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Delaware's hottest comedy shows are purposely secretive. This is how you can find them.
Ever since the stand-up comedy boom of the 1980s and 1990s, it's been difficult for regular comedy series to survive in Delaware. It was back in 1980 when Comedy Cabaret first opened in Wilmington and drew big crowds before running through several homes and eventually conceding defeat more than a decade ago....
MOT Senior softball in semis with chance to advance to championship
MOT Senior softball is set to play for a chance to advance to the Senior League Softball semifinal for a chance to advance to the championship. MOT is the Delaware representative in the Senior Softball Eastern Regional in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are set to face Connecticut today at 5:30pm. Connecticut is represented by the Bristol Girls Little League ... Read More
State fair cancels Sensory Friendly Afternoon after false claims of nonprofit involvement
The Delaware State Fair has canceled its Sensory Friendly Carnival program following criticism from Autism Delaware, which the fair falsely claimed it had partnered with to develop the program. The program, which was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, was canceled on Monday at about 4 p.m. on the state fair's Facebook page. ...
Delaware Online Casinos Set Record-High $5M Revenue In June
According to the Delaware Lottery, the three online casinos in the First State reported a record-high $5.02 million in revenue in June 2024. Online casino revenue is up around $4 million year-on-year and monthly revenue is up 29%. All three of Delaware’s online casinos are run by BetRivers. Delaware’s...
Incyte chooses to grow in Delaware with investment in new Wilmington site
WILMINGTON, DE — Incyte, a Delaware-founded global biopharmaceutical company has chosen downtown Wilmington for an expansion. Incyte announced it has purchased the Bracebridge I and Bracebridge III buildings at King and French streets in downtown Wilmington. The structures were built in the mid-1990s for MBNA and used by the bank until its 2006 merger with Bank of America, which eventually left both sites empty. Incyte will renovate the buildings, whose 517,307 s/f will almost double the company’s Delaware footprint, starting with Bracebridge I. The new space will allow Incyte to continue building its Delaware employee base by bringing in more than 300 employees currently working in Chadds Ford, PA, and provide space to grow and add more than 500 new positions across the two buildings in the future.
‘Fired’: Controversy surrounds Christina School District as its longtime lawyer severs ties with its dysfunctional board
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. This story was supported by a statehouse coverage grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The troubled Christina School District could soon be left leaderless and without legal...
Delaware shelter offering free flu shots for dogs to combat respiratory disease outbreak
Shelters across the Delaware are continuing to see an uptick in sick dogs and now one organization is looking to help combat it. The Brandywine Valley SPCA announced Tuesday they will be offering free canine influenza and distemper vaccines in response to the canine respiratory disease outbreak across the state.
Delaware dubbed ‘best state to retire’
The results are in! According to Bankrate, Delaware is the best state to retire in 2024. The company says Delaware is a tax-friendly state for retirees due to the fact that it doesn’t have state or local sales tax and it doesn’t tax social security benefits. According to Bankrate’s website, “this study ranked all fifty […]
TurningPoint Energy and Nexamp Announce Partnership on 9 MW of Community Solar Projects in Delaware
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 25, 2024-- TurningPoint Energy (TPE) and Nexamp today announced their latest collaboration to expand access to clean energy with nine megawatts (9MW) across two community solar projects in Delaware’s New Castle and Sussex counties. Scheduled for completion in 2025, the community solar portfolio is a demonstration of TPE’s commitment to invest over $100MM in the Delaware community solar market. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240725160945/en/ TPE developed the projects under Delaware’s community solar program and Nexamp will build, own and operate the projects for the long term under its industry-leading community solar program. The program provides all Delmarva Power customers in Delaware the opportunity to receive discounts on their electric bills, and each project will reserve 15% of its capacity for low-income customers.
Teen Mom Star Kailyn Lowry Reveals That She Purchased ‘20 Acres of Land’ in Delaware
Teen Mom star Kailyn Lowry has big plans! The reality star revealed that she had recently purchased a sizable piece of land and said that wants to build a large house on the property. “I am closing on 20 acres of land today,” Kailyn, 32, announced in a TikTok video posted on July 19. “They...
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