Who would think that so many people would be so passionate about a parking lot? John M. Young got dozens of comments in the Facebook “what’s going there in Delaware” group when he posted this: “The owners of Branmar Plaza are reworking the parking lot. New drains (much needed) and new curbing creating new lanes.” Maybe the interest is because …
DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – June 18, 2023
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Learning collab executive director frontrunner sets priorities State: Complicated to ask Feds to tag smoky days as unusual Meet counselor Dana Carey, Del. behavioral pro of the year Culture Another St. Anthony’s Festival, another debate on parking Candlelight whodunnit makes you wonder who’s really …
Land cleared for multi-use Silverside Road development
Development has finally begun on the site of what was the oldest building built for free public education in the United States. The Forwood School, which was built before 1800, was knocked down months ago, and plans are to use its stones in a leasing center. The development is on 11.7 acres in the heart of Brandywine Hundred, on Silverside …
Foulk Road reconfiguration draws intense interest
An open house that was billed the “absolute beginning of the process” to reconfigure Foulk Road generated intense interest from neighbors and owners of local businesses. It did not, however, generate a lot of answers. Nor did it generate a large number of people favoring the project to cut the road from four lanes, improve it for cyclists and pedestrians …