Recent Columns

People in Sports
Coastal Sussex is a mecca of running races; just hit the restart button

Dave Frederick

4 hours ago

Half in the bag - The 12th Seashore Striders Half Marathon, Relay and 5K run are in the books for...
Commentary
Diversity, equity, inclusion embrace all

Sara Ford

4 hours ago

Diversity, equity and inclusion. Three words that, for most of us, embody a moral rightness and...
Editorial Cartoon
Careless. Costly. Contaminated.

Jim Paterson

5 hours ago
Community Photo Showcase
Shelf Cloud in Rehoboth Beach

16 hours ago

Kyle Brothers sent us this dramatic image of a shelf cloud May 8 in Rehoboth Beach. “This is a shot...
Our Senior Yearbook
Fish On! is our favorite for so many reasons

Lisa Graff

1 day ago

My husband asks if I want to go to Cheers for dinner – Cheers is our code word for Fish On, our...
Around Town
Mother’s Day memories – happy or sad – tug at our hearts

Nancy Katz

1 day ago

Mother’s Day is one of those iconic holidays. Sometimes it is observed with joy. Sometimes it is...
Move Forward with Stacey
Fearful about making changes during COVID

Stacey Himler

2 days ago

Q: How do I downsize during COVID? I’m fearful about going to donation centers and/or having people...
Wine
Celebrate all moms and look forward to summer wines

John McDonald

2 days ago

Don’t forget Mother’s Day this Sunday. This past week, I was reflecting on my mom and grandmothers...
Golf
Cape golf team continues to play well

Fritz Schranck

3 days ago

The Cape Henlopen golf team split their two most recent matches, including their last home match of...
Barefootin'
Current Sussex numbers for COVID, census and real estate

Dennis Forney

4 days ago

Sometimes it’s just fun to cut through the words and look at the numbers. Data from the 2020 10-...
The Business of Eating
Three brothers from Greece helped shape Rehoboth’s culinary history

Bob Yesbek

4 days ago

My recent column about Back Porch Café’s upcoming season - number 48, to be exact - set off a bit...
Cape Flavors
An introduction to rhubarb and its surprising uses

Denise Clemons

4 days ago

Once again, the appearance of rhubarb stalks in the produce aisle at Lloyd’s Market tells us spring...
People in Sports
Masks or no masks: What is going down in the world of school sports?

Dave Frederick

4 days ago

No mask, don’t ask - Fans from afar looked at my posted game photos of the May 5 girls’ lacrosse...
Editorials
Hanwell clear choice for school board

4 days ago

Cape Henlopen School District voters will go to the polls Tuesday, May 11, to make a choice in the...
Running
Cape girls’ track finishes dual-meet season undefeated

Tim Bamforth

4 days ago

The Cape Henlopen girls’ track & field team finished off an emotional dual-meet season with an...
Editorial Cartoon
Cool Spring

Jim Paterson

4 days ago
Outdoors
Gun rights rally set for May 8 in Dover

Eric Burnley

4 days ago

On Saturday, May 8, The Delaware State Sportsman’s Association will hold a gathering of folks...
Garden Journal
With its pleasant fragrance, lesser calamint is a great choice for mixed...

Paul Barbano

5 days ago

Some names just beg the question of why? Before the town was even built, a surveyor plotted out...
Commentary
Delaware must act to end sale of all flavored tobacco

Kathy Jennings

6 days ago

Flavored tobacco products pose a significant danger to our public health and are fueling a growing...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
One hundred years ago on the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

6 days ago

Bill Heronemus sent along this photo, looking toward the northwest, of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal in...
Celebrate Excellent Care
Urgent care visit renews old memories for grateful patient

Barb Sunderlin

6 days ago

The day after my second COVID-19 vaccination shot, Sunday, March 14, I began to have stomach pain...
People in Sports
Read option: If a coach you know writes a book, go read it

Dave Frederick

1 week ago

Read option - I just read “More Than One Goal” by Cape boys’ lacrosse coach Mark D’...
Editorial Cartoon
Seasonal allergy

Jim Paterson

1 week ago
Community Photo Showcase
Nature’s Fireworks

1 week ago

Looking more like a fireworks display than the center of a dandelion seedhead, this macro photo was...
Around Town
Answer the call of the open road - if you can find any

Nancy Katz

1 week ago

We understand that many visitors are stressed out by the time they finally arrive. It’s all the...
Wine
Avoid overhyped wines with overinflated prices

