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Thoughts from the Sidelines
Tiger wins!
Sumner Spence
6 years ago
On Sunday, Tiger Woods won his 80th tournament on the PGA Tour by winning the Tour Championship at...
People in Sports
Comcast to Coach Fred 37 years and a minute late
Dave Frederick
6 years ago
Coach and Comcast - A Comcast technician stepped out of his truck onto my driveway 37 years and one...
Golf
Out of the Sand ending its run
Fritz Schranck
6 years ago
Out of the Sand, the golf and sports simulator provider in Midway Shopping Center, will soon close...
Running
Middle school cross country is off and running
Tim Bamforth
6 years ago
The Beacon boys’ team kicked off the fall season Sept. 24 against Postlethwait at the College of...
Outdoors
Unicorn filefish caught at Assateague Island
Eric Burnley
6 years ago
I have been fishing in Delaware since I was a little boy and doing fishing reports for Delaware and...
Editorial Cartoon
‘Arsenic Acres’
Chris Wildt
6 years ago
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Lewes Beach an auto destination in 1930
6 years ago
This photograph from September of 1930 shows that then, as now, Lewes Beach and its public parking...
Commentary
Celebrating 25 years of the Cape Gazette
Sen. Chris Coons
6 years ago
From my earliest memories, newspapers have been part of my daily life. Ever present on my family’s...
Know the difference between failing and quitting
6 years ago
As a coach, I see athletes fail numerous times throughout the year, with workout goals and in races...
Editorials
Editorial: Tragic cycling death must spark serious change
6 years ago
The recent trial of a Lewes man charged in the death of local media businessman Tom Draper, who was...
Saltwater Portraits
Patricia Rivera: Living the American dream
Ellen Driscoll
6 years ago
Immigration is a topic close to Patricia Rivera’s heart. “I’m very passionate about it because it’s...
People in Sports
Everybody knows somebody at Taste of Sposato 5K run
6 years ago
Everybody knows your name - Daisy Hughes is the face everyone knows at a saturated Sunday morning...
Editorial Cartoon
‘Nap Time’
Chris Wildt
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Community Photo Showcase
Dewey from Above
6 years ago
Chris Driscoll sent us this bird’s-eye view of Dewey Beach’s end of the season beach party Sept. 22...
Read wine labels carefully to distinguish top level from second
John McDonald
6 years ago
Chateau Olivier is a Pessac Leognan (Graves) wine producer that excels with both its flagship red...
King Alfred daffodils yield the throne to newcomers
6 years ago
It’s good to be king. At the end of the 19th century, John Kendall grew a daffodil with huge 4-inch...
Pumpkin payback time is near, so beware!
Nancy Katz
6 years ago
The pumpkin has always been a mystery to me. Now that it is autumn, the pumpkin makes its...
‘Predator’: It’s time for Hollywood to find new alien species
Rob Rector
6 years ago
The “Predator” corpse - a perfectly serviceable slice of ’80s action cheese - has been dug up...
Traveler Series
Sailing the Baltic Sea and exploring 8 different countries with the...
6 years ago
Lewes residents Phyllis and Barry Cole recently returned from a Viking Ocean Cruise on the Baltic...
The Business of Eating
Off-season makes casual dining even more fun
Bob Yesbek
6 years ago
Occasionally I allow myself to slide down the slippery (and often tasty) slope of casual dining,...
Barefootin'
A tale of boats, New Hampshire and adventure
Dennis Forney
6 years ago
Becky and I drove to New Hampshire last week to pick up a boat. It was a long journey that started...
Cape Flavors
The history of Green Goddess dressing
Denise Clemons
6 years ago
At a recent celebration, we enjoyed a beautiful (and healthy) appetizer - artfully arranged fresh...
Editorials
Editorial: How serious are we about fatalities?
6 years ago
DelDOT Secretary Jennifer Cohan and Homeland Security Secretary Robert Coupe wrote about highway...
Traveler Series
The Gazette visits Dunham Massey Hall, an estate in England
6 years ago
In July, longtime (15 years and going strong) Cape Gazette readers Rob and Soozie LeBleu spent...
