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Pepsi to request $2.9M in state support to help ‘Pepsify’ Claymont warehouse
CLAYMONT — Pepsi plans to ask the Council on Development Finance for nearly $2.9M in grant funding to “Pepsify” a 359,000-square-foot warehouse as part of the multi-use First State Crossing development at the site of the former Evraz Claymont Steel plant, according to documents obtained from the state following a Freedom of Information Act request. The application says PepsiCo Beverage …
Chipotle coming to Claymont, as it thinks about its future
Chipotle is planning its 12th Delaware restaurant on Philadelphia Pike in Claymont, replacing a Boston Market that closed a year or so ago. “After months of negotiations with the shopping center owner, Chipotle Mexican Grill has signed a long-term lease and will completely rehab the existing building, which is still very structurally solid,” the Claymont Renaissance Development Corp announced on …
‘Night Before Christmas’ bicentennial draws celebrities to Odessa
The Historic Odessa Foundation’s celebration of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” on its 200th birthday will bring two holiday celebrities to Delaware Friday, Dec. 1, to mark the anniversary. The use of the Clement Clark Moore poem to decorate the Odessa’s 249-year-old Corbit-Sharp House caught the attention of author Pamela McColl, who has written a book tracing the art and …
Claymont eyed for new park with marina, amphitheater
A marina, an amphitheater and 4.4 miles of trails are among the features suggested in a proposal for a large new park in Claymont. “We have a team ready … to make it a first-rate amenity,” said Brett Saddler, executive director of the Claymont Renaissance Development Corp., referring to a group of Delawareans with expertise in the environment, recreation …