Cape Life

Beachcomber Corvette Club show nets $2,500 to...

5 months ago
The Beachcomber Corvette Club of Southern Delaware held its annual charity car show Aug. 17 at...

Rehoboth Beach couple to celebrate 60th anniversary...

5 months ago
Nancy and Joe McDonnell of Rehoboth Beach were married Sept. 26, 1964, at the Holy Redeemer Church...

Code songs and closing history author event set Sept...

5 months ago
At its closing event, the eighth annual History Book Festival will present a live performance of...

Multiple AEDs installed on Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk

Chris Flood
5 months ago
The Boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach is one of the city’s prime draws for locals and visitors alike. A...

The Gazette enjoys a ukulele retreat in Hawaii with...

5 months ago
Roo on Uke, a local musician known all over the Cape Region, enjoyed a four-day ukelele retreat...

Zwaanendael Club, Lloyd’s team for food drive thru...

5 months ago
The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club is sponsoring a food drive to benefit Epworth Food Pantry...

Blue Zones Ignite sets Sussex kickoff Oct. 7

5 months ago
Partners for Wellbeing, United Way of Delaware and the Delaware Division of Services for Aging and...

Racial justice alliance to hold Difference Makers...

5 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice will hold its inaugural Difference Makers Gala...

‘Broadway Butterfly’ true crime author to sign books...

5 months ago
Browseabout Books will host Anthony DeStefano, author of "Broadway Butterfly: Vivian Gordon The...

Seashore Striders race nets $7,000 for Humane Animal...

5 months ago
Seashore Striders recently presented Humane Animal Partners with a check from its annual Race for...

Lewes couple celebrates 50th anniversary

5 months ago
Kenny and Ellen Schnabel of Lewes recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were...

RD 4 candidate forum set Sept. 26

5 months ago
The League of Women Voters of Sussex County is hosting a public forum for candidates for Delaware...

Eastern Sussex Democrats announce RD36 endorsement

5 months ago
The Eastern Sussex Democratic Club announced its endorsement of Rony Baltazar-Lopez for election to...
FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 3

The Burning of Hoornkil

Mike Rawl
5 months ago
In late 1673, Lord Baltimore launched a plan to brutally punish Hoornkil’s residents for their...

Milford school integration film screening and...

6 months ago
In recognition of the 70th anniversary of the civil rights ruling in Brown v. Board of Education,...

Lewes couple to celebrate 70th anniversary Sept. 18

6 months ago
Lewes residents Richard C. McCoy and Lois J. (Kalmbacher) McCoy were married Sept. 18,1954, at the...

La Esperanza to host voter registration event Sept. 17

6 months ago
In partnership with the Delaware Hispanic Commission, La Esperanza will host an event to encourage...

First responders to host Dewey Beach Public Safety Day

Ellen Driscoll
6 months ago
First responders from throughout the county will join together for Dewey Beach Public Safety Day...

Fourth Street Preserve campaign reaches 70% of goal

6 months ago
A $1.4 million commitment from Delaware’s Open Space Council has brought the campaign to save the...

History and antiquarian book sale set at library...

6 months ago
The Friends of the Lewes Public Library will hold a history, rare and collectible book sale from 3...

Catching some games at spring training with the Gazette

6 months ago
Back in March, Patrick Mitchell and Sharron Brittingham of Milton traveled to Florida to catch two...

Milton Turns the Town Teal

6 months ago
Throughout September, teal ribbons can be seen around Milton as part of Turn the Town Teal, an...

Around the World with ESL celebration set Sept. 18

6 months ago
The Community ESL Program hosted by the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Rehoboth Beach will host...

SDTR equine for veterans mini sessions start Sept. 20

6 months ago
Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding will host interactive mini sessions with horses for veterans...

Dickinson Plantation educational partnership is Sept...

6 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice will host a town hall meeting to spotlight its...

Spence-Ash to discuss debut novel and writing...

6 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild, in partnership with the Lewes Public Library and Browseabout...

Thompson Island dining to benefit Rehoboth fire...

6 months ago
Thompson Island Brewing will celebrate the heroes at the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company with...

AAUW Coastal Georgetown to meet Sept. 19

6 months ago
AAUW Coastal Georgetown Branch will host broadcasting pioneer and longtime NPR host Liane Hansen at...

Georgetown takes part in Turn the Town Teal campaign

Ted Pfirrmann
6 months ago
Teal ribbons were placed in the Circle at Georgetown Aug. 28, as part of the Turn the Town Teal...

Cape Gazette readers celebrate 60 amazing years at...

6 months ago
Pat and Bob Trafton of Lewes celebrated their 60th anniversary during the French Quarter Festival...

Milton Fire Department Crab Feast is an end-of...

