Photo/City of Wilmington Wilmington City Council members must hand over all email, phone and text records from Jan. 2021 to March 2022 in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by one of their own. Councilwoman Shané Darby, D-District 2, submitted the FOIA request because she says a group of seven city council members have been holding private …
Darby ordinance would make Wilm employers pay for shift changes
Photo/Getty Images Business leaders are lining up in opposition to a proposed ordinance in Wilmington that would require service industry employers to provide two-weeks notice of work schedules and compensate employees when changes occur. The measure, sponsored by Council Member Shané Darby, D-District 2, aims to provide more schedule stability for hourly workers at retail, hospitality and foodservice establishments with …
Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – YEAR IN REVIEW 2021
This Week’s Top Headlines Include: HEADLINES For 1st time, Milford woman describes escaping twin towers 20 years ago Restaurants cut hours as struggle with hiring continues Shané Darby’s ‘Blue Klux Klan’ post draws fire from mayor, police, council Hagley damage may hit $2 million, and it has no flood insurance Milford man’s WWII service took him around world, into D-Day …
Wilmington term limit resolution could allow officials to spend 36 years on council
UPDATE: Councilwoman Shané Darby has informed Delaware LIVE/Town Square LIVE that she will not be in attendance at Thursday’s City Council meeting. The resolutions will now be heard during the Jan. 6, 2022 meeting. Wilmington’s city council will vote on two contentious resolutions next month, both sponsored by Councilwoman Shané Darby. The first resolution asks the Delaware General Assembly to …
Proposed Wilmington ordinance would close stores, bodegas at 10 p.m.
Proponents of closing corner stores and bodegas earlier say it will keep late-night crowds, crime down. An ordinance aimed at restricting hours of operation for corner stores and bodegas in certain areas of Wilmington was introduced Thursday in a City Council planning meeting. The legislation before the Community Development & Urban Planning committee would force convenience stores and fast …
Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – August 29, 2021
Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom—scroll through the pdf, use direction arrows, zoom in or out, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. [pdf-embedder url=”/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DelawareLive-Aug-29.pdf” title=”DelawareLive-Aug 29″] This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Federal lawsuit attempts to halt, slow all East Coast wind farm approvals Wilmington film screening bases ticket cost …
Wilmington film screening bases ticket cost on race, gender
Updated Friday, Aug. 27: Nemours Children’s Health System and Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium are no longer mentioned as cosponsors on the event’s ticket sales page A Wilmington non-profit organization is hosting a movie screening Friday with race- and gender-based ticket prices. Tickets for the event range from free to $7, depending on your gender and racial identity. Black …