Cape Life

Tracking in the bush with the Cape Gazette

6 months ago
A group of Gazette readers from the Lewes area recently embarked on a journey through South Africa...

Lewes Base Ball Club opens season against Talbot...

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
The Lewes Base Ball Club opened its 2025 home season May 3, with a doubleheader against the Talbot...

Knights of Columbus group donates to local Habitat...

6 months ago
The Knights of Columbus Msgr. Desmond Council and Columbiettes recently donated $2,500 to Sussex...

Neighbors celebrate Arbor Day, Earth Day

6 months ago
In honor of Arbor Day and Earth Day, the 55+ active adult community of Four Seasons at Belle Terre...

Bethany Beach Poseidon Festival set May 23-26

6 months ago
The 10th annual Bethany Beach Poseidon Festival events will take place from Friday to Monday, May...

Genealogical society to meet May 17

6 months ago
The Sussex County Genealogical Society will hold its general meeting at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 17,...

Spirit of Steve ‘Spoonie’ Sponaugle lives on at benefit

Dan Cook
6 months ago
Family and friends of Stephen “Spoonie” Sponaugle held a fourth annual celebration of his life May...

Lunch with a Purpose supports Run Saniyah Run

6 months ago
Lunch with a Purpose Coastal Delaware held its monthly luncheon April 2, at the Atlantic Sands...

Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market opens for 20th season

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Cloudy skies turned blue for the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market when it opened for its 20th season...

 Exploring Aruba with the Gazette in hand

6 months ago
Peter and Jan O’Brien, along with Rich and Sandra Asbell, enjoyed a memorable getaway to Aruba,...

Chase Oaks community issues cleanup challenge to...

6 months ago
Residents of Chase Oaks, a community located off Robinsonville Road near Webb’s Landing Road west...

Garden programs to cover diverse topics starting May 17

6 months ago
Lewes Community Garden will present three free environmental education programs this season. The...

League of Women Voters to meet May 17

6 months ago
The Sussex County League of Women Voters announced Defending Democracy and Caring for Us will be...

Historian to portray Rehoboth Beach founder May 15

6 months ago
Local historian Roger Truitt will portray the Rev. Robert Todd, who founded Rehoboth Beach in 1873...

Bridge at the Beach continues to grow in Rehoboth

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Nearly 1,000 bridge players from up and down the Eastern Seaboard competed in the fourth annual...

Garden club set to host Spring Into Milton...

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
After the annual Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Festival was canceled this year, the Milton Garden...

Pay attention to small warnings

Pam Bounds
6 months ago
It started out like most Wednesdays. Getting up around 8 or 9 a.m., fetching the News Journal from...

Red Hat Society holds pajama party breakfast...

6 months ago
Members of the Red Hat Society Evening Primroses Chapter in Lewes recently met for breakfast to...

Villages of Five Points to host plant and bake sale...

6 months ago
Volunteers from the Villages of Five Points Butterfly Club will hold a plant and bake sale from 9 a...

Historic Lewes Farmers Market commences milestone...

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market kicked off its 20th season May 3, with its most successful...

Rehoboth library to host paranormal investigator May 12

6 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Public Library will present Eric Mintel, a paranormal investigator, at 6 p.m.,...

Political science expert to address 14th RD...

6 months ago
The 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will meet Wednesday, May 14, at Iron Hill...

Nanticoke tribe honors ancestry at Heritage Day

Ted Pfirrmann
6 months ago
The Nanticoke Indian Tribe held its annual Heritage Day celebration May 3, at the Nanticoke Indian...

Rehoboth Beach Museum walking tours kick off May 12

6 months ago
For anyone interested in women’s history, Rehoboth Beach has plenty to offer, and Jean Brolund’s...

Author Anne Colwell to discuss Lewes-based short...

6 months ago
The Lewes Public Library and the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild will host a launch party for Anne...

Cape Henlopen Elks hold appreciation event for...

Ted Pfirrmann
6 months ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 members paid a special visit May 7 to the Stockley Center near...

A golden anniversary on the Danube with family and...

6 months ago
Kathy and Cam Yorkston of Hockessin, who also spend summers in Rehoboth Beach, celebrated their...

Relay For Life of Sussex County steps off for 2025...

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Relay For Life of Sussex County held a kickoff event April 30 at Crooked Hammock in Lewes to start...

Science and Society talk to focus on life in deep...

6 months ago
In partnership with AAUW Delaware, the Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society Lecture Series...

MERR yard sale fundraiser set for May 10 at Lewes...

6 months ago
The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute Inc. will hold its annual yard sale...

