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Macro photographer launches book Kickstarter

By Ellen Driscoll

While photographer Christopher D Foster has made images of weddings, events, portraits and commercial stills for decades, in the past few years he has concentrated on a subject more close at hand. “Getting down to the macro level really makes the world seem larger,” Foster said in explaining his...

Good food makes for good memories

By Bob Yesbek

Aside from the ongoing foolishness that is Facebook and the like, few subjects stir up as much regional devotion as BBQ, chili and pizza. And it’s no wonder: Comfort foods we grew up with (and, in many cases, the restaurants that served them) are woven into the fabric of our lives. In the pizza...
Trap Pond – Delaware's first state park

By Ron MacArthur

I wrote a column called Mac's World for weekly newspapers in Seaford and Milford for more than 25 years. With the retirement of Dennis Forney, those of us who are going to occupy this space each Friday have big shoes to fill. People who live in eastern Sussex County rarely venture to the western...
Schellville attendance tops 104,000

By Ron MacArthur

The numbers are in, and they are amazing. More than 104,000 people attended the 2021 Schellville Enchanted Winter Celebration. Schellville moved away from the site of the Winter Wonderfest at Hudson Fields and expanded to a 5-acre parcel behind Tanger Outlets Seaside near Rehoboth Beach....
WonderFest event celebrates sixth spectacular fundraising year

WonderFest, a unique Delaware holiday fundraiser produced by the nonprofit organization Festival of Cheer, concluded its sixth annual festival Jan. 2. WonderFest 2021 proved to be the charitable organization’s second-biggest season! Welcoming nearly 13,000 vehicles and an estimated 60,000 guests,...
Dewey Beer Company opens new pizza spot in Harbeson

By Ryan Mavity

Less than a year after opening its new brewery in Harbeson, Dewey Beer Company has now opened its own pizza joint next door: Pizza Machine. Dewey Beer Company co-founder Brandon Smith said, “We all need pizza in our lives. It makes all the sense in the world to provide food at our Harbeson...
Harry K board seeking chocolate fest entries for March 5 event

Harry K Foundation board members are excited for the return of the Rehoboth Beach Chocolate Festival, slated for Saturday, March 5, at the Atlantic Sands Hotel and Conference Center in Rehoboth Beach. Organizers are seeking participants to take part in this annual event, which will include eight...
EasySpeak prepares big plans for 2022

By Ryan Mavity

As 2021 came to a close, EasySpeak Spirits in Milford began preparing for big plans in 2022. The restaurant and distillery closed on the former M&T Bank building in December, after it had been on the market for nearly two years. Earlier in 2021, EasySpeak owners Zach and Marissa King purchased...
Thompson Island and 3 Stars team to create triple IPA

The brewing teams at Thompson Island Brewing Company in Rehoboth Beach and 3 Stars Brewing Company in Washington, D.C., have collaborated to create First & Last, a hazy triple IPA made with Sabro, Simcoe and Mosaic hops. The name salutes both breweries’ homes. Delaware is the First State...
Wilson’s Pier in Dewey Beach in 1954

Just last week, we learned that the McKinney family has sold Pier Point Marina in Dewey Beach to an Ocean City, Md.-based group called Blue Water Development. The transaction is reportedly $5.75 million. The McKinneys have owned the valuable Dewey property since 1966, but it’s been operated as a...

Beach Walk

Neil Shister, a lifelong journalist who has reported for national publications, has lived part time in Lewes since 2009. He is the author of “Living Lewes,” “Revealing Rehoboth” and most recently, “Radical Ritual: How Burning Man Changed the World.”

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.

Play

Cassie Gotto-White is a gamer, a planner babe, and a boba tea fanatic. She discovered her passion for video games at age six when she was given an NES Top Loader by her aunt. Her current main consoles are the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. Some of her favorite games include The Last of Us, the Uncharted series, the Yakuza series, Persona 5, and Night in the Woods. Follow her on Instagram at @planningwithcass and YouTube at YouTube.com/PlanningwithCass.

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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