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Art reception at Lavender Fields slated July 12

Members of the Delaware Shore Artists Group will exhibit a wide range of original artwork and prints at Lavender Fields Farm near Milton from Wednesday, July 1 to Sunday, July 12. Art and nature lovers can meet the nine local artists at a reception to be held from 1 to 3 p.m., July 12. The exhibit...

Dress your feet in style at Sock Avenue in Rehoboth

By Chris Flood

A store with the name Sock Avenue better sell a lot of socks, and Rehoboth Beach’s only sock-themed store does just that. Open for roughly a month, Sock Avenue is owned and operated by Delmar and Dena Smith. During an interview June 24, Delmar estimated the store has at least 2,000 styles of socks...
Funland reopens but with limited games and no rides

Not able to do its traditional spring debut because of the COVID-19 state of emergency, Funland on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk is now open from 1 to 8 p.m. daily with five games and some arcade-crane games available. Anyone over the age of 2 is required to wear a mask at all times while playing...
Beach Paper: Thursday, July 2, 2020

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Restaurants are no strangers to cleanliness

By Rehoboth Foodie

For many, all this discussion of gloves, plastic shields, sanitizing liquids, etc., is a brand-new thing. “Uncharted territory,” they scream. Well, not so fast. Among the people who have been made to suffer financially and emotionally because of this virus scare are those who know the most about...
Moe, Tiger and Curley

By Gene Bleile

It has been said, “Your swing is a work in progress, but a bad grip follows you to the grave.” I don’t remember who said that, but it certainly makes sense. But what if your grip and swing were so unconventional that you were known as the best ball striker in the world, but today few people know...
Video games now more important than ever

By Cassie Gotto-White

Much has changed in the world since I wrote my last column. I don’t think anyone could have predicted that 2020 would be the complete dumpster fire that it is, but here we are. Like many, many others, I have been spending a lot of time playing video games while quarantined during this pandemic....
The lowdown on shark-fishing rules

By Rich King

We are in full summer fishing mode. Little fish in the surf, big fish offshore, and the action has been typical for this time of year. Pond hopping is producing well and top water is starting to attract more hits in the evenings. Put in the time and you will most likely catch something. Use mullet...
The Everafter to perform in Dewey Beach July 3, 5

The Everafter has a trio of performances over the holiday weekend in Dewey Beach, including 9 p.m., Friday, July 3 at Jimmy’s Grille; 2 p.m., Sunday, July 5 at the Rusty Rudder; and 6 p.m., Sunday, July 5 at Jimmy’s Grille. Plan the rest of your nightlife by viewing the Steppin’ Out schedule.
Rehoboth Beach Museum to host Funland program July 9

The Rehoboth Beach Museum invites members and friends to join an online conversation with Chris Lindsley, author of “Land of Fun: The Story of an Old-Fashioned Amusement Park for the Ages,” at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, July 9. For many families, a vacation to Rehoboth Beach was not complete without a...
Lewes band creates series to benefit musicians

By Kaitlyn Cupelli

Called “The Biggest Little Band on the Shore,” Hope For Success is a rock ‘n’ roll band from Lewes that has been performing together for almost two years. The band includes bassist and vocalist Drew Fitzkee, 15; lead singer Elaina Marsch, 13; drummer and vocalist Alex Fitzkee, 13; and guitarist...
July 4 fireworks in Dewey Beach canceled

Dewey Beach’s annual July Fourth fireworks display has been canceled. The celebration is put on every year by Highway One. In a Facebook post Tuesday, June 30, Highway One President Alex Pires said Gov. John Carney ordered the cancellation. Earlier in the month, Pires exhibited the permit he...

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, 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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