Cape Life

State fair admission free with food donation July 21

1 year ago
For the 14th consecutive year, as part of Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day, Delaware State Fair...

YMCA celebrates Christmas in July

Bill Shull
1 year ago
As Christmas carols played in the background, Santa and Mrs. Claus brought holiday cheer to the...

Sussex Habitat hosts Pride build in Milford

1 year ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity held a successful Pride Build in June, bringing together...

Singer & Songwriter series off to a promising start

1 year ago
The Singer & Songwriter series organized by Ronald Collins and Paul Sparrow was off to a...

Rehoboth Beach Pride festival returns July 19

1 year ago
Sussex Pride announced its annual Rehoboth Beach Pride festival will celebrate love, inclusion and...

Bethany community hosts fundraiser for Sussex Habitat

1 year ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity received a donation of $5,633 from Bay Forest at Bethany Beach...

SDARJ announces new leadership

1 year ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently announced the election of the Rev...

‘Someone Must Wash the Dishes’ performance set July 21

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Public Library will host historical actress Michèle La Rue for a presentation of...

Nature Conservancy celebrates environmental funding...

1 year ago
The 2025 Legislative Session for Delaware’s General Assembly ended June 30, with a wave of major...

Antique tractor pull set July 26 at Delaware State Fair

1 year ago
The Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee of the Delaware Farm Bureau announced its 31st annual...

DNREC Division of Parks and Rec nabs communicator...

1 year ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control was recently presented two...

‘Villain in the Vineyard’ author to appear July 20

1 year ago
Browseabout Books will host author Judy Murray as she signs copies of “Villain in the Vineyard”...

Gazette goes on a South African safari adventure

1 year ago
Accent on Travel advisors Sofia Hedman and Reilly Reeves enjoyed a South African adventure crafted...

LRAC awards grant to Epworth food program

1 year ago
Lewes Rehoboth Association of Congregations recently awarded a capital grant to Epworth United...

The Rapunzel Syndrome has caught my eye

Pam Bounds
1 year ago
I've noticed a fashion trend lately in women and even men, although not so recently in men. It...

Angola by the Bay to host 50th annual craft show...

1 year ago
Angola by the Bay will host its 50th annual craft show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 19,...

Andrew Lyter to lead Lewes Maritime Museum...

1 year ago
The Historic Lewes board of trustees announced Executive Director Andrew Lyter will assume...

Lewes couple celebrates 70th wedding anniversary

1 year ago
Charles and Mary Lou Rosner of Lewes recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family...

Eames representing Delaware at Sport Stacking...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Delaware will have one representative at the 2025 AAU Junior Olympic Games Sport Stacking...

The Cape Gazette gets a taste of Budapest

1 year ago
During a recent trip to Budapest, Gabe and Patti Kitka of Milton captured a special moment with the...

Women’s Club of Milton raffling $1,000 gift card bundle

1 year ago
The Women’s Club of Milton is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win an array of gift cards...

A chance reunion 40 years in the making

Cristen Owen
1 year ago
It all started with two empty seats and a friendly hello to the gentleman sitting next to us at...

Post 28 auxiliary hosts Makenzie Youth Parade

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 28 hosted the second annual Makenzie Youth Parade July 4 at the post...

Food Bank of Delaware accepts fresh produce donations

1 year ago
The Food Bank of Delaware is calling on backyard gardeners across the state to join in the fight...

Lewes Lions expand medical equipment lending program

1 year ago
The Lewes Lions Club recently expanded its capability for storing medical equipment items for local...

Lewes Lions Club installs new officers

1 year ago
At their June meeting, the Lewes Lions installed a new slate of officers for the 2025-26 year...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol to host lifesaving...

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Patrol will host the United States Lifesaving Association’s Mid-Atlantic...

Inland Bays Oyster Week offers variety of activities...

1 year ago
The Cape Region will celebrate locally grown Inland Bays oysters, a Southern Delaware delicacy,...

Alliance volunteers clean up around Silver Lake and...

1 year ago
Save Our Lakes Alliance 3 volunteers recently gathered to clean up and beautify Silver Lake and...

Perfect evening for fireworks in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
1 year ago
A perfect beach day July 5 was followed by a perfect night for fireworks in Rehoboth Beach. A nice...

