Cape Life

Jon Buzby took a plunge decades ago and never...

Aaron R. Mushrush
10 months ago
After helping Special Olympics Delaware expand its footprint in the Diamond State for 35 years,...

Lewes Fire Department holds awards banquet

Dan Cook
10 months ago
The Lewes Fire Department held its annual awards banquet Jan. 25 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention...

Delaware life sentences summit set Feb. 1 in Georgetown

10 months ago
Dying to Get Out: Death by Incarceration, a State of Delaware Life Sentences Summit, will be held...

Clothing Our Kids receives grant, donations from scouts

Bill Shull
10 months ago
2025 has been good to Clothing Our Kids, and it’s only January. The Millsboro-based non-profit has...

RD 20 Democrats elect new officers

10 months ago
The Delaware 20th Representative District’s Democratic Committee elected new leadership at its Jan...

Cannonball Gala to support historic renovations...

10 months ago
Historic Lewes has secured two major grants totaling $120,000 to support the restoration of the...

Sussex Habitat dedicates two new homes in Seaford

10 months ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity recently held a ceremony to dedicate two new homes in Seaford...

Surfgimp Foundation hosts Winter Beach Bash

Ted Pfirrmann
10 months ago
The Surfgimp Foundation held its sixth annual Winter Beach Bash Jan. 18, at the Rusty Rudder in...

A summertime cruise in Alaska with the Gazette

10 months ago
During the summer of last year, these great friends of Lewes enjoyed a lovely cruise in Juneau,...

Milton food pantry receives $5,000 from Knights of...

10 months ago
Members of the Knights of Columbus Msgr. Francis J. Desmond Council 13348 of Lewes recently...

Lunch group supports Slaughter Neck Community Action

10 months ago
Lunch with a Purpose Coastal Delaware gathered Jan. 8 at Atlantic Sands in Rehoboth Beach...

Resource center receives $16,600 donation

10 months ago
Members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware recently gathered to present an award of $16,645 to...

Rescue dogs run free at Lewes Unleashed park

Bill Shull
10 months ago
A dog named Alvin was the first canine from Humane Animal Partners to run free at Lewes Unleashed...

Lewes Red Hat Society celebrates holidays in December

10 months ago
The Red Hat Society Evening Primroses Chapter celebrated the holidays with a winter wonderland...

Elks host children’s Christmas party

10 months ago
The Polar Express train chugged into the station Dec. 15 at Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 in Lewes...

Campbell earns Eagle Scout

Dan Cook
10 months ago
Boy Scout Troop 1 of Lewes honored its latest Eagle Scout, Ian Campbell in a ceremony Jan. 18. Ian...

Reading the Cape Gazette on the Big Island

10 months ago
After the snow and brutal temperatures in the Cape Region lately, there is no doubt that Cape...

Elks bring holiday cheer to Stockley Center

10 months ago
Several Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 members recently visited the Stockley Center to deliver...

Sisterhood Book Club attends Cann Duo piano concert

10 months ago
Members of the Sisterhood Book Club recently had the pleasure of attending a performance by the...

Remembering MLK’s legacy at Conley’s Church service

Bill Shull
10 months ago
The Rev. Janice Herman walked down the aisle of Conley’s United Methodist Church carrying large...

Daisy Scouts donate to Clothing Our Kids

Bill Shull
10 months ago
A warehouse full of clothes isn’t a typical place to hold a pizza party. But, the Clothing Our Kids...

Troop 95 Scouts explore historic Baltimore sites

10 months ago
Boy Scout Troop 95 members from Georgetown spent a December weekend camping at the United States...

Carol Friend has always had a side hustle in the water

Chris Flood
10 months ago
With the recent snow and the subsequent freezing temperatures, it’s been a rough few weeks for...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated at banquet

Dan Cook
10 months ago
The 37th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Weekend held its kick-off banquet at the...

Seipp-Fickley Duo to perform in Lewes Jan. 24

10 months ago
The St. Cecilia Music Guild will present the Seipp-Fickley Duo performing at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan...

Sussex Habitat hosts service honoring President Carter 

10 months ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity held a memorial service Jan. 9 at its ReStore on Route 9 near...

Historic Rehoboth diorama talks kick off Jan. 27

10 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Museum will begin its Golden Age of Rehoboth Beach Diorama Talk series at 10 a.m...

Beloved doctors of the past

Pam Bounds
10 months ago
I like to be warm, funny, fuzzy and nostalgic in my writings, but I was planning to write my next...

Winter clothing drive supports Shepherd’s Office

10 months ago
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Women’s Club of Indian River partnered with members of the...