Ride with Pride event set for May 18

6 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Bears will co-host a Ride with Pride event Sunday, May 18, with William Gestole...

Rehoboth museum to host historic photo review May 8

6 months ago
Rehoboth Beach Historical Society members and the public are invited to come help identify people...

Mill Pond Garden to open May 11 for Mother’s Day...

6 months ago
Mill Pond Garden will celebrate Mother’s Day with an open garden event from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,...

7th Annual Back the Blue caravan set for May 13-15

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Area citizens will have a chance to thank members of all 24 law enforcement agencies in Sussex...

Delaware birders raise $50K for land trust...

6 months ago
The Sussex County Land Trust received a major contribution of $50,000 from the Delaware...

Botanic gardens offer free admission May 11 with...

6 months ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will continue its Mother’s Day tradition of offering free admission to...

Doodle parade delights spectators, satisfies a good...

Ted Pfirrmann
6 months ago
Rehoboth Beach went to the dogs once again April 26, as spectators lined the Boardwalk to catch a...

‘Steel Magnolias’ performances to open May 9 in Milford

6 months ago
For its spring production, Milford’s Second Street Players group will present the comedy-drama “...

RENEW Essay Contest holds annual awards ceremony

Ted Pfirrmann
6 months ago
Delaware Interfaith Power and Light held its RENEW Essay Contest Awards Ceremony April 26, at the...

Horseshoe crabs support migrating shorebirds, local...

Alice Mohrman
6 months ago
At Slaughter Beach in mid-May, there is nothing that compares to a morning walk, except perhaps a...

Elks install new officers for 2025

6 months ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes installed Marty Schreck as exalted ruler for the 2025-26...

Canines Assisting Service Heroes receives $25,250...

Dan Cook
6 months ago
A local veteran will be the recipient of a newly trained service dog as a result of a generous...

First-time cruisers set sail with the Cape Gazette

6 months ago
Fernando and Patty Aunon recently embarked on their very first cruise, discovering the breathtaking...

Sunrise Rotary’s Empty Bowls serves up a good cause

Ted Pfirrmann
6 months ago
Rehoboth Beach Sunrise Rotary hosted its Empty Bowls fundraiser event April 27, at St. Jude the...

Postal service food drive to benefit Community...

6 months ago
Each year, letter carriers across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in...

Cape Community Fund holds Spring Bash at Irish Eyes

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Cape Community Fund held a fundraiser at Irish Eyes in Lewes April 27. The fund, a local...

National Train Day celebration set May 10 in Lewes

6 months ago
Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association will hold is third National Train Day celebration...

Master Gardeners to hold spring and summer workshops

6 months ago
The Sussex County Master Gardeners will hold spring and summer workshops, with classes held via...

Local Knights of Columbus reach blood drive milestone

6 months ago
Knights of Columbus Star of the Sea Council 7297 members recently received a certificate of...

Expert panel to discuss addiction issues May 10 at...

6 months ago
Attack Addiction is a grassroots group founded in 2013 in New Castle County with the mission to...

Benefit events to celebrate life of ‘Spoonie’ Sponaugle

6 months ago
Family and friends of Stephen “Spoonie” Sponaugle will hold the fourth annual celebration of his...

Generosity paves the way for understanding the...

Chris Beakey
6 months ago
While he grew up in a comfortable and loving home, Warren Rosenfeld knew the horrors of Nazi...

Cape Region organ donor steps up to save man she...

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
April was National Organ Donor month, and while a lot of attention is paid to the lifesaving gift...

Cape Gazette readers cruise through Iceland

6 months ago
Dave and Sue Baker, along with Charlie and Barbara Baker, took the Cape Gazette along during their...

Lewes tours showcase revolutionary roots and beyond

6 months ago
Visitors who find themselves on the corner of Second and Mulberry streets in downtown Lewes may not...

Cait Pinkleton is an American Discovery Trail angel

Chris Flood
7 months ago
Depending on the route taken, an American Discovery Trail hiker will walk between 4,800 and 5,000...

Water Family Fest set May 3 at James Farm near Ocean...

7 months ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Center for the...

Litzenberg to sign books May 2 at Historic Lewes

7 months ago
Award-winning local author Corinne Litzenberg will sign copies of her latest novel, “Ben and the...

Reentry simulation to be held May 10 at Delaware...

7 months ago
Delaware Technical Community College in Georgetown will host a Reentry Simulation from 9:30 to 11:...

‘Jesus: First Century Rabbi’ author talk set May 4

7 months ago
The Lewes Public Library and Seaside Jewish Community will host Rabbi David Zaslow for a book talk...