Firefly Festival returns to four-day format
The Firefly Music Festival will return to a four-day format next year.
The festival announced that the music event will run from June 18 to 21 in 2020. It will offer a presale from Wednesday into...
DSU dedicates first plane in new aviation program fleet
Delaware State University dedicated the first aircraft in a new fleet of planes during a ceremony on Wednesday at the Delaware Air Park in Cheswold.
The first aircraft is the first of 10 Vulcanair V1.0...
DSU professor gets $227,834 Defense Dept. grant for purchase of advanced technology system
The Department of Defense has awarded Dr. Mukti Rana, an associate professor of physics and engineering at Delaware State University, with a $227,834 grant that will fund the purchase of an X-ray Diffraction System.
Known...
ILC Dover announces latest generation of spacesuits
ILC Dover recently rolled out its new line of commercial spacesuits this month with the launch of Astro™, the EVA (Extravehicular Activity) spacesuit, and Sol, the LEA (Launch, Entry and Abort) spacesuit.
“These suits mark...
From the Delaware Public Archives: Dover’s landmark hotel
The Hotel Richardson, shown in an August 1929 photo, was a longtime Dover landmark and the scene of social events and visits by dignitaries after being built-in 1982. The hotel was razed in the 1950s...
Food and drink: 1st beer garden-tavern downtown, Dover beer wine & spirits fest, oyster house...
Downtown beer garden coming next month
The first downtown Wilmington beer garden is slated to open next month.
Known as Makers Alley the beer garden from Buccini/Pollin Group is located at 804 Orange Street.
Hiring is underway...
Wilmington, Dover rank low in list of best home flipping cities
Delaware’s two largest cities rank near the bottom as good locations for house flippers, although Wilmington has long term potential
A report from WalletHub ranked Wilmington 167 and Dover 135th out of 172 cities.
The financial...
Ribbon cut for Ry’s Chilly Creations in Dover
The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Ry’s Chilly Creations last week at their site at 516 Jefferic Blvd., in Dover.
Ry’s Chilly Creations is a seasonal snowball stand.
According to...
Dover Motorsports earnings dip, due to lower NASCAR, Firefly revenues
Dover Motorsports, Inc. reported lower earnings in the second quarter as expenses rose and revenues dropped.
The race promoter reported lower revenues from the June Firefly Music Festival. That is in keeping with reports from...
Del. employers have until July 1 to distribute sexual harassment info sheet
Businesses are being advised that an information sheet on sexual harassment must be distributed to all employees by July 1.
Last summer, Gov. John Carney signed HB 360 into law, which requires the distribution of...