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Barefootin'
Animals define us and mark the changing season

Dennis Forney

4 years ago

Have you ever watched a squirrel run halfway across a street, stop, turn around, run halfway back...
Running
Cape track opens season with double win over Sussex Tech

Tim Bamforth

4 years ago

The Cape boys’ team opened its first outdoor season track and field meet in two years with a 91-50...
People in Sports
Come see about me and JV

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Come See About Me - The Supremes’ song that rhymes with JV. So full disclosure: My granddaughter...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
So much for the Big 10!

Sumner Spence

4 years ago

After the first week of the NCAA basketball tournament, there have definitely been some big upsets...
Editorials
Preserve the integrity of Sussex zoning

4 years ago

One of the most dramatic zoning changes that can be made in Sussex County is from one of the...
Ornamental cherry trees blossom in several varieties

Paul Barbano

4 years ago

He was the first president to throw the first ball of baseball season, the first president to own a...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Rehoboth Beach’s new sewage treatment plant in 1935

4 years ago

The Rehoboth Beach wastewater treatment plant was built in the farmland outside Rehoboth Beach in...
Celebrate Excellent Care
Longtime nurse applauds Beebe’s excellent, empathetic care

Deborah Fitzpatrick

4 years ago

Renee and Roy Anderson have a lot to be grateful for this year, including the excellent care they...
People in Sports
Hear about the dairy farmer who milked the clock?

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Equalization Title IX - A civil rights law passed in 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in any...
Commentary
Hi-rise apartments coming to rural Sussex

Rich Borrasso

4 years ago

Residential/agricultural-zoned acreage which limits development to two dwellings per acre is being...
Editorial Cartoon
Playing politics

Jim Paterson

4 years ago
Community Photo Showcase
Shadows at Sunset

4 years ago

Debra Regan caught this spectacular December sunset in Beach Plum Dunes.
Enjoy Mother Nature’s spring gifts before summer rushes in

Nancy Katz

4 years ago

So many of us think of this area as only a summer resort. And it is true that that this place is a...
Visit award-winning Virginia wineries, or stay near home with Delaware’s...

John McDonald

4 years ago

Hot off the press, news from a friend at the Virginia Wine Board. The 2021 Virginia Governor’s Cup...
Outdoors
Upstate trout season opens March 28-29

Eric Burnley

4 years ago

This year has been difficult for downstate trout fishermen. The only water stocked with trout was...
Barefootin'
Connecting the dots: Rehoboth and Selbyville post offices

Dennis Forney

4 years ago

Last week’s column about the Karl Knaths mural in the Rehoboth Beach Post Office led me this week...
Cape Flavors
Asparagus & lemon pasta dish welcomes spring with zing!

Denise Clemons

4 years ago

To celebrate the return of daylight saving time, I wanted to serve something with bright spring...
The Business of Eating
Don’t be fooled by the smiles; some of our restaurants are still on the...

Bob Yesbek

4 years ago

Several weeks ago I had the pleasure of dining at One Coastal, a (very) tiny spot in Fenwick Island...
Running
Live racing slowly returning to the Cape Region

Tim Bamforth

4 years ago

After a year with very limited racing, the road race scene is slowly coming back as many charities...
People in Sports
Sports is a visual handoff to a history of colorful stories

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Visual handoff - In the fall of 1978, Jay Maull quarterbacked a Cape football team coached by Jim...
Editorials
Spring sports: Let the games begin

4 years ago

Sports, with their elements of competition, fairness and teamwork, play an outsized and positive...
Editorial Cartoon
2040

Jim Paterson

4 years ago
Golf
A good fit at a good price

Fritz Schranck

4 years ago

Preparing for the new golf season sometimes calls for obtaining golf equipment that better matches...
Gardeners need a natural calendar to know when it’s safe to plant outdoors

Paul Barbano

4 years ago

March 20 is the spring equinox. Our word equinox comes from the Latin words “aequus” (equal) and “...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Green peas being planted now will be harvested in June

