Cape Life

Women’s Club of Indian River installs new members

9 hours ago
The GFWC Women's Club of Indian River met Sept. 9 to hear about child advocacy efforts. The club...

Jenna Anger named Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware

10 hours ago
Jenna Anger of Bridgeville was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware Aug. 10 and awarded...

Milton library names Jaida White bicycle winner

11 hours ago
The Milton Library Summer Reading Program bicycle and helmet drawing winner is Jaida White. The...

Lewes library welcomes Emily Ellinger as teen librarian

20 hours ago
The Lewes Public Library announced the arrival of Emily Ellinger, who will serve as the new teen...

DAR recognizes Kay Carnahan for community service

21 hours ago
At the Sept. 14 meeting of the Col. David Hall Chapter National Society of the Daughters of the...

Bloody Mary Sundays benefit Milton Historical Society

1 day ago
Paul Cullen, chef and owner of Paul’s Kitchen & Cullen-ary Company, recently introduced Bloody...

Electric vehicle demos set Sept. 21 in Rehoboth Beach

1 day ago
Delaware electric vehicle owners and advocates will show off the latest technology, and DNREC Clean...

Empty Bowls fundraiser to fight hunger Sept. 22

2 days ago
Potters from Milton and Rehoboth and a contributor from Colorado will be part of the Rehoboth Beach...

Delaware Humane to host pet vaccination and nail...

2 days ago
The Delaware Humane Association will hold a special vaccination clinic from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday,...

Family to host blood drive to pay it forward Sept. 22

2 days ago
For nearly two years, the Herbert family has been able to live free of the fear of cancer since...

Cape Life Briefs Fall 2019

3 days ago
Cape Henlopen Senior Center offers exercise classes Cape Henlopen Senior Center, 11 Christian St.,...

History Book Fest to introduce Children’s Literature...

3 days ago
The Third Annual History Book Festival will introduce a new event – a children’s literature panel...

4 Paws Got Your 6 raises funds for Grass Roots...

Dan Cook
3 days ago
Grass Roots Rescue presented the third annual 4 Paws Got Your 6 benefit at American Legion Post 28...

Delaware parks division earns national innovation award

3 days ago
DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation has been selected to receive the National Association of...

County grant makes Lewes library outreach possible

3 days ago
Grant funds provided by the Sussex County Department of Libraries, and earmarked for outreach...

Rehoboth Beach Gingerbread Contest seeks entries by...

3 days ago
The 2019 Rehoboth Beach Gingerbread Contest slated for Saturday, Nov. 30, is now seeking amateur...

SPCA cuts the ribbon on renovated center

Deny Howeth
4 days ago
Brandywine Valley SPCA hosted an open house and ribbon-cutting Sept. 14 to celebrate extensive...

Lewes Fire Department to hold inaugural open house...

4 days ago
Lewes Fire Department will host its inaugural fire prevention open house from 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesday...

Rehoboth Beach Rotary hears about Milton food pantry

4 days ago
At its Sept. 6 meeting, the Rehoboth Beach Sunrise Rotary Club heard from members of the Milton...

Skate the Cape Shred Fest returns to state park Nov....

4 days ago
For skateboarders, surfers and board-riding enthusiasts, Skate the Cape is back at Cape Henlopen...

Grotto Pizza event for Changing Fates Equine Rescue...

5 days ago
A fundraiser for Changing Fates Equine Rescue in Laurel will be held from 4 to 9 p.m., Saturday,...

Trivia: Produced in France since 1849, Cointreau is...

5 days ago
RULES Submit the correct answer through the form by 9 a.m. next Monday and be entered in a drawing...

Operation SEAs the Day parades through Bethany

Sage Kelley
5 days ago
Despite Hurricane Dorian bringing dreary weather to the Delaware beaches, locals lined the roads,...

CHEER hosts Military Honor and Patriot Day celebration

Ron MacArthur
5 days ago
The CHEER Community Center in Georgetown hosted its annual Military Honor and Patriot Day...

All aboard with “Dolly” & the Cape Gazette in...

5 days ago
In August, Lorraine Steinhoff of Milford who recently played “Dolly” in Clear Space Theatre’s...

Community support is vital for Alzheimer’s walk Sept...

Lisa Graff
5 days ago
Wendy Biggs, clad in a purple T-shirt emblazoned with the words Wendy’s Warriors, is passionate...

Prepare your defenses now against the autumn...

Nancy Katz
6 days ago
You can hear the pitter-patter of little feet around the house now. To be specific, it is the...

Cape Henlopen Senior Center to host art show Sept. 21

6 days ago
The Cape Henlopen Senior Center in Rehoboth Beach will host an art show displaying works by local...

Inaugural Jeep Rally for Respect rides to Fenwick...

Steven Billups
6 days ago
The Inaugural Jeep Rally for Respect was held Sept. 7. The Jeep Rally is a police-escorted Jeep...
Jeep Rally for Respect

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...

Operation Market Garden 75th anniversary hangar talk...

1 week ago
The Air Mobility Command Museum will host the Operation Market Garden 75th anniversary hangar talk...

UFO network director to speak at Rehoboth library...

1 week ago
Attendees will turn their eyes to the skies as the Rehoboth library hosts a visit from Bill Weber,...

Nothing but blue skies at the annual Nanticoke...

1 week ago
The 42nd annual Nanticoke Indian Powwow was blessed with clear skies Sept. 7-8. Keith Colston...

Traditional shipbuilding demo set in Lewes Sept. 16

1 week ago
Shipbuilding has been an inherent part of the history and economy of the Delaware coast,...

Georgetown car show to benefit breast cancer...

1 week ago
The Georgetown Breast Cancer Awareness Car, Truck, Motorcycle and Tractor Show will be held from 7...

Food writing class registration due Sept. 17

1 week ago
Award-winning writer Sarah Barnett will teach The Language of Food: A Taste of Food Writing, from 3...

Rehoboth Historical Society offers extended new...

1 week ago
September is membership month at the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society. Now through Monday, Sept...
DELAWARE CAPE REGION HISTORY IN PHOTOGRAPHS

Harvesting Sussex soybeans in the 1920s

1 week ago
Mechanical crop harvesting was just coming on the Sussex scene when Georgetown native Harold WT...

Moon landing spurs documentary by local filmmakers

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
The celebration of the moon landing in July came and went about as quickly as one of the original...

Laurel Historical Society to share Hitchens...

1 week ago
Laurel Historical Society will present the Great Reveal at 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 29, on the lawn at...

Volunteers needed for emergency preparedness...

1 week ago
The Division of Public Health is looking for volunteers to participate in an emergency preparedness...

First State Ballet to perform ‘Dracula’ Oct. 26 in...

1 week ago
First State Ballet Theatre will perform “Dracula” at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, at Cape Henlopen...

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...

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...

Barn dance fundraiser to benefit therapeutic riding...

1 week ago
Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding will host its 4th Annual Barn Dance fundraiser from 6 to 10 p...

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...

Dewey triathlon to benefit Pathways to Success and...

2 weeks ago
The Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon set for 8 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, will benefit nonprofits...

Lewes attractions await History Book Festival...

2 weeks ago
Visitors to Lewes’ Third Annual History Book Festival in late September will find themselves...

Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse program at Rehoboth...

2 weeks ago
The Rehoboth Beach Museum will host William “Red” Moulinier for a program on the Harbor of Refuge...

Voter registration on-site at Delaware Tech Sept. 24

2 weeks ago
The League of Women Voters of Sussex County and Delaware Technical Community College will mark...