Recent Columns

Barefootin'
Facing demolition, Rehoboth Public School yielding legacy items

Dennis Forney

20 hours ago

Rehoboth Public School has a date with a wrecking crew before the year is out. In the decades that...
Cape Flavors
Apples (and apple recipes) a sure sign of autumn

Denise Clemons

23 hours ago

If you’ve been to a farmers market or your local grocery lately, you’re seeing one of the sure...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
It's all about football, both kinds

Sumner Spence

1 day ago

American football This week the Philadelphia Eagles fell behind the Dallas Cowboys in their...
Editorials
More effort needed to fight opioid deaths

1 day ago

The opioid crisis is beginning to look more like mass suicide than just the numbing epidemic that...
Golf
Mulligan’s Pointe crowns club champions

Fritz Schranck

1 day ago

Mulligan’s Pointe held its club championships Sept. 14-15, with owner Pete Townsend winning the...
Running
Seashore Striders XC competes at Holy Cross Invitational

Tim Bamforth

1 day ago

The Seashore Striders youth cross country team competed at the Holy Cross Invitational Sept. 14 in...
Outdoors
Angler shatters blue catfish state record

1 day ago

The Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament announced a new state record blue catfish caught by Colt...
Ask the Trainer
How Lisa Travis went from diabetic to healthy in 90 days

Chris Antonio

1 day ago

Lisa Travis, age 53, had been on the weight-loss roller coaster all her life. She had tried...
People in Sports
Sam Connors is the Crouching Tiger of Cape hockey

Dave Frederick

1 day ago

Corners for Connors - Sophomore Samantha Connors is the inserter on corners for the Cape field...
Editorial Cartoon
‘Quite a compromise’

Jim Paterson

1 day ago
Garden Journal
A waste to see a glut of unripe green tomatoes rot on the vine

Paul Barbano

2 days ago

Bananas bring out the whimsy in us. The songwriter Frank Silver would stop at a fruit stand run by...
Healthy Geezer
Basic info about tremors, snoring, and CRP testing

Fred Cicetti

3 days ago

Q. Is essential tremor the same thing as Parkinson's disease? Essential tremor is often...
The Business of Eating
Dining al fresco with your puppydog. Yay or Nay?

Bob Yesbek

3 days ago

The business of eating – or in this case, dining - is more than just parking yourself in front of a...
Celebrate Excellent Care
Beebe is worth the wait – but doesn’t encourage waiting

Judy Aliquo

3 days ago

A few weeks ago, I was in Wilmington for a family wedding. On Friday night, I began to have...
Commentary
Family separation: A tragic American tradition

4 days ago

Injustice toward children has been replayed many times in American history. Time magazine (July 22...
People in Sports
Ronald McDonald is not just some clown, he’s a symbol of hope

Dave Frederick

4 days ago

Do the Hustle - I cover the Hustle for the House Ronald McDonald 5K each year because that clown is...
Editorials
7-Eleven out of scale for rural intersection

4 days ago

A controversial proposal to build a 7-Eleven on Route 24 at Angola Road is on the Tuesday, Sept. 17...
Editorial Cartoon
‘Uphill Battle’

Jim Paterson

4 days ago
Community Photo Showcase
‘Dog Squared’

4 days ago

Janet DiPietro took this great photo of her dog, Hope, whose reflection is shown at high tide in...
Wine
Toast the summer, prepare for the holidays with diverse sparklers

John McDonald

5 days ago

I just had one of my best Mondays ever. Bus and car loads of Coastal Sussex folks came down to...
Traveler Series
All aboard with “Dolly” & the Cape Gazette in Strasburg, Pa.

5 days ago

In August, Lorraine Steinhoff of Milford who recently played “Dolly” in Clear Space Theatre’s...
Our Senior Yearbook
Community support is vital for Alzheimer’s walk Sept. 28

Lisa Graff

5 days ago

Wendy Biggs, clad in a purple T-shirt emblazoned with the words Wendy’s Warriors, is passionate...
Around Town
Prepare your defenses now against the autumn arachnid assault

Nancy Katz

6 days ago

You can hear the pitter-patter of little feet around the house now. To be specific, it is the...
Movie Review
‘It 2’ is far from realizing the ambitions of the original

Rob Rector

6 days ago

Perhaps it is the filmmakers’ self-awareness, frustration with the source material, or blinding...
Traveler Series
Celebrating on the River of Gold with the Cape Gazette

