Are restaurant capacity curbs needed?

Good afternoon everyone, It came as no surprise that reducing indoor restaurant capacity from 60 to 30 percent under Gov. John Carney's emergency order drew...

Cable TV franchise regs a relic of the past

Good afternoon, Delaware is fortunate when it comes to broadband service. Verizon and Comcast both cover areas with the highest populations.  Verizon started out with its...

A busy business day

Good afternoon, It was a  busy business day in Delaware - to say the least. First off, Frontier Airlines formally confirmed it will launch service from...

The case for urging co-workers to get flu shots

Good afternoon,  Dr. Ijaz Anwar, a primary care physician with  ChristianaCare Smyrna Family Practice, has a message for the business community - do everything possible...

Investing in the great outdoors

Good afternoon, As the top story in our daily newsletter notes, a key component of the state's tourism economy is outdoor recreation. The Chesapeake Bay Conservancy,...

Covid-19 – Winter is coming

Good afternoon, One of the  lighter  moments in the somber coronavirus press briefing this week  from John Carney came when the governor said he was...

Veterans Day

Good afternoon, Today is that most misunderstood of holidays - Veterans Day. The day was first proclaimed to mark the   Armistice that ended  World War...

AstraZeneca not betting the farm on vaccine

Good afternoon, Unless you were off the grid,  you know that Pfizer announced its coronavirus vaccine candidate is providing to be 90 percent effective in...

Making history on the Riverfront

Good afternoon, Some people may be wondering why a business website-newsletter would mention the decision to call the election for  President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice...

All eyes are on the Chase Center as vote counting continues

Good afternoon, The ballots are still being counted, and it seems to be only a matter of time before the networks call the election race...

It’s time to stop tying crime locations to zip codes

Good afternoon, A while back, I took a  skeptical look at efforts by City of New Castle officials who are working to get police and...

A cliffhanger election

Good afternoon, While running a couple of errands I stopped by the Chase Center on the Riverfront early last night.  There was no parking and the...

Checking out the election coverage options

Good afternoon, Let’s face it. We have one big story today as Delawareans flock to the polls. Here are some options for political junkies or others...

Covid-19, politics dominate list of most-read stories

Good afternoon, The election and Covid-19 topped the list of top story topics in October. No. 1 on the list was a story on a political...

A good week for Delaware

Hello everyone, It's hard to believe, but Delaware had a good week on the economic front as we see no signs that the pandemic will...

A follow up to masking up

Good afternoon, I received one strong reaction to a recent column on the mountain of evidence that points to mask-wearing mandates reducing the number of...

It’s a no brainer – Masking up makes a difference

Good afternoon, Do masks work? A growing  body of evidence suggests  the answer is resounding  yes, The Washington Post (subscription) took note last week of a report from...

Voting by mail with a twist

Good afternoon, Voters stood in a short line to cast their absentee ballots at the Delaware Department of Elections office on Lisa Drive south of  New...

Questions to ask before the county bids on a New Castle-area hotel

Good afternoon, It sounds like a good idea at first blush. Thanks to federal CARES Act pandemic funds and a glut of hotel rooms,  New Castle...

Jumbo-sized solar farms coming to Delaware

Good afternoon, It wasn't that long ago that Dover's city-owned electric system and adjacent businesses were getting electricity from coal at the Dover  Energy Center....
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