Growth in Delaware building permits for home construction tops in nation
Despite the challenges stemming from Covid-19, Delaware ranked first in a report issued earlier this year on the percentage increase of new home building permits.
Delaware recorded a 27 percent gain, above the figure for...
Study outlines Mispillion, Cedar Creek benefits and environmental challenges
Delaware’s Mispillion River and Cedar Creek watersheds provide benefits to the community valued at several million dollars annually, according to a new economic assessment released by The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of Maryland.
The rivers and their surrounding waterways include some of the...
Food and drink: Snuff Mill opens, Bardea steakhouse in the works, Brew Works-Hagley cider...
Snuff Mill is now open. The restaurant in Independence Mall, off Concord Pike, is "all in" on locally sourced beef, pork, and poultry.
Officially known as Snuff Mill Butchery and Wine Bar, the restaurant's opening...
Bayhealth, ChristianaCare, Highmark plan to offer Medicare Advantage product
The state's two largest hospital systems and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware plan to offer a Medicare Advantage plan for 2022, subject to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approval.
Under the program, ...
Business people: July 19, 2021
Bard named as VP and HR officer.
Melissa L. Bard, who has worked in higher education human resources, has been named vice president and chief human resources officer at the University of Delaware.
Bard has led...
Sussex State Senator Lopez won’t seek re-election
Delaware Republican State Sen. Ernie Lopez will not seek re-election.
Lopez released the following through the Senate Republican Caucus:
It is with many thanks and humility to the people of the 6th District that I wish to...
A silly 5G controversy in Dewey
Hello everyone,
There's only one word to describe the furor taking place over 5G towers in Dewey Beach. That word is silly.
The dust-up came when poles with 5G equipment conflicted with views of the beach...
Plans unveiled for 1,350-home community in Milton
Convergence Communities, a real estate development firm has submitted plans for a 1,350-unit master planned community in Milton known as The Granary at Draper Farm.
Convergence has also submitted an application to have the 450-acre...
Trending: DNREC issues violation notice to Lewes area mobile home park owner
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued a Notice of Violation today to the Donovan Smith Mobile Home Park, LLC in Lewes for ongoing violations of the state’s laws governing wastewater...
The 50 largest recipients of Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants in Delaware
Brew Haha Inc. topped the list of Delaware establishments receiving Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants as part of the American Rescue Act.
The multi-store coffee shop and roastery received nearly $3 million from the program. Restaurants,...