4 years ago

This photo from June of 1925 shows wagons heaped with green pea vines heading to hulling machinery...
Celebrate Excellent Care
Minimally invasive heart surgery gives ‘overnight results’

Rachel Swick-Mavity

4 years ago

Rich Hoffheins is not the sort to sit around. During his career in Washington, D.C., Rich not only...
People in Sports
Kids of coaches learn the game is about patience and opportunity

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Underwoods in the hood - Coaches’ kids are socialized like therapy dogs. They grow up around lots...
Commentary
Public defense is vital work; we must continue to treat it that way

Lisa Minutola

4 years ago

An old adage says, “A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.” But what about those...
Commentary
Congratulations to the youth of Southern Delaware!

Joseph Lawson

4 years ago

On March 7, a one-of-a-kind event took place in Delaware. A youth-led group, supported by local...
Editorial Cartoon
More bars

Jim Paterson

4 years ago
Community Photo Showcase
Fields are Alive

4 years ago

Peggy Douglas came upon a field full of snow geese at Prime Hook National Wildlife Reserve. “I felt...
Feel your worries float away!

Lisa Graff

4 years ago

Their brochure says “Floating is about everything that you won’t be doing.” Many friends claim I’m...
Move Forward with Stacey
Thinking of downsizing my home

Stacey Himler

4 years ago

This is the first of a new recurring column dealing with the challenges of changing lifestyles,...
Food-friendly wines can be fun and fine

John McDonald

4 years ago

Domaine Paul Mas Cremant de Limoux Brut Rosé, from Languedoc, Roussillon, France, is a beautiful...
Golf
Cape High golf team focused on improvement

Fritz Schranck

4 years ago

The Cape Henlopen High School Vikings golf team is busy working on conditioning, tee shots,...
Outdoors
More deep-water fishing tips

Eric Burnley

4 years ago

Flounder are not the only fish available to Delaware anglers that can reach deep water. Black sea...
Barefootin'
Rehoboth post office painting is artistic link to federal stimulus

Dennis Forney

4 years ago

Russian author and philosopher Leo Tolstoy wrote about many subjects, including art. He once said...
Cape Flavors
Saint Patrick’s Day brings to mind all things Irish

Denise Clemons

4 years ago

Next Wednesday is Saint Patrick’s Day, a day typically filled with parades, green beer, and...
The Business of Eating
Support our local hidden gems – lest they disappear forever!

Bob Yesbek

4 years ago

The majority of restaurants that have been severely damaged or simply put out of business by this...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Good to be back

Sumner Spence

4 years ago

March Madness returns next week. It was one of the first events to be canceled last year. It will...
People in Sports
Cape campus teeming with athletes for spring sports

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Thundering herd immunity - Legends Stadium was teeming with sports action March 9, with the boys’...
Running
Shamrock Shuffle 10-Miler & 5K on tap live for Saturday

Tim Bamforth

4 years ago

New CDC guidelines were released this week regarding a loosening of the mask rule so runners now...
Editorials
High cost of 5G antennas for resort towns

4 years ago

Like the national debt, numbers associated with the increase in wireless cellphone traffic not only...
Editorial Cartoon
Ordinary OK

Jim Paterson

4 years ago
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Rehoboth Beach Post Office as it appeared in 1940

4 years ago

The United States Postal service has been in the news across the country recently. That timeliness...
Mirepoix Garden planted for singular mix of herbs and vegetables

Paul Barbano

4 years ago

One of the best things about gardening is recognizing how many things in our lives are the result...
Celebrate Excellent Care
Beyond thrilled with my care at Beebe

Karen Pla

4 years ago

Recently, I was hospitalized for emergency surgery, and I was beyond thrilled with the level of...
People in Sports
Burton and Currie light up Lax World at Bethany College

Dave Frederick

4 years ago

Hometown hat trickers - The Bison of Bethany College lacrosse are 1-1 this early season, having...
Commentary
Crucial role of school social workers highlighted March 7-13

Gloria L. Ho

4 years ago

This year, the governor’s proclamation designates March 7-13, as School Social Work week in...
Editorial Cartoon
State of flux

Jim Paterson

4 years ago

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