6 days ago

Cape Gazette readers Joan and Bill Byrne of Lewes Beach recently celebrated Bill’s birthday on...
Barefootin'
The curious history of an invasive plant along the trail

Dennis Forney

1 week ago

I broke into journalism in 1972, with a weekly newspaper in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. That...
The Business of Eating
Doing mornings Dewey style

Bob Yesbek

1 week ago

In spite of Labor Day 2019 now being referred to in the past tense, The Starboard continues to be...
Cape Flavors
Shrimp dishes are always crowd pleasers

Denise Clemons

1 week ago

I’ve been invited to many a potluck-style cocktail party where the host serves liquid refreshments...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
The Phillies are missing a big opportunity

Sumner Spence

1 week ago

Second place in the National League Baseball wildcard race is still wide open. If the Phillies...
Editorials
End of an era for Cape Gazette editorial page

1 week ago

This week marks the end of an era for readers of the Cape Gazette and for all of us who produce it...
Running
Turnout for Run, White & Blue 5K is 520

1 week ago

The 6th annual Run, White & Blue 5K was held Sept. 5 at Delaware Tech in Georgetown with 520...
People in Sports
I make snap judgments a thousand times every game

Dave Frederick

1 week ago

Startle and shutter reflexes - Tuesday afternoon, I was at periscope depth of field with a 450-...
Golf
High-end putters feature low balance points

Fritz Schranck

1 week ago

 Steve Sacks and Richard Parente have enjoyed long and distinguished careers in the golf equipment...
Outdoors
Hurricane stirs up surf, doesn’t hinder fishing

Eric Burnley

1 week ago

I arrived at Indian River Inlet around 0545 Tuesday, Sept. 10, with plans to fish the magic hour...
Editorial Cartoon
Good Riddance

Jim Paterson

1 week ago
Garden Journal
Fiddle Leaf Fig tree is a wonderful houseplant

Paul Barbano

1 week ago

We often fiddle with new plants, only to give up and yell “fiddlesticks!” There is a large...
Healthy Geezer
Common childhood diseases may be more severe for adults

Fred Cicetti

1 week ago

Q. A friend of mine in her 60s was diagnosed with “fifth disease.” I never heard of such a...
Celebrate Excellent Care
Pay attention - this could save your life

Kim King

1 week ago

My lung abnormalities were discovered on a low-dose CT scan. If you have a history of smoking, you...
Commentary
Share the road as farmers harvest crops

1 week ago

It is harvest time again, and right now farmers are working extra hard to harvest crops that are...
Coach’s Corner
Challenges of using a bike in the Cape Region

Kevin Danahy

1 week ago

If you talk to a group of people about the rules of the road for cyclists, you are bound to get...
People in Sports
Two can make a dream so real; two can make a wish come true

Dave Frederick

1 week ago

Deuce it Up - Beware, this may be a theme column. The Lake Forest Invitational at Killens Pond on...
Editorials
To improve education, bring back play

1 week ago

For nearly two decades, school test scores have driven the debate about school quality nationwide...
Editorial Cartoon
‘DelDOT’s Latest’

Jim Paterson

1 week ago
Community Photo Showcase
Surf’s Up

1 week ago

Teammates Tom Bracht, left, and Kyle Kaminsky prepare to head out for a semifinal round of the 3rd...
Wine
Wines from near and far for change-of-season sampling

John McDonald

1 week ago

I hope all had a terrific Labor Day weekend. I have been a beach resident since 1971 and I still...
Traveler Series
Taking a break in Japan to read the Cape Gazette

1 week ago

In April, Sarah Glinski and her boyfriend, Alex Kish of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania visited Japan...
Around Town
Some parents are actually enjoying that empty nest

Nancy Katz

1 week ago

Wagons Ho! It’s time to load up the van and drop that kid off at college. Move ‘em in and move ‘em...
Movie Review
A wrap of summer at the box office

Rob Rector

1 week ago

This summer, Disney had a total of five films rake in more than $1 billion worldwide. Yet even with...
Traveler Series
Reading Cape Gazette on an 870-mile Viking River cruise

1 week ago

Bruce McFarlane and James Lichford of Milton recently returned from a 15-day Rhine River cruise...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Can it really be time for football season?

Sumner Spence

2 weeks ago

This year is the 100th anniversary of professional football as we know it. The first 40 or so years...