John McDonald

1 week ago

A recent solicitation for Chateauneuf du Pape and a variety of other well-known Cotes du Rhone...
Golf
Cape golf team wins two to bring record to 6-2

Fritz Schranck

1 week ago

Something seems to have clicked. The Cape Henlopen High School golf team traveled April 26 to...
Outdoors
Trout fishing in New Castle County

Eric Burnley

1 week ago

On Tuesday, I drove up to New Castle County to take advantage of the stocked streams that I help...
The Business of Eating
Ready, get set, go! Let the crab cake wars begin

Bob Yesbek

1 week ago

Every morning, I pour myself a cup of cold-brew coffee. I add a polite squirt of Monin Dark...
Barefootin'
Growth and COVID observations relating to our schools

1 week ago

Roadwork and school construction have become constants in Sussex County and Delaware’s Cape Region...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
No Phillies

Sumner Spence

1 week ago

The NHL season is almost over, and the Philadelphia Flyers have been quite disappointing. They had...
People in Sports
Siblings score goals in Wednesday lacrosse games

Dave Frederick

1 week ago

Sibling scorers - In lacrosse games played April 28, Lindsay D’Ambrogi and her older...
Running
Cape girls move to 7-0, boys win two for a 4-3 record

1 week ago

The Dover Senators came to town April 26 to join Cape and Sussex Academy in Henlopen Conference...
Editorials
Tough choices in Lewes elections

1 week ago

Seven candidates seek five seats in two Lewes elections Saturday, May 8. Voters would be hard-...
Cape Flavors
Road trip leads to a new flavor adventure with tri tip steak

Denise Clemons

1 week ago

For the first time in over a year, we recently ventured out on a road trip to visit friends. Once...
Garden Journal
Beit Alpha kibbutz cucumber is early, sweet, smooth-skinned

Paul Barbano

1 week ago

The beauty of a mixed garden is similar to the beauty of a mixed population of humans. As humans,...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
The lure of the beach continues, constant as the tides

1 week ago

The perennial simplicity, joy, and attractiveness of the beach, surf and waves are captured in this...
Celebrate Excellent Care
As good as an emergency department trip could be

Robert Geis

1 week ago

My wife and I were prepping to leave our home in Lewes Feb. 15, to make the drive back to Baltimore...
People in Sports
Ice cream and wind-driven spray at Dairy Queen 5K

Dave Frederick

2 weeks ago

Rude is wrong - Fans are back in the stands and so are some boneheaded boys who sit in the...
Commentary
Delaware Senate advancing legislation to lift up working families

Elizabeth Lockman, Dave Sokola and Bryan Townsend

2 weeks ago

Over the last year, Delawareans have been tested like never before. The pandemic has cost us lives...
Editorial Cartoon
And the loser is

Jim Paterson

2 weeks ago
Community Photo Showcase
Seals on the bay

2 weeks ago

Pam Lackman took this photo March 10, on a trip with the Sea Sisters group of the Freedom Boat Club...
Our Senior Yearbook
The secret to a long marriage

Lisa Graff

2 weeks ago

I have been married for 42 years to a wonderful man who frustrates the heck out of me. It’s mutual...
Around Town
Start preparing now to reach that summer mind-set

Nancy Katz

2 weeks ago

The party is over and the fat lady is about to sing. Or maybe I just missed it. With the influx of...
Wine
Experienced winemakers are worth following

John McDonald

2 weeks ago

I had the opportunity to sample several South African wines from Sadie Family Wines, one of...
Ask the Trainer
Paige Fitzgerald torched 16 pounds of fat and repaired her back with...

Chris Antonio

2 weeks ago

By today’s standards Paige Fitzgerald did not need to lose weight. She is tall, and has long legs...
Golf
Charity tournament schedule returning to normal

Fritz Schranck

2 weeks ago

The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions in the 2020 Cape Region charity tournament schedule...
Outdoors
Fishing Broadkill Beach for black drum

Eric Burnley

2 weeks ago

I didn’t give you quite enough information about the Coast Guard’s requirement for a cut-off switch...
Barefootin'
Navy’s stealth vessel intrigues almost as much as pollen

Dennis Forney

2 weeks ago

We live in a waterfront community, so it’s no surprise that last week’s column about Norfolk, its...
The Business of Eating
Beach Eats: A look back at flavors past

Bob Yesbek

2 weeks ago

You never know when you’re going to hit a nerve. I’m still getting responses to last week’s article...