Cape Life

Now is the time to prepare for winter weather

2 months ago
One weather season ends and another begins, but the need for preparation is constant, no matter the...

Got your tail!

2 months ago
This young deer loitered just outside the Lewes Unleashed dog park Dec. 13. It foraged the wooded...

Chugging along with Christmas cheer

Ellen McIntyre
2 months ago
Yellow and red gondolas float up and down the alpine mountain, overlooking the snow-covered village...

Lord Baltimore Lions name dining out raffle winner

2 months ago
Lord Baltimore Lions Club President Scott Brannan recently announced the winner of its Seven Nights...

Cape Henlopen Elks support veterans with holiday...

2 months ago
The Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 veterans committee recently donated $1,000 worth of $50 gift...

Groome Church donates to Fourth Street Preserve...

2 months ago
Groome Church in Lewes hosted the Choralis Chamber Choir Ēchos ensemble Dec. 14, performing songs...

Lunch With A Purpose marks $1 million milestone

Ted Pfirrmann
2 months ago
Lunch With A Purpose, a community-driven initiative aimed at supporting local charities, celebrated...

Pathways for Success snack drive supports students...

2 months ago
Community members recently donated numerous healthy snacks for Pathways to Success youth during a...

St. Peter’s to hold Longest Night service Dec. 18

2 months ago
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will offer its Longest Night service at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, at...

Chuck Snyder named Rehoboth’s Citizen of the Year

Bill Shull
2 months ago
Chuck Snyder has been serving Rehoboth Beach for 50 years as a firefighter, including three stints...

Visiting one of the many fountains in the city of...

2 months ago
Therese and Xavier Wauters recently took an amazing trip to southern France. As avid Cape Gazette...

Coastal Corvette Club presents $15,600 to Delaware...

Ellen McIntyre
2 months ago
The Coastal Corvette Club of Delaware presented a $15,600 check to Peggy Dolby, Delaware Hospice...

Holiday House Tour highlights Lewes properties

Dan Cook
2 months ago
The Lewes Historical Society’s 51st annual Holiday House Tour of Lewes Dec. 7, featured 10 homes...

VIA hosts book launch event for ‘Rehoboth’s Hidden...

Chris Flood
2 months ago
The Village Improvement Association has been supporting efforts to make the areas in and around...

Catching the sunset on Île Fourchue island with the...

2 months ago
Anchored at the crescent-shaped Leeward Island of Île Fourchue, Carolyn and Bill Newcott of Lewes...

Milton Garden Club hosts Holly Festival

Ryan Mavity
2 months ago
Milton Garden Club hosted its annual Holly Festival Dec. 7, in front of the Lydia Cannon Museum,...

Toys for Tots running full steam ahead

Ted Pfirrmann
2 months ago
With volunteers working out of donated space at Sports at the Beach in Georgetown, the Marine Corps...

Baywalk tree lights up Dewey Beach

Ellen McIntyre
2 months ago
Folks braved the cold Dec. 7, to attend the Dewey Beach Baywalk Christmas tree lighting, which...

Local officials gather to celebrate the holidays

2 months ago
More than 100 local elected officials and other decision-makers gathered Dec. 4, at Victoria's...

Brandywine Valley SPCA sets mega adoption event Dec....

2 months ago
The Brandywine Valley SPCA will hold a mega adoption event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and...

Motorcycle group gives back to community

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Six months ago, a tight group of motorcycle riders decided to take their passion and use it to give...

Lisa Schumann keeps legion rolling along

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Sitting in her corner office at American Legion Post 28, Lisa Schumann is at the center of it all...

Boy Scouts Troop 1 recognizes 100th Eagle Scout

Ted Pfirrmann
3 months ago
In a historic achievement, Boy Scouts Troop 1 recognized its 100th Eagle Scout during a special...

‘Annie: The Musical’ performances continue Dec. 11...

3 months ago
Performances of “Annie: The Musical” will continue at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Milton...

‘First Settler’ book signings to benefit Fourth...

3 months ago
The Greater Lewes Foundation announced proceeds from its sales of “The First Settler of Lewes,”...

Library to host talk with ‘The Postcard’ translator...

3 months ago
The Lewes Public Library and Seaside Jewish Community will host Tina Kover, translator of “The...

‘Leaders Are Born to be Made’ author to sign books...

3 months ago
Author and local business owner Bryan Deptula will sign copies of his book, "Leaders are Born to Be...

Children’s Beach House honors Lopez and Schwartzkopf

3 months ago
The Children’s Beach House board of trustees recently bestowed its President’s Award to retired...

