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Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Horseshoe crabs at Bowers Beach for fertilizer

4 years ago

One of the great survivors of Planet Earth, horseshoe crabs have been roaming the sea floor for...
Celebrate Excellent Care
AFib patient tells Beebe to keep up the great work

Charles Maginn

4 years ago

I have had atrial fibrillation for 20 years. My condition is under control, meaning that I can go...
People in Sports
Cape football battles Sussex Tech in full-collision scrimmage

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Boys talking noise - The first full-contact football scrimmage of August preseason for high schools...
Commentary
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Annie Slease

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Since the coronavirus crisis began, studies show a nearly four-fold increase in anxiety and...
Editorial Cartoon
Midway or bust

Jim Paterson

4 years ago
Community Photo Showcase
What’s the buzz?

4 years ago

In this image by Chris Foster, a hoverfly finds a perfect perch on a daisy in the Cape Gazette’s...
Around Town with Pam
Coming home to Milton

Pam Bounds

4 years ago

Many of you may know me as an artist, or even further back, as The Purple Painter Lady. I am that...
Transport delays plus summer heat may add up to spoiled wines

John McDonald

4 years ago

Fires, drought, and too much rain are wreaking havoc in the world’s wine regions. Please say...
Traveler Series
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4 years ago

Even though Caeleb Dressel’s family was over 12,000 miles away from the Tokyo Olympics, they felt...
Golf
Cape Region Pro-Files: Chris Gray

Fritz Schranck

4 years ago

It took a while for Chris Gray to figure out what he loves about golf – and now he is living his...
Outdoors
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Eric Burnley

4 years ago

Right now, there are tog and sheepshead cruising the rocks at Indian River Inlet. You don’t need to...
Barefootin'
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Dennis Forney

4 years ago

One of the great and simple pleasures of Delmarva life is handlining for feisty, greedy and claw-...
Editorials
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4 years ago

In a video broadcast this week, Beebe Healthcare COVID-19 Medical Director Dr. William Chasanov...
The Business of Eating
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Bob Yesbek

4 years ago

A number of years ago, I ran an article that received a record number of positive responses from...
Cape Flavors
August brings prime tomato time

Denise Clemons

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Last weekend, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market held its annual Tomato Festival. Special events...
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Tim Bamforth

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Martin Rodriguez, 39, of Selbyville ran away with the overall championship in the Seashore Striders...
People in Sports
A world interconnected by sports and other stuff

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Interconnected sports world - Joe Franchella is a grandfather and football guy like me by way of...
Editorial Cartoon
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4 years ago
It all comes down to the sauce!

Rehoboth Foodie

4 years ago

With the proliferation of BBQ spots here in Delmarva, more and more people are asking about the...
Gaming for my sanity

Cassie Gotto-White

4 years ago

When I first started this column, I was 19 years old. The 20s are a time of self-discovery – of...
Fishing Report
Mullet are finally making a showing

Rich King

4 years ago

Typical summer fishing abides for the surf anglers and in area waterways. There are spot, kingfish...
God worked a miracle

Gene Bleile

4 years ago

Long before the War on Terror in Afghanistan, before Desert Storm or the invasion of Iraq, our...
Life is a journey; each day is a path

Neil Shister

4 years ago

When Natosha Norwood Carmine was growing up in Millsboro, she can’t remember ever having heard...
Plant beard tongue at the edge of your garden

Paul Barbano

4 years ago

Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell wrote Abraham Lincoln and convinced him to grow a beard. Not only did...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
An early 20th century crossing of Broadkill River

4 years ago

Judging by the automobiles, this photo of the bridge over Broadkill River dates back to the 1930s...
People in Sports
Cape football launches into 2021 season

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Launch angle - Cape football under the direction of head coach J.D. Maull has...
Commentary
Design the charitable legacy you want to leave

Rebecca Elzey

4 years ago

The idea of leaving a legacy is part of being human. Our earliest ancestors left their marks on...
Editorial Cartoon
By the letter

Jim Paterson

4 years ago
Move Forward with Stacey
Choose ethical partners when settling relative’s estate

Stacey Himler

4 years ago

Q: Should I stage my home for sale? How do I know what to leave behind for staging? Corinne B.,...
Shout ‘hurrah’ for a deeper dive into Syrah

John McDonald

4 years ago

The response on last week’s Syrah article was quick and above normal. The gist was, what about...
Traveler Series
Reading the Gazette in northern California while visiting Yosemite

4 years ago

Along with their Cape Gazette, Bob and Mary Roche recently returned from Yosemite National Park in...
Golf
Zamora doubles up at DWGA Amateur

Fritz Schranck

4 years ago

Congratulations to Arlene Zamora for her victory at the 2021 DWGA Women’s Amateur Championship,...
Outdoors
Leave striped bass regulations alone

Eric Burnley

4 years ago

My poor striped bass, or rockfish, as we call them locally. They are being regulated to the point...
The Business of Eating
Beloved restaurateur lives on in our memories and in her recipes

Bob Yesbek

4 years ago

One of the not-so-fun parts of getting older (I’ll just leave that there) is that new friends can...
Cape Flavors
Cantaloupe recipes showcase cool summer flavors

Denise Clemons

4 years ago

I waited far too long to enjoy a cantaloupe this summer. They have been at the farmers market for...
Barefootin'
Reflecting on the clean efforts of Delaware’s clean governor

Dennis Forney

4 years ago

John Carney is a clean guy – a clean governor. Buttoned up, smart, experienced, trim, prudent and...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
The Olympics are winding down

Sumner Spence

4 years ago

The United States is going to win the overall medal count and the Chinese are probably going to be...
Running
Race for the Paws caps Striders Summer Racing Series

Tim Bamforth

4 years ago

The 13 th annual Race for the Paws 5K & 1-Mile Dog Walk will be held Saturday, Aug. 7, from...
People in Sports
Robert Mitchell a preseason all-MEAC lineman from NCCU

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Lineman for life - Robert Mitchell, out of Millsboro and Cape Henlopen, is now a preseason...
Editorials
Our choices for Rehoboth election

4 years ago

As is typically the case in Rehoboth Beach, voters have a strong field of candidates to choose from...
Editorial Cartoon
Road worrier

Jim Paterson

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Rehoboth Foodie

4 years ago

As a weekly columnist, I’m always complimented (albeit a little surprised) when a reader asks me to...
Fishing Report
Been a summer of fun in the sun for sure

Rich King

4 years ago

Just another hot summer season, and we are catching fish and a good burn. Sugar-soft hot sand on...
A PGA record drive – 787 yards

Gene Bleile

4 years ago

If you are old enough to remember the golf movie, “Tin Cup,” you might recall a bet between Roy...
The magic of the bays

Neil Shister

4 years ago

I am with Chris Bason on the shore of Indian River Bay in ankle-deep warm water at a ribbon-thin...
Many rambling roses go on after blooming, produce beautiful rose hips

Paul Barbano

4 years ago

Like a flame that burns, the phrase carrying a torch for someone means holding out a love that is...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Surfers at Indian River Inlet in the mid-1950s

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This photograph from the middle of the 20th century gives a sense of the surfing scene at Indian...
People in Sports
Tagging people in photos, but who is it?

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Playing tag - Last week I posted a Facebook album of a Cape hockey camp. One photo showed a...
Commentary
Bipartisanship offers chance to finally get rural broadband right

Kevin Hensley

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Amidst all the partisan dysfunction that seems to define D.C. politics these days, the prospect of...
Editorial Cartoon
The plug pursuit

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