Cape Life

The Gazette goes royal at Edinburgh Castle 

1 month ago
This past December, Janet and Guy Pietrovito took the Gazette along for their visit to Edinburgh...

A Cape Gazette adventure under St. John’s Sun 

1 month 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...

1 month 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...

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

Lewes dedicates official 250 tree

Bill Shull
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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

1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month ago
Award-winning cybersecurity expert, attorney and author Diane Janosek will present “My Lying Eyes:...

Revelation Craft Brewing hosts Firkin Fest

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
Revelation Craft Brewing Company in Georgetown hosted the brewery’s semiannual Firkin Fest event,...

Rehoboth writer publishes new novel

1 month 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 month 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 month ago
While the Cape Region was cold and wintry, Adele Rugg attended the Annual Delaware Day Celebration...

County council candidates to address 14th RD Democrats

1 month ago
The next meeting of the 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will feature Sussex...

Pajamas and paws for a great cause

Maya Yngve
1 month ago
Humane Animal Partners hosted a Shelter Slumber Pawty April 18-19, giving volunteers, donors, staff...

Wartime portrayed at Fort Miles

Deny Howeth
1 month ago
Delaware Defense Day launched successfully April 25 at Fort Miles in Lewes. Interpreters from...
LEWES 250

Lewes during the Revolution - Part 2

William H.J. Manthorpe
1 month ago
Editor’s note: This article is the second in a four-part series of excerpts from an upcoming...

Children’s Beach House completes historic...

1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month ago
Special Olympics Delaware hosted Ride to the Tide April 26, bringing together motorcyclists to...

The Gazette, two travelers and a sleeping volcano 

1 month ago
While touring Iceland, Gazette readers Bob and Lorraine Nearpass signed up for the Inside the...

Local scout completes conservation project at James...

1 month 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 month 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 6

1 month ago
Lunch With a Purpose Coastal Delaware members gathered April 1 to support the Laurel Public Library...

Author Alka Joshi to discuss new historical novel May 5

1 month ago
The Lewes Public Library, History Book Festival and Browseabout Books will welcome international...

Second ‘Spoonie’ benefit set May 4 at Nicola Pizza

1 month 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 month 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 month ago
The Lewes Public Library, Seaside Jewish Community, History Book Festival and Browseabout books...

Milton Community Food Pantry ‘plates’ it forward

Ryan Mavity
1 month 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 Elementary

1 month 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 month ago
Freeman Arts Pavilion, a program of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation, has announced four additional...

Elks share love of reading with local kindergarteners

1 month ago
To celebrate literacy and encourage a love of reading among young students, Cape Henlopen Elks...

Lewes Lions perform vision screening at local child...

1 month 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...

1 month 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
1 month 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...

1 month ago
Long Neck artist Jack Knight announced an exhibit of his work will be on display through Friday,...

Cape seniors gear up to vote

1 month ago
Cape Henlopen High School seniors learned about current voting technology and the importance of...

Nanticoke Heritage Day celebration set May 2

1 month 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 

1 month 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...

1 month 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
1 month 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...

1 month ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes recently installed Betty Ann Kortlang as exalted ruler for...

Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra honors community...

1 month ago
Supporters of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra gathered April 12 for the organization’s annual...

As dawn breaks, my day begins with frantic plea for...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
As I lie in bed, I can't move or he’ll hear me. I am afraid to make any sound. I listen for the...

Food Bank garden to host plant sale May 2 in Milford

1 month ago
The Food Bank of Delaware will hold its annual spring plant sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,...

April showers brings need for more volunteer hours

Maya Yngve
1 month ago
Not only does the month of April bring May flowers, it also marks National Volunteer Appreciation...

‘Extraordinary Caterpillar’ documentary screening...

1 month ago
Ahead of its native plant sale, Epworth United Methodist will host a screening of “The...

VIA plants pinwheel gardens in Rehoboth Beach

1 month ago
In observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month during April, Village Improvement...

YMCA launches summer day camp site in Millsboro

1 month ago
This summer, more than 100 Sussex County families will have a trusted, affordable place to send...

Connecting sister cities with the Gazette 

1 month ago
Peggy and Michael O’Malley traveled to Hoorn, Holland, to visit Lewes’ sister city and see the...

Home for Habitat campaign sets public launch event...

1 month ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity invites the community to attend the official launch of A Home...

Wine, Cheese and Beer Tasting raises funds for Cape...

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park came together for the 18th annual Wine, Cheese and Beer...

‘Becoming Thurgood’ documentary film screening set...

1 month ago
The Lewes Public Library, Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice, ACLU of Delaware and...

Maritime history docks at reimagined Lewes museum

Bill Shull
1 month ago
Historic Lewes unveiled its reimagined Maritime History Museum with an April 15 soft opening. The...

Tommy Town fundraiser to benefit Camp Hope May 9

1 month ago
Tommy Town in Harbeson will host an event to benefit Camp Hope from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday,...

Food Bank of Delaware honors community champions

1 month ago
At its inaugural Neighbors Helping Neighbors appreciation event, the Food Bank of Delaware...

Lewes 250 to host ‘Revolutionary Dissent’ author for...

1 month ago
Lewes 250, the Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books will welcome Stephen D. Solomon, author...