Cape Life

Lighthouse foundation accepts supply donation from...

1 year ago
Home Depot near Lewes recently donated maintenance supplies to the Delaware River and Bay...

Women’s Club of Indian River tea benefits Read Aloud...

1 year ago
The GFWC Women’s Club of Indian River recently hosted a tea in support of Read Aloud Delaware...

Family Promise receives grant to help Delawareans...

1 year ago
Family Promise of Southern Delaware recently received a $20,000 grant from Clayton Homes, helping...

Outrigger canoe group: Hoe Pa’a!

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Hoe Pa’a means “paddle strong” in the native Hawaiian language. It is one of the rules that the New...

Broadwalk on the Boardwalk celebrates 15 years

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The sun was out and spirits were high for the 15th annual Broadwalk on the Boardwalk May 10 in...

The Gazette visits an iconic Tokyo intersection

1 year ago
Paula and James Vorndran took the Cape Gazette on an exciting adventure to Tokyo, Japan, where they...

Author event with Mary Alice Monroe set May 24

1 year ago
Mary Alice Monroe will sign copies of her new novel, "Where The Rivers Merge," from 1 to 3 p.m.,...

Vintage popcorn machine now on display at Georgetown...

1 year ago
The Historic Georgetown Association train station museum announced its most recent acquisition is a...

Junior Miss Sussex County raises funds for fight...

1 year ago
In keeping with her promise of helping local children during her reign as Junior Miss Sussex County...

Law Enforcement United ride honors service and...

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
Law Enforcement United made a pit stop May 9, at the Fairfield Inn outside Rehoboth Beach on a ride...

Local letter carriers drive to Stamp Out Hunger

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Among the pallets of flyers and cubbies of letters at the U.S. Postal Service’s Rehoboth Beach...

Gold Rush brings plenty of smiles and wagging tails

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
Golden retrievers strutted along the streets of Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach May 9-11, as the...

‘Queering Rehoboth Beach’ author to sign books May 25

1 year ago
Browseabout Books will host author and historian James T. Sears for a signing of “Queering Rehoboth...

Local fire departments receive pet oxygen mask...

1 year ago
The PL Cares Animal Lovers Group, comprising resident volunteers of the Peninsula Lakes community...

Advice on smart aging is plentiful, but beware of...

Jim Paterson
1 year ago
If you want to be old and smart, there’s plenty of advice. Sing in a choir or hum quietly to...

Millsboro couple celebrates wedding at Lewes library

1 year ago
Anthony L. Ball and Ama B. Aggrey were united in marriage April 22, at Lewes Public Library. The...

Pickleball party fundraiser to benefit local...

1 year ago
The Delaware 20th Representative District Democratic Committee will host an indoor pickleball party...

Cape Henlopen Elks continue projects supporting...

1 year ago
Continuing its support for those who served this country in military service, Cape Henlopen Elks...

Troop 95 enjoys weekend activities at Camp Arrowhead

1 year ago
Members of Boy Scout Troop 95 spent a February weekend at Camp Arrowhead on Rehoboth Bay. After...

Art, music and fun at Dewey Arts Festival

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
The Dewey Business Partnership held its annual Arts & Fun Festival May 10, in the Rusty Rudder...

Register by May 23 for Youth Fishing Tournament June 7

1 year ago
Families are invited to bring their kids to cast a line for a big fish in three of the First State’...

Rehoboth Elementary hosts annual Arbor Day celebration

1 year ago
Rehoboth Elementary School students, staff and members of the greater community gathered April 17...

Milton Lions Club donates to Camp Abilities Delaware

1 year ago
At its April meeting, the Milton Lions Club hosted guest speaker Shawn Musgrove from Camp Abilities...

Tracking in the bush with the Cape Gazette

1 year ago
A group of Gazette readers from the Lewes area recently embarked on a journey through South Africa...

Lewes Base Ball Club opens season against Talbot...

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
The Lewes Base Ball Club opened its 2025 home season May 3, with a doubleheader against the Talbot...

Knights of Columbus group donates to local Habitat...

1 year ago
The Knights of Columbus Msgr. Desmond Council and Columbiettes recently donated $2,500 to Sussex...

Neighbors celebrate Arbor Day, Earth Day

1 year ago
In honor of Arbor Day and Earth Day, the 55+ active adult community of Four Seasons at Belle Terre...

Bethany Beach Poseidon Festival set May 23-26

1 year ago
The 10th annual Bethany Beach Poseidon Festival events will take place from Friday to Monday, May...

