Cape Life

Elks lodge honors departed members

1 year ago
Every year on the first Sunday in December, Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge holds its memorial ritual and...

Historic Lewes Farmers Market awards producer...

1 year ago
For 18 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva...

Lord Baltimore Lions Club supports hunger relief...

1 year ago
The Lord Baltimore Lions Club is midway through its 78th year of service to the local community...

Sons of American Revolution group honors Delaware...

1 year ago
The Delaware Sons of the American Revolution recently recognized Delaware State Police Officer...

Visiting India with the Cape Gazette

1 year ago
Last summer, the Cape Gazette accompanied avid reader Lucia Ellis on an incredible journey to India...

Greater Lewes Foundation welcomes new charitable funds

1 year ago
Four new funds joined the Greater Lewes Foundation in December, increasing the total number of...

100 Women Who Care group supports women’s recovery home

1 year ago
Members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware gathered Nov. 11 to present an award of $16,600 to...

League of Women Voters to meet Jan. 25

1 year ago
The Sussex County League of Women Voters will host its semiannual membership meeting from 10 a.m...

Kiwanis Club donates to Sussex Family YMCA

1 year ago
The Kiwanis Club of Coastal Delaware donated $1,000 to the Sussex Family YMCA in Rehoboth Beach for...

Returning to El Salvador many years later with the...

1 year ago
After 20 long years, Rene Garrido finally returned to El Salvador. He was accompanied by his...

Publishing discussion for writers set Jan. 13

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild, in partnership with Lewes Public Library, will welcome author...

Fort Miles cancels Jan. 11 meeting and program

1 year ago
Due to hazardous walkway conditions and the inclement weather forecast, Fort Miles Historical...

Rehoboth artist’s work featured at Maryland gallery

1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach artist Anne Barney is one of five exhibitors included in H-E-R: Art in Five Voices,...

Sussex Preservation Coalition to meet Jan. 15

1 year ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Lewes...

Keep safe distance from seals and report sightings...

1 year ago
The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc. reminds beachgoers and boaters...

Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company names 2025...

1 year ago
The newly elected and appointed fire officers of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company gathered...

Chabad celebrates menorah lighting in Rehoboth Beach

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
As the sun set and a freezing wind blew Jan. 1, Rabbi Sholom Vogel and his wife, Chanale, put the...

Cape teacher and writing fellowship winner to speak...

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Public Library will present Writing the Compelling Story: Craft Talk and Reading...

Historic Lewes Tavern Talks to premiere new play Jan...

1 year ago
Historic Lewes will kick off its 2025 Tavern Talks series from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10,...

Snow days in Milton, past and present

Pam Bounds
1 year ago
"Old Man January" as I call him is now upon us. Except for Scorpio, most of my planets are in...

AAUW to host Overfalls Foundation representative Jan...

1 year ago
AAUW Coastal Georgetown Branch will meet at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, at The Lodge at Historic...

Del-One Foundation donates $3,500 to Harry K charity...

1 year ago
The Del-One Foundation recently presented a $3,500 donation to the Harry K Foundation to support...

Having a grand time at Lonergan’s Atlantic Bar in...

1 year ago
Gazette readers Susan and Steven Barrow spent the month of July in Ireland and had a grand time. A...

Heritage Shores gardeners support Sussex...

1 year ago
The Four Seasons Gardeners of Heritage Shores in Bridgeville recently donated $500 to the Sussex...

Sussex Habitat hosts annual Hope Builders Breakfast

1 year ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity hosted its annual Hope Builders Breakfast Dec. 4, bringing...

Cape Henlopen Elks host dinner to honor veterans

1 year ago
In recognition of Veterans Day, Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 of Lewes held a dinner banquet to...

Fourteenth annual Dewey Dunk is biggest yet

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
Neither the 26-mph wind gusts nor the feel-like temperatures in the 30s could stop nearly 120...

Overfalls anchor drop ushers in the new year

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
It was a night of high winds, hail, lightning and thunder, but the hardy ship’s crew persevered,...

Lewes Polar Bears take the plunge on New Year’s Day

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Nearly 100 people braved the chilly wind and ran into the frigid 47-degree Atlantic Ocean Jan. 1,...

Dewey Beach Orange Crush Drop welcomes 2025

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Dewey Business Partnership brought in 2025 with the Crush Drop at Route 1 and New Orleans Street...

Historic Lewes names 2024 volunteers of the year

1 year ago
Historic Lewes recently announced Terry Mansberger and Rachel Lynch have been named its volunteers...

