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Go top off that coffee cup, I can wait …
OK, so I know you are a little sleepy when you read these Daily Briefings as not a single one of you called me out yesterday when I mistakenly called a plain-old Wednesday … Throwback Thursday. Oops.
Now it really is Thursday, so here is a look back at the wildest scenes from Firefly 2012-2018.
One reason we might be tired is that between the Olympics, two major party conventions, West Coast and Phillies games, we’re not getting as much sleep this summer. If you were awake and paying attention this week, you may have spotted this: Biden and Harris drink Charcoal Pit milkshakes Monday at Democratic National Convention.
It may be a little harder to nab a parking space in Newark: Students are coming back. What to know about University of Delaware move-in weekend . Have a great year, Blue Hens!
New to Delaware and want to sound like a First Stater? Here's a guide to help.
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This hotel blamed Dover Air Force Base for Mondegreen room cancellations. It wasn't true
Wyndham Gardens hotel representatives said this week that the reasons given for canceling reservations for Phish fans heading to Delaware for a four-day music festival were untrue.
When the Wyndham Garden hotel in Dover canceled the reservations, reports Ryan Cormier, hotel representatives initially placed the blame on the Dover Air Force Base. Hotel representatives told customers their reservations – made nearly a year ago and canceled just days before the start of the Mondegreen festival – were pulled because of the hotel's contract with the military to house personnel when rooms are requested.
The same was told to Delaware Online/The News Journal when hotel officials were asked about the last-minute cancellations, Ryan writes.
Some festivalgoers now accuse the chain of price-gouging and are filing claims with the Delaware Department of Justice, Ryan reports. Read more here.
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This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Mondegreen hotel controversy, UD move-in weekend, a presidential milkshake
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