Cape Life

Doodles in Dewey celebrates two decades of Cape...

Chris Flood
1 hour ago
Doodles and their owners converged on Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach for the two-decade-old Doodles...

St. John the Apostle youth support Home of the Brave

5 hours ago
Vacation Bible School students from St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Milford continue to...

Chocolate Crawl benefits foundation to end childhood...

Chris Flood
22 hours ago
The Harry K Foundation hosted its fourth annual Chocolate Crawl April 25 in Rehoboth Beach. About...

Bridge at the Beach returns to Rehoboth

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

League of Women Voters to host cybersecurity...

1 day ago
Award-winning cybersecurity expert, attorney and author Diane Janosek will present “My Lying Eyes:...

Revelation Craft Brewing hosts Firkin Fest

Ryan Mavity
1 day ago
Revelation Craft Brewing Company in Georgetown hosted the brewery’s semiannual Firkin Fest event,...

Rehoboth writer publishes new novel

1 day ago
Local author Richard Smith has released “WhiteGrass,” a fast‑paced novel that explores the...

City helps Rehoboth in Bloom with sidewalk planters

Chris Flood
1 day ago
In advance of a fresh round of late spring plantings, Rehoboth in Bloom volunteers and a few of the...

The Cape Gazette celebrates Delaware Day in paradise 

2 days ago
While the Cape Region was cold and wintry, Adele Rugg attended the Annual Delaware Day Celebration...

County council candidates to address 14th RD Democrats

2 days ago
The next meeting of the 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will feature Sussex...

Pajamas and paws for a great cause

Maya Yngve
2 days ago
Humane Animal Partners hosted a Shelter Slumber Pawty April 18-19, giving volunteers, donors, staff...

Wartime portrayed at Fort Miles

Deny Howeth
2 days ago
Delaware Defense Day launched successfully April 25 at Fort Miles in Lewes. Interpreters from...
LEWES 250

Lewes during the Revolution - Part 2

William H.J. Manthorpe
2 days ago
Editor’s note: This article is the second in a four-part series of excerpts from an upcoming...

Children’s Beach House completes historic...

3 days ago
Children’s Beach House officials are proud to announce the completion of a three-year, $2 million...

Plant sale, pollinator festival set May 9 at Epworth...

3 days ago
Epworth UM Church will hold a plant sale and pollinator festival from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday,...

Free hearing seminar and screenings set May 6 at...

4 days ago
Drs. Savhanna Paul and Marianna McHugh from HearingLife Hearing Center in Lewes will present “Your...

Ride to the Tide in rain or shine

Maya Yngve
4 days ago
Special Olympics Delaware hosted Ride to the Tide April 26, bringing together motorcyclists to...

The Gazette, two travelers and a sleeping volcano 

4 days ago
While touring Iceland, Gazette readers Bob and Lorraine Nearpass signed up for the Inside the...

Local scout completes conservation project at James...

4 days ago
Life Scout Matthew Hanna of Troop 1, chartered to St. Peter’s Church in Lewes, recently completed a...

Bike drive accepting donations May 2 at Bayhealth...

5 days ago
Free Bikes 4 Kidz Delaware and sponsor Bayhealth will host a bike drive from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,...

Lunch group event to benefit Harry K Foundation May 6

5 days ago
Lunch With a Purpose Coastal Delaware members gathered April 1 to support the Laurel Public Library...

Author Alka Joshi to discuss new historical novel May 5

5 days ago
The Lewes Public Library, History Book Festival and Browseabout Books will welcome international...

Second ‘Spoonie’ benefit set May 4 at Nicola Pizza

5 days ago
Family and friends of Stephen “Spoonie” Sponaugle will hold a celebration of his life and benefit...

Rehoboth Beach Police holds annual awards banquet

5 days ago
The Rehoboth Beach Police Department held its annual awards banquet April 10 at Salero in the...

Author talk to explore WWII Japanese internment...

6 days ago
The Lewes Public Library, Seaside Jewish Community, History Book Festival and Browseabout books...

Milton Community Food Pantry ‘plates’ it forward

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton Community Food Pantry held a fundraiser April 18, featuring four chefs serving up a four-...

YMCA announces new summer day camp at Lewes Elementary

1 week ago
The YMCA of Delaware recently announced the launch of YMCA Camp Lewes, a new summer day camp...

Freeman Arts Pavilion adds more shows to 2026 season

1 week ago
Freeman Arts Pavilion, a program of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation, has announced four additional...

Elks share love of reading with local kindergarteners

1 week ago
To celebrate literacy and encourage a love of reading among young students, Cape Henlopen Elks...

