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Dewey Beach celebrates July 4th
Large crowds celebrate country's birthday
Isabella Georgelas, 11, smiles for the camera while her sister Athena makes change for Zach Rendin (sunglasses) and Ryan Crabbe who were buying the girl's fried dough. The sisters were selling the fried goodies to passersby so they good make a donation to the Wounded Warriors Project. BY CHRIS FLOOD
July 10, 2014
The view of the Dewey Beach fireworks from the porch of a house called Fly'n Hawaiians Gone Bad at Bayard Avenue and Bellevue Street. BY CHRIS FLOOD
With the moon high in the background, the Dewey Beach fireworks went off bayside on July 4th without a hitch. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Philadelphia-based Blue Label plays to a packed house at the Bottle & Cork. BY CHRIS FLOOD
The stars and stripes were a common clothing choice over the weekend. Here, (l-r) Ed Wagner and Polly Reinicker, both of Baltimore, and Megan Holloway of Wilmington play darts at the Starboard. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Dressed in holiday attire, Starboard bartender Meghan Kern gets a couple of drinks ready. BY CHRIS FLOOD
People begin to line the bayside beach on Dickinson Street as the sun begins to set. BY CHRIS FLOOD
The Stancell family of Waldorf, Md., grabs a bite of pizza from Mama Maria's after the fireworks. Sitting (l-r) is mom Jenny, Donald, Walter, Sade, Aalyce and dad Donald. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Richard "Squanto" Rangel waits for traffic to clear while pulling locals Jeff Warner, Melanie Degeut, Trevor Reed and Libby Rendall on his rickshaw. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Possibly the most appropriately dressed worker in all of Dewey on July 4th, Mama Celeste of Mama Celeste's Pizzeria spreads a sauce. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Families, college kids and young professionals turned out to celebrate July Fourth in Dewey Beach.
Hurricane Arthur attempted to the ruin everyone's plans with rain and winds in the early morning hours of the holiday, but visitors waited out the weather and were treated to a beautiful night.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
