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Be patient with us as we slowly recover!

By Rehoboth Foodie

For the last eight years, we here at the Steppin’ Up To The Plate main office complex and hi-rise mall have looked forward to welcoming you back to Rehoboth Beach. However, this year’s welcome is somewhat bittersweet, as our beloved restaurants have been severely restricted as to inside dining. The...

Little-known facts about The Masters

By Gene Bleile

Now that the 2020 Masters Championship has been postponed until November, I thought a look back at how the world’s greatest golf tournament came about might get you in the mood for safe and social distancing summer golf. ONE: The Masters Golf Tournament actually got its start by accident. In 1932...
Woody’s Take Out set to open June 20

By Ellen Driscoll

Woody’s Dewey Beach Bar and Grill owner Jimmy O’Conor said he’s shooting for a June 20 opening for Woody’s Take Out, directly across Coastal Highway from his restaurant, in the spot formerly occupied by Hot Dog Johnnies. The effects of COVID-19 delayed O’Conor’s planned spring opening, but diners...
Delaware National Guard at Johnson’s 1965 inauguration

This photograph from the Delaware Economic Development Office archives shows members of Delaware’s National Guard passing in review before President Lyndon Johnson during his inauguration parade in January of 1965. Congress passed, and Johnson signed into law, the nation’s first civil rights act...
Cape May-Lewes Ferry pays tribute to healthcare workers

The Cape May-Lewes Ferry has commenced sounding “Bravo-Zulu” on the vessel’s horn to show support and appreciation to healthcare providers on both sides of the Delaware Bay who are on the front lines of the battle with COVID-19. The signal will be broadcast each evening at 5:45 p.m. in Cape May, N...
Bellmoor Inn & Spa reopens with safety protocols in place

Following the state and local government’s accordance, The Bellmoor Inn & Spa reopened to guests and team members as of June 1. Located in the heart of Delaware’s coastal community of Rehoboth Beach, the award-winning hotel was reopened under the guidance of its Safeguarding Our Guests...
Lewes woman uses Facebook to boost local businesses

By Kaitlyn Cupelli

The Facebook group Locals Supporting Locals, created by Kaylee Fluharty, lets patrons know which places are open for business and their hours. It also highlights daily specials and new places patrons can try. Fluharty said her mom, who had heard of a similar group in another state, inspired her to...
Milton’s Suburban Farmhouse to return June 1

By Ryan Mavity

After a six-month layoff, Milton’s Suburban Farmhouse will reopen for business at its Federal Street location Monday, June 1. The popular Milton breakfast spot has been derailed by two things: first, a car crash that damaged the building at 108 Federal St. and second, the COVID-19 pandemic, which...
What’s round, comes in a square box, and served as a triangle?

By Bob Yesbek

Though the actual facts might be in dispute, I still believe my parents met over a slice of pizza. They loved the stuff. And they were particularly picky about their pies. It was a rare weekend night when mom wouldn’t make that fateful call to the Villa Rosa in Silver Spring, Md., or the Capri in...
King’s Ice Cream dips into 40th season as a Lewes tradition

2020 marks 40 seasons of business in downtown Lewes since King’s Homemade Ice Cream opened its doors on Good Friday of 1981. Its location was, at that time, the Zwaanendael Hotel, now Hotel Rodney. Tom and Chris King decided that an ice cream shop was just what Lewes needed. Earl, Tom’s dad, owned...
Chapel Green parade honors graduates, fallen heroes

By Ron MacArthur

Even the COVID-19 state of emergency couldn’t deter the residents of Chapel Green who wanted to celebrate Memorial Day. Decorating their vehicles in red, white and blue, residents drove around the community on Memorial Day in tribute to fallen heroes, but also to stop by the home of each Class of...
DNREC to resume state park campground rentals June 1

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen its campgrounds in Delaware State Parks Monday, June 1, in response to Gov. John Carney’s removal of the emergency ban on short-term rental units starting June 1. The mandatory 14-day quarantine for out-of-state travelers...
Good news: Movies at Midway is first theater to reopen in Delaware

By Ron MacArthur

Under Phase 1 of the state's economic recovery from the state of emergency brought on by COVID-19, more businesses are permitted to reopen, but at 30 percent capacity. Movies at Midway along Route 1 will reopen Monday, June 1, but it won't be business as usual. Movies at Midway will be the first...
Milton Theatre to hold soft reopening

By Ryan Mavity

It will be in a very different environment, but starting Wednesday, June 3, Milton Theatre will once again be open for business. Perhaps fittingly, the first event for the theater’s soft reopening is the 1939 classic, “The Wizard of Oz,” with screenings at 3 and 7 p.m. The following day, Thursday...
Canal observation deck removed in Rehoboth Beach

By Chris Flood

People may soon be able to access the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal from Grove Park in Rehoboth Beach, but it appears it will come at the cost of an observation deck that stood at the top of the canal embankment. In an email May 15, Rehoboth Public Works Director Kevin Williams said during excavation for...
Lonely Gazebo Band jams to help musicians

The Lonely Gazebo Band of Milton, including (l-r) Nick Kashmanian, Andy Shaw, Jeff Evans, Steven Daddona and Mike Fletcher entertained friends and neighbors recently with an impromptu jam. Through the generosity of the grateful audience, the performance raised $224 to benefit full-time musicians...

Fishing Report

Rich King has been fishing since he could walk, thanks to his grandfather who was an avid surf and deep sea fisherman. Get more fishing information and photos at Delaware-Surf-Fishing.com.

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Cassie Gotto-White is a gamer, communications professional and coffee lover. She discovered her passion for video games at age six when she was given an NES Top Loader. Her current main console is a PlayStation 4, but she also owns a Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. She considers herself to be a single-player games advocate, and some of her favorite games are The Last of Us, the Uncharted series, the Yakuza series and Night in the Woods. Follow her at cgottowhite on Instagram and Twitter, and add her on PSN: unleash-the-bats.

Steppin' Up To The Plate

The Rehoboth Foodie also writes The Business of Eating column every Friday in the Cape Gazette under the pseudonym “Bob Yesbek.” The two of them have never been seen in the same place at the same time. Just sayin’.

The 19th Hole

Gene Bleile is a retired physical education teacher, high school coach and elementary guidance counselor. Check out his fine art photography website.

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