Pam Bounds
6 months ago
All the crabs you can eat, corn on the cob, fried chicken, hot dogs and community fellowship all...

Rehoboth wraps up summer with Piping Out on Boardwalk

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Rehoboth Beach visitors and locals closed out the 2024 summer season by participating in the annual...

Attack Addiction to host Sober Fest at Hudson Fields...

6 months ago
Talking about substance use disorders can be difficult for those struggling to maintain sobriety...

Volunteers spruce up historic Lewes cemetery

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Susan Lytle and Deanna Poling spent the morning of Sept. 28 cleaning up a historic part of Lewes...

Authors Hopson, King and Schutt to present at...

6 months ago
The eighth annual History Book Festival is set for Friday to Sunday, Sept. 27 to 29, in Lewes. Live...

Author Fay Jacobs to sign ‘Big Girls Don’t Fry’ Sept. 8

6 months ago
Activist and comedian Fay Jacobs, the author of five previous humorous memoirs, will sign copies of...
FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 2

Helms Wiltbanck finds his Pra Serve

Mike Rawl
6 months ago
The small wooden boat carrying Lewes’s first settler and his family nudged ashore on Hoornkil beach...

Compassionate Friends butterfly release event set...

6 months ago
Compassionate Friends Lighthouse Chapter will host its annual remembrance walk and butterfly...

ALS United Mid-Atlantic honors John Gauger of Rehoboth

6 months ago
For his work supporting the Rehoboth ALS United Walk, John Gauger has been named ALS United Mid-...

14th RD Dems to discuss primary results Sept. 11

6 months ago
The 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will meet Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Iron Hill...

Rehoboth Beach turns teal to support ovarian cancer...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
The Delaware Ovarian Cancer Foundation finished turning the Cape Region teal Aug. 28, when it...

Progressive Democrats of Sussex host candidate forum 

6 months ago
It was a standing-room-only event Aug. 21, when the Progressive Democrats of Sussex County hosted a...

Decked Out to benefit Center for the Inland Bays ...

6 months ago
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays will celebrate its 30th anniversary, known as the pearl...

Earl and Arlene Werkheiser celebrate 60th anniversary

6 months ago
Earl and Arlene (Rash) Werkheiser of Lewes were married Sept. 5, 1964, in Peninsula McCabe United...

The Gazette visits the Ferrari Musem in Maranello,...

6 months ago
Pat and A.G. Robbins of Millsboro are shown here standing under the famous Ferrari race Prancing...

Community Briefs 9/4/24

6 months ago
Monster Mile to host summer NASCAR event The Dover Motor Speedway Monster Mile will welcome host...

HAP discounts adult pet adoption fees thru Sept. 10

6 months ago
Humane Animal Partners is offering $50 adult dog adoptions and $25 adult cat adoptions now through...

Lewes’ key role in founding of Rehoboth is Sept. 12...

6 months ago
An engaging presentation on the surprising role that Lewes played in the founding of Rehoboth Beach...

SDARJ launches Returning Citizens Support Committee

6 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently announced the formation of its Returning...

Sussex preservation group to discuss county...

6 months ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition will hold its next meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept...

Kalmar Nyckel tall ship is museum program topic Sept...

6 months ago
The Milford Museum will continue its American History Series at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, at...

Beattie brings efficiency to Post 28

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
Efficiency is Jim Beattie’s middle name. As finance officer and adjutant for American Legion Post...

Diaper drive to kick off with moms and mimosas event...

6 months ago
Chic At The Beach Boutique is hosting a babies diaper drive to benefit the Harry K Foundation,...

Native tree giveaway set Oct. 12 in Georgetown

6 months ago
The Sussex Conservation District will host its second annual native tree giveaway from 10 a.m. to 2...

Milford Lions Club donates five wheelchairs to KSI

6 months ago
KSI recently received a donation of five wheelchairs from the Milford Lions Club. Additional...

Author to discuss life of naturalist Alfred Russel...

6 months ago
The Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society lecture series will convene online via Zoom at 5 p.m...

Oktoberfest celebration set Oct. 4-5 in Milford

6 months ago
St. John the Apostle Church in Milford will celebrate its 31st annual German Oktoberfest from 6 to...

Mrs. Roper Romp returns to Rehoboth Sept. 21

6 months ago
The second annual Mrs. Roper Romp in Rehoboth Beach will kick off with a group photo at 12:45 p.m...

Chocolate tasting to support nature education...

6 months ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park will host its annual chocolate tasting from 1 to 4 p.m.,...

VIA to open St. Nicholas Tea ticket sales Sept. 8

6 months ago
The Village Improvement Association will hold its 18th annual St. Nicholas Tea and Sleigh Boutique...