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Newark will get 80 new apartments, plus 60 jobs creating water from air
Christiana Mall continues to defy the odds. As shopping malls empty across the county, Christiana soldiers on at more than 90% occupancy, with tenants often lining up to get back into the mall. This week, we reported on a host of new tenants coming to the mall in the second half of 2024. Alongside...
Older apartments demolished to make way for 190-unit complex on South Chapel Street
A wrecking crew has been busy for the past week demolishing two student housing complexes to make way for the construction of what will be one of the largest apartment buildings in Newark. The demolition includes Continental Court, which is a three-story apartment building on South Chapel Street that contains 41 units, and University Commons, which is a 32-unit townhouse community on Haines Street. In their place, Tsionas Management will...
Ongoing effort to fire superintendent poses 'peril, significant liability,' Christina's lawyer warns
As the Christina school board remains embroiled in controversy, Christina's longtime lawyer is dropping the district as a client and issued a stark warning of legal peril if the board doesn't change course. “Legally, if turmoil is not resolved in very, very short order, I see only peril, significant liability and other legal concerns,” attorney James H. McMackin III wrote in a July 17 email to the board. “I urge the board to cure internal differences in short order.” ...
FUNERAL HOME ACCUSED OF CREMATING WRONG MAN
Bell Funeral Home, located in Wilmington since the 1930s, is accused in a lawsuit of accidentally cremating 93-year-old Roland Johnson Sr. and presenting another man’s body for burial. Johnson, a retired DuPont executive chef, passed away in January. His family, expecting a traditional burial, were horrified to discover the body presented was not their father’s. Daughter Darla Chase identified the error, noticing the man’s distinct physical differences.
Delaware State Fair July 25th Guide
WILMINGTON, Del. — The Delaware State Fair on July 25th continues the fun with events for everyone! Head to Harrington for food, concerts, and the circus! DETV brings you a guide organized by type of activity listed as: 00:00 AM/PM Event Title (location). For the daily schedule based on times, check out this itinerary.
Delaware’s next tool in overdose battle: vending machines
(Spotlight Delaware is a community-powered, collaborative, nonprofit newsroom covering the First State. Learn more at spotlightdelaware.org) Vending machines are nothing new in the United States. For as long as they’ve been around, they’ve been a quick fix to a small lunch or new pair of headphones before a long flight.
Joe Biden’s Liked at Home, But Most Support Decision to Quit Race
People in Wilmington, Delaware are Joe Biden fans. It’s been his hometown since he was 10, and a political home base for more than 50 years. But most here also support his decision to get out of the presidential race, writes Steven Kurutz for The New York Times. “As...
Construction begins on new park at old Rodney Reservoir site
Demolition at the former Rodney Street Reservoir in Wilmington is complete, green lighting a park project slated for completion next spring. More than 20 years after the reservoir closed to the public, construction on the new community park is underway. In 2022 the City announced plans to privately develop the...
Turnpike Troubadours to close out State Fair, Food & Brew Fest, new art show & more fun
If it feels like summer is slipping through your fingers like the sands of Rehoboth Beach, you're not alone. That's why you have to cherish the cool Delaware events on tap this weekend. Hello there, I'm Andre Lamar, your guide showing you how to take advantage of summer entertainment in the First State. Welcome to the latest DO Delaware newsletter, where you’ll find fun ways to dive into this weekend, and beyond. ...
Rockwood Park celebrates four years of poetry in Delaware
On a steamy July afternoon in 2020, while the rest of the world was silenced by the coronavirus, the verdant hills of New Castle County’s Rockwood Park and Museum echoed with the elegance of poetry. Delivered from the majestic front porch of Rockwood’s Gothic Revival museum, it was the first of 21 programs in the Poetry at the Mansion series that have since been presented there by award-winning Delaware poet and Rockwood’s first poet-in-residence David...
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