Nocturnal natives rule Cape shores from dawn to dusk

Alice Mohrman
1 year ago
A heat mirage in subtle waves of pastels lingers offshore as the summer sun sets. After a day in...

Lunch With a Purpose names season nonprofit...

1 year ago
Lunch With a Purpose board members and representatives from the nine nonprofits selected as...

Lewes ends Fourth of July with a bang

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Fireworks lit up Delaware Bay after a day of events celebrating Independence Day in Lewes. The show...

Revisiting Rosedale Beach scholarship fundraiser set...

1 year ago
The Delaware State University Alumni Association Inc. Sussex County Chapter will host Revisiting...

Dewey Beach celebrates July 4

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
The Dewey Beach streets were packed July 4, with people traveling from near and far to enjoy the...

Mayberry Festival brings Fourth of July fun to Milton

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
While the town doesn’t do fireworks, Milton does have its own version of Fourth of July fun in the...

Broadkill holds community Independence Day parade

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Broadkill community came together July 5 for its annual community event where residents,...

A festive and scenic journey on the Rhine with the...

1 year ago
Salli Innes, Mitzi Kratt, Paul Kratt, and Rich Innes, all of Lewes, set off on a Christmas market...

Doo-Dah Parade tradition continues in Lewes

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Lewes friends Phyllis Hoenen and Carolyn Shockley gathered a few people together for an impromptu...

Local entrepreneur stepping into the ring to fight...

1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach father and small business owner Shay Honaker will enter the boxing ring to raise...

Lewes boat parade features Jaws, Eagles and American...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Jaws, Eagles and American flags were big themes for the annual Lewes July 4 boat parade. This year...

Largest crowd yet for Henlopen Acres’ Fourth of July...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Hundreds of Henlopen Acres residents and visitors began their July 4 weekend with the town’s 11th...

Summer Solstice White Party benefits CAMP Rehoboth

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
The Lodge at Truitt Homestead near Rehoboth Beach hosted its 4th annual Summer Solstice White Party...

Old-fashioned kids’ games take over Lewes

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The City of Lewes continued its long-standing tradition of hosting old-fashioned kids’ games on...

104-year-old ‘Bayside Bonnie’ stars in show at...

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
In the golden afternoon light June 21, 104-year-old Bonnie McCarthy, known by her neighbors as...

Lewes celebrates Juneteenth with culture, fun

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Tianna and Angela Johnson of Dover searched for bargains and fashion at the fourth annual Lewes...

Snyder-Hall to address 14th RD Dems July 8

1 year ago
The 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will meet Tuesday, July 8, at Iron Hill...

Bruce In The USA rocks the docks in Lewes

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Bruce In The USA played the Rocking the Docks series at the Cape-May Lewes Ferry terminal July 2...

Cape Henlopen Elks present Flag Day program

1 year ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes held a Flag Day luncheon June 14. Since 1911, the Benevolent...

Discovering China’s wonders with the Gazette

1 year ago
Bill and Karen McKinnon visited China last fall, stopping at several iconic landmarks. Here they...

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority presents A Night of...

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Sussex County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. presented A Night of Elegance...

UUSD social and environmental justice panel presents...

1 year ago
The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware Social & Environmental Justice Committee...

State park friends group launches new photography...

Gabrielle Ziegler
1 year ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park, in partnership with Cape Henlopen State Park, the Coastal...

Lewes Senior Activity Center holds summer solstice...

1 year ago
Dancers of all ages celebrate the summer solstice June 22 with an afternoon dance party at Lewes...

Milford Museum to present Pickett’s Charge program...

1 year ago
The Milford Museum will continue its American History Series at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 12, at...

Service dogs helping to prevent suicides

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Paul and Linda Johnson are on a mission to prevent suicide among military veterans and first...

Elks support equine therapy for veterans

1 year ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Veterans Committee members recently visited the stables at Southern Delaware...

Milton Police teach safety at bicycle rodeo

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
The Milton Police Department hosted a bicycle rodeo June 21 at H.O. Brittingham Elementary School...

Sussex County Land Trust hosts donor appreciation party

1 year ago
The Sussex County Land Trust recently hosted Trust and Toast, a donor appreciation event, at its...

Troop 95 explores Hagley Museum and grounds

1 year ago
During a March camping weekend, Boy Scout Troop 95 of Georgetown toured the Hagley Museum along the...