There is no time to rest when traveling with the...

1 year ago
The Corey family of Lewes (Xiaofan, Ailene, and Mike) admitted they needed to come home to rest...

Gals That Give presents $5,000 to Pathways to Success

1 year ago
Gals That Give raised more than $5,000 for Pathways to Success during its December event held in...

Kind to Kids brings holiday joy to foster children

1 year ago
The holidays are a difficult time for children in foster care. Currently, there are 600 children in...

Amvets Post 22 auxiliary donates holiday gifts to...

1 year ago
Amvets Post 22 Ladies Auxiliary members recently delivered a donation of holiday food and gifts for...

Cape Henlopen Senior Center supports local charities

1 year ago
Looking to provide those in need in the Cape Region with holiday cheer and support, the Cape...

Magic of Christmas comes to Angola By The Bay

1 year ago
The Grinch was the theme for this year’s community Christmas celebration held Dec. 7, at Angola By...

FOP brightens holiday season for Milton family

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 2 helped make Christmas merry for two local families in Milton...

Sussex Gardeners work holiday magic

1 year ago
As the Sussex Gardeners enter their 87th year, the club continues to honor its cherished holiday...

Gazette readers enjoy a trip of a lifetime to the...

1 year ago
Avid Cape Gazette readers Bill and Michele Polding, and John and Jeanne Dean visited Montana,...

Eastern Sussex Democrats to meet Jan. 14

1 year ago
Eastern Sussex Democrats will meet at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams...

Children’s Beach House gala sponsors donate $25,000

1 year ago
As presenting sponsors for the Children’s Beach House upcoming gala fundraiser, Jack Lingo Realtor...

Trinity Faith Christian Center hosts ‘Christmas...

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
The Trinity Faith Christian Center held a free, family-friendly gathering Dec. 14 in Lewes. First...

A mother-daughter getaway to West Virginia with the...

1 year ago
This past summer, Gretta Ludwig Wolter of Lewes and her three daughters enjoyed a mother-daughter...

Epworth Preschool holds Christmas program

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Epworth Preschool held its annual Christmas program Dec. 20 in the Epworth United Methodist Church...

Independence Veterans Club donates to local charities

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
The Independence Veterans Club presented a check for $6,000 Dec. 18, to the Delaware Veterans Home...

Local teen author attends international book fair in...

1 year ago
Georgetown teen Máximo César Castellanos, the author of 11 books in Spanish and English, recently...

Xi Sigma holds holiday gathering

1 year ago
Xi Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a Christmas gathering for members, spouses and guest at...

BSA Troop 1 celebrates seven Eagle Scouts in 2024

1 year ago
Boy Scouts of America Troop 1 in Lewes, chartered to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, announced seven...

Living nativity blesses Georgetown on the Circle

Dan Cook
1 year ago
A living nativity, complete with actors portraying each of the characters in the Christmas story,...

Duffle Bags and More delivers comfort to youth in...

1 year ago
Duffle Bags and More President Debbie Fratella recently presented 96 sets of duffle bags and...

Lewes Cycle Sports supports Fourth Street Preserve...

1 year ago
Lewes Cycle Sports raised $3,000 to benefit the Fourth Street Preserve campaign during its recent...

Lauren Treacy, 22, runs Rehoboth marathon four years...

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
Just four years after a stroke left now-22-year-old Lauren Treacy unable to walk, she ran her first...

Chabad to host menorah lightings in Dewey and Rehoboth

1 year ago
Chabad of Southern Delaware will light a public 9-foot menorah erected at the Baywalk in Dewey...

Children’s Beach House Beacon Society recruits new...

1 year ago
Children’s Beach House Beacon Society members Don Wainwright and Tom Jamison recently hosted a...

Lewes youth shares holiday tunes with Lodge residents

1 year ago
Young musician JJ Ohri, a Lewes resident, presented a a pop-up piano recital Dec. 19, at The Lodge...

Wreaths Across America honors veterans in Rehoboth

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Homeowners Association and Rehoboth Beach Main Street held a Wreaths Across...

Knights of Columbus donates $5,000 to Sonshine Equine

1 year ago
Members of the Knights of Columbus Msgr. Francis J. Desmond Council 13348 of Lewes recently...

Christmas in 1950s Milton

Pam Bounds
1 year ago
I used to spend Saturday mornings watching “The Rifleman" on our black-and-white TV. It was my...

Camp Arrowhead hosts festive events with Santa

1 year ago
Camp Arrowhead rang in the holiday season with a flurry of festive cheer, hosting merry events that...