Claire van den Broek and Huxley & Hiro

Van den Broek leverages partnerships for Huxley & Hiro’s early downtown success

Peter OsborneHeadlines, Business, Retail and Restaurants, Women-Owned Businesses

WILMINGTON —  Here is one clue that Claire van den Broek is doing all the right things 18 months after opening an independent bookstore in downtown Wilmington: You’re prepping to expand into larger space two blocks closer to Rodney Square. After a lengthy renovation in their current location at 419 North Market St., van den Broek and business partner Ryan …

Delaware Author Fair

Book it now: Delaware Author Fair starts a new chapter in literary events

Peter OsborneCulture, Headlines, Town Square Live

Wilmington will see a “Boozy Book Fair” on steroids on Oct. 23, when the Huxley & Hiro bookstore hosts the Delaware Author Fair with 50 local writers in attendance. What organizers are modestly referring to as “Delaware’s Literary Event of the Year” will be held from 5-8 pm in the Olympia Room at the Queen Theater at 500 Market St. …