturday’s musical July 30, 2021
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Longwood Gardens closed until Wednesday after crash on site

Longwood Gardens front gate. Photo by Harold Hank.   Longwood Gardens issued a terse statement July 29, 2021

Heads up: Bear Drive In only takes admission at gate this weekend

Yes, the Bear Drive In grand opening will be this weekend. No, you will not be able to buy tickets
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Mama Jugs slakes fairgoers’ thirst by selling tea – with refills

Hundreds of thousands of Delawareans descend on tiny Harrington each year for the Delaware State Fair, but those who travel
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Randall Law wants to flip symbol of hatred to peace with clothing line

Randall Law models some of his Kool Kolored Kid Generation line. Photo by Andre Wright Jr.   Randall Law is
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Bear Drive In opens Friday with ‘Fast & Furious 9,’ ‘Jungle Cruise’

Bear Drive In opens Friday behind the Lowe’s in Bear. Photo by Bob Weir.   The Bear Drive In will
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Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – July 24, 2021

  Paul Weagraff chats with Alex Johnson, founder of House Lights, about a summer initiative in three Delaware libraries designed
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Dover leaders form USS Delaware submarine support association

The new Delaware Submarine Association will support the morale, well-being and recreation of the crew of the USS Delaware.”  
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UD’s Resident Ensemble Players offerings will stay online for fall

  UD’s REP Theatre plans to return to indoor performances in 2002, with curtain calls like this one from 2017’s
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House painter by day. Artist by night. Ellendale artist can’t put down brush

Gilberto Rodriquez’s portraits, landscapes and painted mannequins will be on exhibit at the Mispillion Art League through Aug. 7  
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Delaware State Police seek help naming VW Beetle recruit

Sgt. Dan has retired from his safety program duties, and State Troopers want fairgoers to help name his replacement.  
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Mispillion, Cedar Creek watersheds worth millions for nature alone, study says

  The Pew Charitable Trusts study included photos of wildlife in wetlands, such as this snowy egret.   Delaware’s Mispillion
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Fishermen, scientist praise increased dredging in Sussex waters

$16 million has been allotted to help DNREC dredge inland Sussex County waters. Archival photo courtesy of DNREC   Delaware’s
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Here’s list of $70 million in projects picked by legislators for their districts

  The General Assembly has posted the list of its $70 million in community redevelopment projects picked by individual legislators.
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Auditor calls Newark nursing home ‘unauditable’ because of lack of data

  The Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence was established more than a century ago. A Newark nursing
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Women’s group asks Senate to start Darius Brown ethics investigation

The Delaware Senate says the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of one of its meetings.   A women’s group
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Biden appoints Carney to bipartisan governors council

Delaware Gov. John Carney Gov. John Carney has been appointed to a national Council of Governors by President Joe Biden.
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DMV reopens: Another sign of normalcy

Photo by Enric Cruz López of Pexels   As Delaware continues to reopen businesses as COVID-19 vaccinations rise, there’s one
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Greatest impact of Elsa is expected to be overnight

This National Weather Service map shows the predicted path of Elsa as of Thursday morning.   The National Weather Service
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Warning: I95 southbound to be closed in city tonight for repairs

Interstate 95. (Delaware Department of Transportation photo)   A part of Interstate 95 southbound in Wilmington will be closed at
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List of Bond Bill’s community projects still unpublished

When the General Assembly passed a record-setting $1.3 billion bond bill last week, the spending package did not include a
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39 new nonprofits included in Grants-in-Aid bill headed to Carney

Gov. John Carney, center, and state legislators pose after the governor signed the state budget and bond bills Wednesday. On
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