Cape Life

Lunch group supports Historic Lewes Farmers Market

2 months ago
Lunch With a Purpose Coastal Delaware members gathered Feb. 4 at the Cambria Hotel in Rehoboth to...

Milton Lions Club marks 80th anniversary

2 months ago
Milton Lions Club celebrated 80 years of service at its Feb. 9 dinner meeting. Lions in attendance...

The next life of Milton’s pecan tree

Ryan Mavity
2 months ago
Despite being taken down in January, the pecan tree from the corner of Route 16 and Route 5 in...

Rotary drive and Love INC support neighbors in need

2 months ago
The Lewes-Rehoboth Beach Rotary Club recently hosted its annual Stuff the Bus donation drive to...

A grand Vatican salute to retirement with the Gazette

2 months ago
Kevin Williams, along with his wife, Debbie, his sister, Karen, and Kurt Miller, pauses for a photo...

Coast Guard lifeboat restoration project is Feb. 27...

2 months ago
The Overfalls Foundation will host a presentation by the Cape May Maritime Museum at 12 p.m.,...

Take a tip from the old song – accentuate the positive!

Jim Paterson
2 months ago
Sometimes aging stinks. You never thought you’d be the person managing blood pressure or a pill box...

‘Last Dekrepitzer’ online author talk set Feb. 25

2 months ago
The Lewes Public Library, Seaside Jewish Community and Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial...

Network Connect partners with House of David in Milford

2 months ago
Continuing to invest in community-driven wellness, stability and empowerment programs, Network...

Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame nominations due April 2

2 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer and the Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy are accepting nominees for...

Nazaré gusts try to snatch the Cape Gazette’s front...

2 months ago
Diann Rassman and Larry Wilde hold the Cape Gazette on a blustery day in Nazaré, Portugal, home to...

Antoine Vann is preserving his family’s West...

Chris Flood
2 months ago
Having grown up in Rehoboth Beach, and with family members all over eastern Sussex, Antoine Vann...

Artillery and missile testing at Fort Miles is Feb....

2 months ago
The Fort Miles Historical Association will host its next lecture at 10 a.m., Saturday Feb. 21, in...

Lewes Lions assist with early childhood vision...

2 months ago
The Lewes Lions Club recently held vision screenings for youngsters at the Lullaby Learning Center...

St. John church to hold soup sale Feb. 21 in Milton

2 months ago
The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist will host its annual soup sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m...

Community hosts Fischer for memoir-writing workshop

2 months ago
Local author Maribeth Fischer recently facilitated a memoir-writing workshop hosted by members of...

Dance party to benefit Rehoboth in Bloom April 17

2 months ago
Rehoboth in Bloom, a subcommittee of Rehoboth Beach Main Street, will hold its fifth annual dance...

Catching up on the Gazette with the Carrara marble...

2 months ago
A group of neighbors from Bay Pointe spent 10 days traveling through Italy, visiting Milan, Cinque...

The glue that binds – a sticky Valentine

Pam Bounds
2 months ago
One of my first experiences with glue was creating the big paper-festooned Valentine mailbox in...
Campus & Coast: UD research and news in Sussex County

UD doctoral student dives deep to explore the...

Adam Thomas
2 months ago
At the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, doctoral student TreVaughn...

Greg Fuller to address Eastern Sussex Republican...

2 months ago
The Eastern Sussex Republican Club will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16, in the Delaware State...

Richard Allen Coalition celebrates Black history

Deny Howeth
2 months ago
The Richard Allen Coalition held its 11th annual gala Feb. 7 to celebrate members of the community...

Cape Gazette readers pedal to Dalí’s doorstep

2 months ago
Taking a break from their six‑day cycling tour around Girona in Catalonia, Spain, Tom McPhillips...

Beach bingo fundraiser to benefit Miriam’s Table Feb...

2 months ago
Miriam's Table will hold its annual beach bingo fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 28, at...

Back the Blue honors memory of Cpl. Matthew ‘Ty’ Snook

Dan Cook
2 months ago
A Back the Blue event hosted by the Blue Line Network Feb. 8 honored fallen Delaware State Police...

Milford Korean War veteran added to Peace Memorial...

2 months ago
The name of Charles Garrod, a 92-year-old Milford resident who served in the Korean War from July...

Sarah Hayes supports foster youth with rescued horses

Ellen McIntyre
2 months ago
Sarah Hayes fostered a number of misunderstood kids over the years. They were kids whom most people...

Lewes Fire Department honors coloring contest winners

2 months ago
At its February meeting, the Lewes Fire Department honored student winners of the 2025 open house...

As winter weather holds on, vehicle preparation is...

2 months ago
With more frigid temperatures in the forecast, and the groundhog’s prediction of six more weeks of...

