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Therapeutic riding group celebrates Kentucky Derby

Dan Cook

14 hours ago

The Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding Center helds its annual Kentucky Derby Day event May 2.…

Man with wide brim fancy hat.

Arbor Day poster winners plant trees in Lewes

Bill Shull

18 hours ago

A group of 12 students picked up shovels and went to work planting two trees outside the Lewes…

Rehoboth Beach Museum walking tours kick off May 11…

20 hours ago

The Rehoboth Beach Museum announced its two popular walking tours will return this summer, both led…

Family Promise of Southern Del. hosts community…

Chris Flood

22 hours ago

Family Promise of Southern Delaware hosted its annual community brunch April 25, at the Village…

Salt marsh ecosystem engineer supports keystone…

Alice Mohrman

1 day ago

I arrived early for my first shorebird survey. Parking along the salt marsh, time seems suspended,…

VIA members travel to deliver care items to…

1 day ago

Members of the Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach recently traveled to deliver…

British cars appear on the shores of Lewes

1 day ago

The annual Lewes British Motorcar Show was met with perfect British weather May 2, at the Cape May-…

The Lewes British Motorcar Show, The British are Coming...Again! welcomed classic and new British vehicles to Lewes at the Lewes Ferry Terminal. This 1963 Austin Healy, owned by Gordon Cardwell of Bishopville, MD, has UK DNA all over it. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS

The Gazette goes royal at Edinburgh Castle

1 day ago

This past December, Janet and Guy Pietrovito took the Gazette along for their visit to Edinburgh…

Oldest living Olympic gold medalist returns to Dewey…

Ellen McIntyre

1 day ago

Frank Shakespeare, the oldest living U.S. Olympic gold medalist, fondly remembers the summers he…

Was your bulk trash in Rehoboth Beach photo-worthy…

Chris Flood

2 days ago

Rehoboth Beach held its annual bulk trash pickup over the course of the past two weeks – south of…

Retired local police officer publishes ‘Letters from…

2 days ago

Just in time for National Police Week May 11-17, longtime local police officer Victor Letonoff has…

Book signing event for LGBTQ+ romance set May 9 in…

2 days ago

Author TJ West will be on hand to sign his latest book, “Country Road Romance,” from 1:30 to 3:30 p…

Cancer patient fundraiser set May 11

2 days ago

The Israel United Methodist Church Miracle Angels Cancer Mission will partner with Chick-fil-A at…

Local writer sets signing dates for upcoming World…

2 days ago

Ahead of its publication release set for Tuesday, May 19, local writer Steven A. Holmes announced…

Nanticoke Heritage Day celebrates culture, community…

Deny Howeth

3 days ago

The annual Nanticoke Heritage Day celebrated the history and traditions of the Nanticoke people…

Herman Jackson starts the Grand Entry at the annual Nanticoke Heritage Day.

A Cape Gazette adventure under St. John’s Sun

4 days ago

Susan and Bruce Kamich of Millsboro recently enjoyed some relaxing time at the Westin in warm,…

Zwaanendael Women’s Club to sponsor blood drive May…

4 days ago

The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club Health and Wellness Committee in partnership with the Blood Bank…

Charlie Zahm to offer country music performance May…

4 days ago

Groome Church will host musician Charlie Zahm playing and singing country music at 7 p.m., Friday,…

Sleep in human evolution is May 12 lecture topic

4 days ago

Concluding its spring season, the Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society lecture series will…

Lewes dedicates official 250 tree

Bill Shull

5 days ago

The City of Lewes dedicated its official Semiquincentennial Tree at a ceremony April 24. The native…

Community cleans up for Earth Day

Bill Shull

5 days ago

Neighbors at Henlopen Landing near Lewes cleaned up their community April 18, in honor of Earth Day…

Doodles in Dewey celebrates two decades of Cape…

Chris Flood

6 days 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…

6 days 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

1 week 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 week 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 week ago

Award-winning cybersecurity expert, attorney and author Diane Janosek will present “My Lying Eyes:…

Revelation Craft Brewing hosts Firkin Fest

Ryan Mavity

1 week ago

Revelation Craft Brewing Company in Georgetown hosted the brewery’s semiannual Firkin Fest event,…

Rehoboth writer publishes new novel

1 week 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 week 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…

1 week ago

While the Cape Region was cold and wintry, Adele Rugg attended the Annual Delaware Day Celebration…

County council candidates to address 14th RD…

1 week ago

The next meeting of the 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will feature Sussex…

Pajamas and paws for a great cause

Maya Yngve

1 week ago

Humane Animal Partners hosted a Shelter Slumber Pawty April 18-19, giving volunteers, donors, staff…

Wartime portrayed at Fort Miles

Deny Howeth

1 week ago

Delaware Defense Day launched successfully April 25 at Fort Miles in Lewes. Interpreters from…

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Lewes during the Revolution - Part 2

William H.J. Manthorpe

1 week ago

Editor’s note: This article is the second in a four-part series of excerpts from an…

Children’s Beach House completes historic…

1 week 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…

1 week 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…

1 week 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

1 week ago

Special Olympics Delaware hosted Ride to the Tide April 26, bringing together motorcyclists to…

The Gazette, two travelers and a sleeping volcano

1 week ago

While touring Iceland, Gazette readers Bob and Lorraine Nearpass signed up for the Inside the…

Local scout completes conservation project at James…

1 week 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…

1 week 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…

1 week ago

Lunch With a Purpose Coastal Delaware members gathered April 1 to support the Laurel Public…

Author Alka Joshi to discuss new historical novel…

1 week ago

The Lewes Public Library, History Book Festival and Browseabout Books will welcome international…

Second ‘Spoonie’ benefit set May 4 at Nicola Pizza

1 week ago

Family and friends of Stephen “Spoonie” Sponaugle will hold a celebration of his life and benefit…

Rehoboth Beach Police holds annual awards banquet

1 week ago

The Rehoboth Beach Police Department held its annual awards banquet April 10 at Salero in the…

Author talk to explore WWII Japanese internment…

1 week 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…

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…

Elks share love of reading with local…

2 weeks ago

To celebrate literacy and encourage a love of reading among young students, Cape Henlopen Elks…

Lewes Lions perform vision screening at local child…

2 weeks 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…

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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…

2 weeks ago

Long Neck artist Jack Knight announced an exhibit of his work will be on display through Friday,…

Cape seniors gear up to vote

2 weeks ago

Cape Henlopen High School seniors learned about current voting technology and the importance of…

Nanticoke Heritage Day celebration set May 2

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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…

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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…

2 weeks ago

Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes recently installed Betty Ann Kortlang as exalted ruler for…