Inaugural Wobbler’s Walk held at the Moorings in Lewes

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
The sun was shining for the inaugural Wobbler Walk Nov. 27, at the Moorings in Lewes, as about 64...

VIA delivers care items to Operation Smile...

3 months ago
The Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach recently delivered needed supplies to...

ELI Fitness collects warm winter items for Code...

3 months ago
ELI Fitness at the Villages of Five Points recently held a Thanksgiving coat and boot drive for...

Developing Artist Collaboration hosts Sip & Shop in...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Dewey shoppers perused a variety of handcrafted treasures at Developing Artist Collaboration’s 10th...

A wedding isn’t a wedding unless the Cape Gazette is...

3 months ago
Milton residents Jean and Dan Day took the Gazette to a destination wedding in the Dominican...

Trees of Cheer raises over $5,000, decorates trees...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Lewes community members came together for the fourth annual Trees of Cheer event Dec. 1, to raise...

‘Wake Up Call’ author to sign books Dec. 14

3 months ago
Author Tom Rapsas will sign copies of his new book, “Wake Up Call: Daily Insights for the...

Friends of Rehoboth library group presents $30,000...

3 months ago
The Friends of the Rehoboth Beach Public Library recently presented a check in the amount of $30,...

It’s time to celebrate the holly days in Milton

Pam Bounds
3 months ago
It's finally December, and the air has definitely turned chilly. Dry leaves blow down Chestnut...

Lewes native and Cape High graduate promoted in the...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Lewes native and 2020 Cape Henlopen High School graduate Robert David Marcotte Jr. was recently...

MERIT program marks 50 years of supporting future...

3 months ago
The Delaware Community Foundation’s Minority Engineering Regional Incentive Training initiative,...

Local Scouts volunteer to support reforestation project

3 months ago
Demonstrating their commitment to environmental stewardship, a group of young volunteers from Troop...

Coastal resilience initiative planning is Dec. 11 topic

3 months ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Lewes...

Lunch with a Purpose supports Laurel Public Library

3 months ago
Lunch With a Purpose/Coastal Delaware members and friends gathered Nov. 6 at Signatures at Bayside...

Dewey Business Partnership lights up the night to...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Dewey Business Partnership lit up the night with its annual Christmas tree lighting Nov. 30 at...

Grinch chases Santa to spread cheer, help families

3 months ago
If you see Rudolph or the Grinch whiz by on motorcycles somewhere along Delaware roadways, don’t be...

Reading the Cape Gazette at the Esher Museum in the...

3 months ago
Longtime Cape Gazette readers Teresa and Jim Ford visited the Esher Museum when visiting the...

Notes on the Beach holiday sing-along set for Dec. 7...

3 months ago
Millsboro Public Library staff invites the community to a free holiday music sing-along from 11 a.m...

Author Maribeth Fischer to speak at Rehoboth library...

3 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Public Library will host a talk with local author Maribeth Fischer to discuss...

Miriam's Table holiday house benefit set Dec. 14

3 months ago
Miriam's Table will host its annual holiday house benefit from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, at...

Delaware Botanic Gardens sets virtual annual meeting...

3 months ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will hold its annual public meeting at 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, via Zoom. “...

Community members pay it forward for local woman and...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Shannon Keith, a 47-year-old Lewes resident battling stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer, felt...

Delaware State Parks passes on sale Dec. 3

3 months ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced the 2025 Delaware State...

VegRehoboth hosts annual ThanksLiving dinner

Ted Pfirrmann
3 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach-based VegRehoboth group celebrated compassion and community at its annual...

Historic Lewes Farmers Market seeks Giving Tuesday...

3 months ago
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market will participate again this year in Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3. A...

Fund for Women fashion show raises funds for endowment

3 months ago
The Fund for Women recently held its annual fashion show at Rehoboth Beach Country Club. In all, 25...

Author Tracey Quillen Carney to read at Nanticoke...

3 months ago
As part of her tour across the state promoting Delaware libraries and literacy, First Spouse Tracey...

DAR Maull House open to visitor tours Dec. 7

3 months ago
The Col. David Hall Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will welcome...

‘Big Goals’ author to sign books Dec. 7

3 months ago
Author Caroline Miller will sign copies of “Big Goals: The Science of Setting Them, Achieving Them...

Dewey Lions to host Santa's workshop family fun Dec. 14

3 months ago
The Dewey Beach Lions Club will host Santa's workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, at...

The Gazette survives Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica

3 months ago
Susan and Roger Siemionko of Rehoboth Beach traveled to Negril, Jamaica, with their extended family...

Griffin publishes debut novel

3 months ago
Deb Griffin, a Delaware Realtor, has published her first novel, “Love, Lewes.” Griffin said the...