Therapeutic riding group appoints 2026 board of...

2 months ago
Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding has announced its newly elected 2026 officers and the...

Winter wildlife: hibernate, migrate or survive

Alice Mohrman
2 months ago
I ungracefully stomp along the marsh trail in my chunky boots. It is a quiet February morning, just...

AAUW to meet Feb. 19

2 months ago
The AAUW Coastal-Georgetown Branch will meet at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 19, at The Lodge at...

Reading the Gazette at Cambodia’s timeless wonder

2 months ago
On a recent trip to Cambodia and Vietnam, Terry Vick of Rehoboth Beach took time to peruse the...

Del-Mar-Va Council of Scouting to host jamboree...

2 months ago
The Del-Mar-Va Council of Scouting America will host its 2026 Council Jamboree from Friday to...

Die-hard Chipper’s Dippers defy weather for icy...

2 months ago
The bitterly cold weather that forced the postponement of the Lewes Polar Bear Plunge for Special...

14th RD Democratic Committee meeting RSVPs due Feb. 8

2 months ago
The 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will host two candidates for Delaware state...

To Broadway With Love live cabaret show set Feb. 7

2 months ago
The Milton Theatre will present To Broadway With Love: A Pre-Valentine's Live Cabaret Show at 7:30...

Author Patmeena Sabit to discuss ‘Good People’ Feb. 12

2 months ago
The Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books will welcome author Patmeena Sabit for a discussion...

Sussex public safety director to address coalition...

2 months ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Lewes Public Library...

All you need is the Cape Gazette

2 months ago
The Cape Gazette made it all the way to Liverpool, England, Sept. 19, 2025, with travelers Bert and...

Delaware artist’s work returns home from U.S....

2 months ago
A Delaware artist’s work displayed at the U.S. Embassy in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, has returned...

Meet Lola, Dewey Beach Police’s unofficial comfort dog

Ellen McIntyre
2 months ago
The Dewey Beach Police Department door opened and out galloped Lola, a chunky but sturdy, low-...

Cape grad is top dog on Wienermobile

Bill Shull
2 months ago
Maggie Dawson is on a roll. Well, as the driver of the world-famous Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, it’s...

Springboard Delaware adds new board member

2 months ago
By unanimous appointment, Springboard Delaware welcomed Bill Nieto Jr. to its board of directors in...

Humane Animal Partners offers monthly spay/neuter...

2 months ago
Humane Animal Partners recently announced the monthly schedule of feline spay/neuter days for its...

Elks dinner raises $3,000 for Cancer Support Community

2 months ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 recently held a fundraising dinner to benefit Cancer Support...

Lunch group supports Champions for Children’s Mental...

2 months ago
Lunch With a Purpose Coastal Delaware members gathered Jan. 7 at the Atlantic Sands Hotel in...

Browseabout book club meetings continue Feb. 8

2 months ago
Browseabout Books’ Horror Book Club will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, for a discussion...

Parrot Heads party to benefit Duffle Bags & More May 16

2 months ago
The Delaware Seashore Parrot Head Club will hold its annual Boat Drinks Bacchanal from 12 to 5 p.m...

Cape Henlopen Lodge hosts Elks state president

2 months ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 recently welcomed Elks State President Ken Chapman of the Broadneck...

Couple tours Scotland and Ireland for 10th...

2 months ago
To celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in September 2025, Cape Gazette readers Gary and Linnea...

Delaware Botanic Gardens welcomes new board members

2 months ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek recently named Mark Chura, Dan Barbato and Diane Maddex as...

Barber’s vacation starts search for short-term solution

Kevin T. Conlon
2 months ago
When I stopped by my barbershop near the end of December, there was a sign on the door informing...

Rehoboth Beach girl wins teen pageant crown

2 months ago
Rehoboth Beach teen Jorja Truitt was crowned 2026 World’s Universal Beauty (13-15) at the Our...

Nicola Pizza fundraiser nets $15,000

2 months ago
Nicola Pizza held a dining fundraiser Jan. 14, in support of Roberto "Bert" Gutierrez, the...

Zwaanendael Women’s Club food drive kicks off Feb. 1

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

Local resident celebrates 90th birthday

2 months ago
Local resident Tom George celebrated his 90th birthday Jan. 11. Friends from his beach gang stopped...

Program on Rubin Observatory cosmic surveys set Feb. 3

2 months ago
The Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society lecture series will host Dr. Sandrine Thomas as she...

Milton youngster says birding is for all ages

2 months ago
This year, Quentin Durden, 9, of Milton participated in two Christmas bird counts with the Delaware...

The Gazette on safari in South Africa

2 months ago
Neighbors from the Belle Terre community in Lewes recently traveled to South Africa with the...