Outdoors
DNREC explains dredging at Massey’s Ditch
Eric Burnley
6 years ago
An informational hearing was held Sept. 17 in the Bethany Beach library, where DNREC Soil and Water...
Running
Dogfish Dash attracts runners from 28 states and Australia
Tim Bamforth
6 years ago
The 13th annual Dogfish Dash 8K is coming up at the end of the month. The event has attracted 3,040...
Golf
Whitby at USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur
Fritz Schranck
6 years ago
Congratulations and good luck to Britny Whitby of Rehoboth Beach Country Club in this year’s USGA...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Carson Wentz is back!
Sumner Spence
6 years ago
The Philadelphia Eagles did not play very well against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. There...
People in Sports
Checking out sports practices to get a sense of it all
Dave Frederick
6 years ago
Go to what I know - I’ve been sportswriter for 36 years, and it’s been a 42 years since I coached a...
Editorial Cartoon
‘New Voting Machines!’
Chris Wildt
6 years ago
Use bills and quarters to measure bulb planting
Paul Barbano
6 years ago
While we associate George Washington as the face of the $1 bill, the first such currency showed a...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
The Circle in Georgetown from the air in 1970
6 years ago
This aerial photograph from March of 1970 shows downtown Georgetown and its Circle, and the streets...
Commentary
Sussex Economic Development committee heading in new direction
6 years ago
Just over a year ago, I began reporting to the people of Sussex County on the efforts by a group of...
Editorials
Editorial: Rehoboth tax for hotel, motel guests long overdue
6 years ago
Rehoboth Beach officials are considering imposing a city accommodations tax on hotels and motels –...
People in Sports
Sports mirror life in a happy to sad haphazard pattern
Dave Frederick
6 years ago
Rough patch -
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Community Photo Showcase
Tree Ornaments
6 years ago
George Perasso of Lewes said he left Senators in Lewes on his bike with his camera with hopes of...
Seniors in September
Lisa Graff
6 years ago
September will always feel like the beginning of a new year to me. Since I was a classroom teacher...
Take a little detour into white Bordeaux
John McDonald
6 years ago
Bordeaux immediately evokes French, red, expensive. One should remember that Bordeaux, unlike...
Don’t look now, but the insects are making inroads
Nancy Katz
6 years ago
You can hear the pitter-patter of little feet around the house now. Well, actually it is more like...
Summer wrap: Theaters bounced back to 2013 numbers
Rob Rector
6 years ago
Despite reports to the contrary, moviegoing has not become the lost art that doomsayers have been...
Traveler Series
Exploring the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia with the Cape Gazette
6 years ago
While visiting Nova Scotia recently, Bob and Mary Roche took time to read their Gazette along the...
The Business of Eating
In a culinary destination, service is always king
Bob Yesbek
6 years ago
One of the highest - and lowest - points in the ownership of my most recent restaurant was the...
Barefootin'
Beachcombing after a weekend storm, thinking about plastic
6 years ago
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Cape Flavors
Potatoes one of world’s most important crops
Denise Clemons
6 years ago
Trapped inside during the recent bout of relentless rainstorms, I wasn’t ready to run out to the...
Running
Cape Region: The mecca of running
Tim Bamforth
6 years ago
One of the main reasons why rescheduling an event or adding a new event is nearly impossible in the...
Traveler Series
Reading the Gazette in Moscow’s Red Square
6 years ago
Cape Gazette readers Matt Malinowski and Chuck Lentz recently traveled to Helsinki, Finland, Moscow...
Editorials
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6 years ago
As Hurricane Florence bears down on the East Coast, we are reminded again that we are a low-lying...
People in Sports
Darby Klopp glitters like gold, upping everyone’s game
Dave Frederick
6 years ago
Girl Scout Gold Award - “You got gold, gold inside of you, well I got some, gold inside me too.” -...
Outdoors
Ocean View man catches state-record cobia
Eric Burnley
6 years ago
The State of Delaware has a new state-record cobia. John Burbage set the record when he checked in...
Golf
Brockstedt sisters bow out at Drive, Chip & Putt subregional
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6 years ago
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