DelawareLive July 14

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – July 14, 2024

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Review Includes: Christina school board puts Superintendent Shelton on leave  Delawareans have won Powerball 285 times for $1.6 billion  Meet Artelo, the Kennett Square motel with arty twist   Rise, shine & dine: 13 beach restaurants for breakfast  DNREC’s new all-terrain wheelchair uses caterpillar tracks  Wilmington 4th grader named outstanding safety patroller Canal undefeated; Newark National eliminates Pike Creek  …

Frank Stewart Brandywine River Museum of Art

Exhibit showcases photographer Frank Stewart’s life work

Rich SchwartzmanCulture, Headlines

For the first time in nine years, the Brandywine River Museum of Art has a photography exhibit on display. “Frank Stewart’s Nexus: An American Photographer’s Journey, 1960s to the Present” runs through Sept. 22. He began shooting photos at 14 when he and his mother attended the 1963 Martin Luther King March on Washington, D.C. Now 75, Stewart said at …

Hurricane Ida flooding

Study launched to find ways to reduce flooding on Brandywine

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

A study designed to find ways to reduce flooding along the Brandywine River will look at an area stretching from Honey Brook in Pennsylvania through a wedge of New Castle County that ends in Wilmington. The Brandywine Flood Study will begin with $199,500 from Chester County government and $25,000 from the Delaware County Council. An additional $150,000 is expected to …

Santa brings back many beloved area Christmas traditions

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

Longwood Gardens’ 2021 Christmas display focuses on a Fire and Ice theme. Photo by Becca Mathias   Christmas tours and displays that were curtailed or eliminated by the pandemic last year are back in more of the holiday spirit this year. Some features are still on hold, and masking and social distancing may limit attendance and activities.  (Edwards Christmas Village, …

Brandywine River Museum reopens for holidays, without as many critters

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

  After coping with massive flooding from Hurricane Ida, the Brandywine River Museum of Art reopens the day after Thanksgiving.     After being closed to the public for almost three months by flooding, the Brandywine River Museum of Art is reopening Friday with its miniature railroad and Critter-decorated holiday displays. The holiday display will include highlights of its permanent …

Popular farm stand, arts and cultural institutions cope with flooding aftermath

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Pieces of the SIW farm stand are scattered over the parking lot and road. Update: This article has been updated to reflect SIW stand opening Saturday with limited produce, no electricty.  A popular farm stand and area art and historical attractions have been dealing with the aftermath of flooding caused by Ida as the remnants of the hurricane swept through …