All Saints’ and St. George’s ECW donates to Project...

10 months ago
The Episcopal Church Women group of of All Saints’ Church and St. George’s Chapel recently welcomed...

A Scottish sojourn with the Gazette

10 months ago
In August, James and Bonita Bloom took the Gazette along when they visited Scotland. The castle in...

Overfalls speaker to discuss plans for exhibit...

10 months ago
The Overfalls Foundation will host lifetime member Mike Safina as guest speaker at 3 p.m., Thursday...

‘Speaking Yiddish to Chickens’ author talk set Jan. 23

10 months ago
The Lewes Public Library and Seaside Jewish Community will welcome author Seth Stern for an online...

Dignity Backpack Project seeks donations and volunteers

10 months ago
In Sussex County, when incarcerated men and women leave prison and return to society, they exit...

Zwaanendael Women’s Club food drive kicks off Jan. 29

10 months ago
The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club is sponsoring a winter food drive to benefit the Epworth Food...

Alice amazes all

Gina Gruwell
10 months ago
Ten-year-old Alice Baich of Rehoboth Beach has done so much for her community over the last two...

Sussex County Master Gardeners workshops start Jan. 28

10 months ago
The Sussex County Master Gardeners will offer winter and spring workshops via Zoom and in person at...

Free seminars set for senior adults, families

10 months ago
Noted experts from three local organizations will present seminars titled, Starting the...

Summer vacation takes Cape Gazette readers to the...

10 months ago
Cape Gazette readers Wayne Sokasits and Bernadette and Anastacio Turull of Rehoboth Beach visited...

Movies at Midway, Blood Bank of Delmarva to host...

10 months ago
The Blood Bank of Delmarva will partner with the Movies at Midway for a blood drive from 10 a.m. to...

Lewes Beach: What could have been

Nick Roth
10 months ago
The area now known as Savannah Beach in Lewes was once home to popular restaurants, but in the mid...

Preserving history: World War II steel fire control...

Terrance McGovern
10 months ago
The metal observation tower at Big Stone Beach was one of five constructed in Delaware during World...

Elks lodge honors departed members

10 months ago
Every year on the first Sunday in December, Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge holds its memorial ritual and...

Historic Lewes Farmers Market awards producer...

10 months ago
For 18 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva...

Lord Baltimore Lions Club supports hunger relief...

10 months ago
The Lord Baltimore Lions Club is midway through its 78th year of service to the local community...

Sons of American Revolution group honors Delaware...

10 months ago
The Delaware Sons of the American Revolution recently recognized Delaware State Police Officer...

Visiting India with the Cape Gazette

10 months ago
Last summer, the Cape Gazette accompanied avid reader Lucia Ellis on an incredible journey to India...

Greater Lewes Foundation welcomes new charitable funds

10 months ago
Four new funds joined the Greater Lewes Foundation in December, increasing the total number of...

100 Women Who Care group supports women’s recovery home

10 months ago
Members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware gathered Nov. 11 to present an award of $16,600 to...

League of Women Voters to meet Jan. 25

10 months ago
The Sussex County League of Women Voters will host its semiannual membership meeting from 10 a.m...

Kiwanis Club donates to Sussex Family YMCA

10 months ago
The Kiwanis Club of Coastal Delaware donated $1,000 to the Sussex Family YMCA in Rehoboth Beach for...

Returning to El Salvador many years later with the...

10 months ago
After 20 long years, Rene Garrido finally returned to El Salvador. He was accompanied by his...

Publishing discussion for writers set Jan. 13

10 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild, in partnership with Lewes Public Library, will welcome author...

Fort Miles cancels Jan. 11 meeting and program

10 months ago
Due to hazardous walkway conditions and the inclement weather forecast, Fort Miles Historical...

Rehoboth artist’s work featured at Maryland gallery

10 months ago
Rehoboth Beach artist Anne Barney is one of five exhibitors included in H-E-R: Art in Five Voices,...

Sussex Preservation Coalition to meet Jan. 15

10 months ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Lewes...

Keep safe distance from seals and report sightings...

10 months ago
The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc. reminds beachgoers and boaters...

Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company names 2025...

10 months ago
The newly elected and appointed fire officers of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company gathered...

Chabad celebrates menorah lighting in Rehoboth Beach

Ted Pfirrmann
10 months ago
As the sun set and a freezing wind blew Jan. 1, Rabbi Sholom Vogel and his wife, Chanale, put the...

Cape teacher and writing fellowship winner to speak...

10 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Public Library will present Writing the Compelling Story: Craft Talk and Reading...