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New pet food fees won’t start to bring in money until 2023

A new law that will raise money for spaying animals won’t go into effect until next year.   A new
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3 courses for $30: Newark Restaurant Week returns

Newark dining spots start their annual winter Restaurant Week specials Friday, Jan. 20.     January 19, 2022
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Delaware animal groups see surge of Betty White challenge donations

Delaware animal welfare groups brought in well over $100,000 in honor of actress and longtime January 19, 2022

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – January 15, 2022

This week on Delaware State of the Arts, Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald interviews Jessica Ball, the new director of the Delaware Division
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Division of the Arts announces 2022 fellowship winners

A Kim Klabe work hangs in the Biggs Museum of American Art during the 2021 exhibition of state fellowship winners.
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10 things not to miss in Delaware Art Museum exhibit closing Jan. 23

The Delaware Art Museum’s ‘Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks’ closes Jan. 23.     When artist Percy
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Food Bank of Delaware to host drive-thru food pantry in each county

Volunteers load food into cars during a mobile pantry event at Dover International Speedway. (Food Bank of Delaware) The Food
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Celebrations, service opportunities to mark MLK Jr. day

A demonstration for peace for Martin Luther King Jr. (West Side Grows Together) Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on
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Grain to expand with locations in Trolley Square, STAR campus

Grain’s Hangover Helper Burger will be on the Trolley menu. Photo by Matt Urban   In December, restaurateur Jim O’Donoghue
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Arts E-News – January 2022

  The January 2022 issue of Arts E-News features the announcement of the 2022 Individual Artist Fellowships Awardees and the
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$10 million bequest to fund 80 annual Del. Music School scholarships

  New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, at microphone, was one of many officials expressing their gratitude for the bequest.
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Arts Spotlight – January 2022

  Each month we feature arts and community-based organizations and their programs and projects funded by the Delaware Division of
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Food & fun: Music, games on menu at many Delaware restaurants

Shrimpy’s Bar & Grill in Rehoboth has sold out 55 weekends in a row, which the owner credits to singer
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House committee OKs bill to let medical marijuana users own guns

Under a proposed law unanimously released from the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Tuesday, Delawareans who are prescribed
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Black leaders, activists split on Darius Brown ethics inquiry

Black Wilmington pastors and activists are divided over whether a state senator cleared of offensive touching and disorderly conduct charges
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Former Delaware Gov. Mike Castle Joins ABD Board

  Former Gov. and U.S. Congressman Mike Castle has joined A Better Delaware’s Advisory Board. A Better Delaware is a
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Bill aims to fine drivers who drive snow and ice covered cars

A bill that aims to fine drivers who operate a vehicle without first clearing it of snow and ice —
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To-go alcohol, certified nursing assistant bills fly through House

A bill to permanently allow the sale of to-go alcoholic beverages by restaurants and another to allow the secretary of
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Business group: Carney must appoint judge of color to replace Slights

With Delaware Chancery Court’s Joseph R. Slights III retiring, a pro-business group is mounting a campaign to have a person
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Dems won’t need GOP votes to pass recreational marijuana bill

A new bill to legalize the cultivation, sale and possession of marijuana in Delaware is likely to make its way
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Permitless concealed carry bill fails in committee

A bill to allow Delawareans to carry concealed firearms without a permit failed to be released from the five-member Senate
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Seaford mayor pushes back against AG’s fetal remains lawsuit

Seaford Mayor David Genshaw says the ordinance has nothing to do with a woman’s right to get an abortion. Delaware
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To-go alcohol, outdoor dining bill sails through House committee

At least 20 other states will allow the continued sale of to-go alcoholic beverages. A bill to permanently allow restaurants
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