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Recent Columns
Traveler Series
The Cape Gazette visits Baja with Rehoboth Beach Yoga
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Rehoboth Beach Yoga recently attended a group retreat in Baja, Mexico. When it was time to catch up...
Outdoors
Old Inlet Fall Surf Fishing Classic tourney sees spirited competition
1 day ago
Old Inlet Bait & Tackle held its Fall Surf Fishing Classic Tournament the weekend of Sept. 28-...
Golf
Cobra Golf – speed thrills
Fritz Schranck
1 day ago
Cobra Golf continues to stress the aerodynamic qualities of its driver lines, a design and...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Eagles better get their act together!
Sumner Spence
1 day ago
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles had an embarrassing performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Behind the Business
Betty Mann-Beebe celebrates 40 years in real estate
Jeffrey Fried
2 days ago
This year marks 40 years for Betty Mann-Beebe in the real estate business. Today, she and her sons...
The Business of Eating
Good music and good food – a heavenly match
Bob Yesbek
2 days ago
With the approach of our two October jazz fests, the time has arrived when my appreciation for our...
Cape Flavors
Butternut squash is tough but tasty
Denise Clemons
2 days ago
As I started my research for this week’s column, I recalled an incident from about a year ago. I...
Choppin' Wood
Time to mentally prepare for quarter-mile-tall wind turbines
Chris Flood
2 days ago
I attended a meeting about offshore wind outside Rehoboth Beach last week that was hosted by the...
People in Sports
Pete Rose has a statue in Cincinnati and Wall of Fame plaque in Philly
Dave Frederick
2 days ago
Dirt Bag - I see an image of Pete Rose sliding into home plate on his stomach obscured by more dirt...
Running
Dogfish Dash draws nearly 1,700 runners to Milton
Tim Bamforth
2 days ago
There was a total of 1,690 registered runners at this year’s Dogfish Dash, a long way from 2006...
Editorial Cartoon
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Jim Paterson
2 days ago
Weather Picture
Nature’s hunting stand
2 days ago
Anne E. Mosher submitted this photo, taken in the wetlands of the Rehoboth Beach Yacht and Country...
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Editorials
Editorials
Several issues are plaguing DNREC
2 days ago
With a new governor taking office in 2025, there will surely be shakeups in many state agencies...
Editorials
Reviewing the letters policy
1 week ago
If the primary election is any indication, the Cape Region’s voters will be expressing their...
Editorials
Bonville's legacy will live on
2 weeks ago
There are few people who have had a more profound impact on the Cape Region’s youth than Diaz...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Remember to register to vote by Oct. 12
Barb Hedges-Goettl
2 days ago
Are you registered to vote? Delaware voting registration closes Saturday, Oct. 12. Check your...
Letters to the Editor
Disappointed by offshore wind resistance
Bill Atkins
2 days ago
As a past resident of Rehoboth Beach, I am disappointed at the continued resistance to offshore...
Letters to the Editor
Simpler is an easy choice in RD 14
Steven Linehan
2 days ago
I write to express my deep concern and alarm over the campaign and rhetoric of Claire Snyder-Hall...
Letters to the Editor
Huxtable listens to, cares about community
Susan Towers
2 days ago
I live in the Plantations. It’s an older development, created in the 1980s from a dairy farm. It...
Letters to the Editor
Local officials are hurting towns by banning cannabis
Jacqueline Lacy
2 days ago
Local officials are hurting their towns by not allowing sales of legal cannabis. I personally have...
Letters to the Editor
Schaeffer influenced Angola Royal Farms withdrawal
Dick Ennis
2 days ago
I have owned the property located at Route 24 and Angola Road for more than 21 years. Over that...
Letters to the Editor
Time to change the rubber-stamp county council
Peter Schott
2 days ago
Sussex County Council has hardly ever seen a residential development it did not approve of, despite...
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Commentary/Politics
Commentary
It’s time to mobilize Delaware voters
Sen. Darius Brown
5 days ago
The First State experienced a primary election Sept. 10, with a wide array of candidates vying for...
Commentary
Forever chemicals a priority for DNREC
John Cargill and Todd Keyser
1 week ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has prioritized several...
Commentary
Freeman Arts Pavilion hits celebratory milestone
Patti Grimes
2 weeks ago
The summer of 2024 marked the 17th season for Freeman Arts Pavilion. In those 17 years, our young...
Commentary
The Dangerous Demagogue: Part I
Ronald K.L. Collins
3 weeks ago
Milford, September 1954: A 34-year-old grifter with a racist resolve wanders into town. He’s got an...
Commentary
Veterans should inform family about benefits
Paul R. Lawrence
1 month ago
More than 6 million Americans receive earned benefits for military service, including disability...
Commentary
DNREC seeks funding for large-scale project at Indian River Inlet
Shawn M. Garvin
1 month ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shares the public’s sense of...
Commentary
Rent control is not the answer
Katie Dodge Gillis and Wesley T. Stefanick
1 month ago
President Joe Biden recently announced his support for a proposal that would force corporate...
Commentary
Medical school is possible in Sussex County
Joe Conaway
1 month ago
Let me give you a quick update on Sussex Economic Development Action Committee’s efforts to bring a...
Commentary
The priest who opened a door to school integration
Ronald K.L. Collins
1 month ago
For every entry, there must be an open door. Father Thomas A. Lawless ( 1891-1966) pried open one...
Commentary
Little progress on police misconduct laws
Misty Seemans
2 months ago
As we know, history repeats itself. In 1991, the Los Angeles Police beat Rodney King. A man caught...
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Recent Blogs
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Lewes
1,500,000.00
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The Julie Gritton Team
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659,990.00
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203 SASSAFRAS LANE-CHESTNUT CROSSING-MILTON
Milton
142,000.00
203 Sassafras Lane, Milton, DE 19968 ~ Walking distance to downtown historic Milton in the...
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Premiere location backing to protected forested...
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35611 WOLFE NECK ROAD~REHOBOTH BEACH
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Milton
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Introducing 30738 Mary Mitchell Crossing - Milton, DE Paynters Mill | 2 Beds | 2 Baths | $350,000...
Barrows and Associates, Monument Sotheby’s International Realty
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Rehoboth Beach
3,200,000.00
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Bryce Lingo & Shaun Tull Team
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670,000.00
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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
Introducing 6 Zanes Way | Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach
625,000.00
Introducing 6 Zanes Way - Rehoboth Beach, DE Arnell Creek | 4 Beds | 3 Baths | $625,000 Welcome to...
Barrows and Associates, Monument Sotheby’s International Realty
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Mixed-use development proposed near Cool Spring
Nick Roth
1 hour ago
State agencies came out against a 178-unit, mixed-use development along Route 9 near Cool Spring...