Lewes Lions perform vision screening at local child...

1 week ago
The Lewes Lions Club held a vision screening Feb. 6 for the youngsters at Beach Babies Child Care...

Children’s Beach House golf classic events set May...

1 week ago
The Children’s Beach House charity golf classic will kick off with a tap-in cocktail reception from...

Concert for the Kids raises funds to support young...

Deny Howeth
1 week ago
The fourth annual Paul Kares Concert for the Kids held in Dewey Beach was a smash hit April 6...

Local artist featured in Eastern Shore gallery thru...

1 week ago
Long Neck artist Jack Knight announced an exhibit of his work will be on display through Friday,...

Cape seniors gear up to vote

1 week ago
Cape Henlopen High School seniors learned about current voting technology and the importance of...

Nanticoke Heritage Day celebration set May 2

1 week ago
The Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s annual Heritage Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May...

A Cape Gazette quest for the Holy Grail 

1 week ago
Cape Gazette reader Jakub, along with his fellow travelers Sabine and Rick, explored a 13th‑century...

‘Fonda on Film’ author to speak at Lewes library...

1 week ago
Journalist Nelson Pressley, author of “Fonda on Film: The Political Movies of Jane Fonda” will take...

Rehoboth in Bloom supporters hit the dance floor

Bill Shull
1 week ago
The dance floor at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center was full until the very last song, courtesy...

Cape Henlopen Elks install officers for new program...

1 week ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes recently installed Betty Ann Kortlang as exalted ruler for...

Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra honors community...

1 week ago
Supporters of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra gathered April 12 for the organization’s annual...

As dawn breaks, my day begins with frantic plea for...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
As I lie in bed, I can't move or he’ll hear me. I am afraid to make any sound. I listen for the...

Food Bank garden to host plant sale May 2 in Milford

1 week ago
The Food Bank of Delaware will hold its annual spring plant sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,...

April showers brings need for more volunteer hours

Maya Yngve
1 week ago
Not only does the month of April bring May flowers, it also marks National Volunteer Appreciation...

‘Extraordinary Caterpillar’ documentary screening...

1 week ago
Ahead of its native plant sale, Epworth United Methodist will host a screening of “The...

VIA plants pinwheel gardens in Rehoboth Beach

1 week ago
In observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month during April, Village Improvement...

YMCA launches summer day camp site in Millsboro

1 week ago
This summer, more than 100 Sussex County families will have a trusted, affordable place to send...

Connecting sister cities with the Gazette 

1 week ago
Peggy and Michael O’Malley traveled to Hoorn, Holland, to visit Lewes’ sister city and see the...

Home for Habitat campaign sets public launch event...

1 week ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity invites the community to attend the official launch of A Home...

Wine, Cheese and Beer Tasting raises funds for Cape...

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park came together for the 18th annual Wine, Cheese and Beer...

‘Becoming Thurgood’ documentary film screening set...

1 week ago
The Lewes Public Library, Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice, ACLU of Delaware and...

Maritime history docks at reimagined Lewes museum

Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
Historic Lewes unveiled its reimagined Maritime History Museum with an April 15 soft opening. The...

Tommy Town fundraiser to benefit Camp Hope May 9

2 weeks ago
Tommy Town in Harbeson will host an event to benefit Camp Hope from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday,...

Food Bank of Delaware honors community champions

2 weeks ago
At its inaugural Neighbors Helping Neighbors appreciation event, the Food Bank of Delaware...

Lewes 250 to host ‘Revolutionary Dissent’ author for...

2 weeks ago
Lewes 250, the Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books will welcome Stephen D. Solomon, author...

A Cape Gazette moment to remember

2 weeks ago
In November, Alice Henderson visited Minneapolis to see her son, Nathaniel, and his fiancée, Gracie...

Sussex County Democrats to host spring dinner May 16

2 weeks ago
The Sussex County Democratic Committee will host its annual spring dinner from 5 to 9 p.m.,...

Clearing up our mental health conversations is...

Jim Paterson
2 weeks ago
In an age when we seem to be intently focused on emotional health (for better or worse), some...

Cape Community Fund offers support for neighbors in...

Dan Cook
2 weeks ago
The Cape Community Fund held its Spring Bash April 12 at Irish Eyes in Lewes. It was the 12th...

Lewes holds second community bonfire

Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
A cool, cloudless evening was the setting for the second annual community bonfire hosted by the...

Friends gather to remember ‘Spoonie,’ support Cape...

2 weeks ago
Family and friends of Stephen “Spoonie” Sponaugle held the first of two benefit events for the Cape...