Genealogical society to meet May 17

1 year ago
The Sussex County Genealogical Society will hold its general meeting at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 17,...

Spirit of Steve ‘Spoonie’ Sponaugle lives on at benefit

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Family and friends of Stephen “Spoonie” Sponaugle held a fourth annual celebration of his life May...

Lunch with a Purpose supports Run Saniyah Run

1 year ago
Lunch with a Purpose Coastal Delaware held its monthly luncheon April 2, at the Atlantic Sands...

Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market opens for 20th season

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Cloudy skies turned blue for the Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market when it opened for its 20th season...

 Exploring Aruba with the Gazette in hand

1 year ago
Peter and Jan O’Brien, along with Rich and Sandra Asbell, enjoyed a memorable getaway to Aruba,...

Chase Oaks community issues cleanup challenge to...

1 year ago
Residents of Chase Oaks, a community located off Robinsonville Road near Webb’s Landing Road west...

Garden programs to cover diverse topics starting May 17

1 year ago
Lewes Community Garden will present three free environmental education programs this season. The...

League of Women Voters to meet May 17

1 year ago
The Sussex County League of Women Voters announced Defending Democracy and Caring for Us will be...

Historian to portray Rehoboth Beach founder May 15

1 year ago
Local historian Roger Truitt will portray the Rev. Robert Todd, who founded Rehoboth Beach in 1873...

Bridge at the Beach continues to grow in Rehoboth

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Nearly 1,000 bridge players from up and down the Eastern Seaboard competed in the fourth annual...

Garden club set to host Spring Into Milton...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
After the annual Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Festival was canceled this year, the Milton Garden...

Pay attention to small warnings

Pam Bounds
1 year ago
It started out like most Wednesdays. Getting up around 8 or 9 a.m., fetching the News Journal from...

Red Hat Society holds pajama party breakfast...

1 year ago
Members of the Red Hat Society Evening Primroses Chapter in Lewes recently met for breakfast to...

Villages of Five Points to host plant and bake sale...

1 year ago
Volunteers from the Villages of Five Points Butterfly Club will hold a plant and bake sale from 9 a...

Historic Lewes Farmers Market commences milestone...

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market kicked off its 20th season May 3, with its most successful...

Rehoboth library to host paranormal investigator May 12

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Public Library will present Eric Mintel, a paranormal investigator, at 6 p.m.,...

Political science expert to address 14th RD...

1 year ago
The 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will meet Wednesday, May 14, at Iron Hill...

Nanticoke tribe honors ancestry at Heritage Day

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
The Nanticoke Indian Tribe held its annual Heritage Day celebration May 3, at the Nanticoke Indian...

Rehoboth Beach Museum walking tours kick off May 12

1 year ago
For anyone interested in women’s history, Rehoboth Beach has plenty to offer, and Jean Brolund’s...

Author Anne Colwell to discuss Lewes-based short...

1 year ago
The Lewes Public Library and the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild will host a launch party for Anne...

Cape Henlopen Elks hold appreciation event for...

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 members paid a special visit May 7 to the Stockley Center near...

A golden anniversary on the Danube with family and...

1 year ago
Kathy and Cam Yorkston of Hockessin, who also spend summers in Rehoboth Beach, celebrated their...

Relay For Life of Sussex County steps off for 2025...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Relay For Life of Sussex County held a kickoff event April 30 at Crooked Hammock in Lewes to start...

Science and Society talk to focus on life in deep...

1 year ago
In partnership with AAUW Delaware, the Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society Lecture Series...

MERR yard sale fundraiser set for May 10 at Lewes...

1 year ago
The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute Inc. will hold its annual yard sale...

Ride with Pride event set for May 18

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Bears will co-host a Ride with Pride event Sunday, May 18, with William Gestole...

Rehoboth museum to host historic photo review May 8

1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach Historical Society members and the public are invited to come help identify people...

Mill Pond Garden to open May 11 for Mother’s Day...

1 year ago
Mill Pond Garden will celebrate Mother’s Day with an open garden event from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,...

7th Annual Back the Blue caravan set for May 13-15

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Area citizens will have a chance to thank members of all 24 law enforcement agencies in Sussex...

Delaware birders raise $50K for land trust...

1 year ago
The Sussex County Land Trust received a major contribution of $50,000 from the Delaware...

Botanic gardens offer free admission May 11 with...

1 year ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens will continue its Mother’s Day tradition of offering free admission to...

Doodle parade delights spectators, satisfies a good...

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach went to the dogs once again April 26, as spectators lined the Boardwalk to catch a...