Cape Life

Library Friends to host mystery and fiction book...

5 months ago
The Friends of the Lewes Public Library will hold a mystery and fiction book sale from 3 to 5 p.m...

Pack 95 names 2026 Pinewood Derby winners

5 months ago
Lots of cheering could be heard Jan. 11 when scouts, siblings and leaders of Cub Scout Pack 95...

Finding paradise in the Saronic Islands with the...

5 months ago
Diane Barlow and Marty Rosensweig spent five days sailing on a catamaran around the Saronic Islands...

Local couple celebrates 55th anniversary at sea

5 months ago
Gene and Eileen Shellenberger of Rehoboth Beach celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary aboard...

Performing and culinary arts nonprofit salutes...

5 months ago
Paul Kares recently hosted its annual holiday party to celebrate the nonprofit’s volunteers and...

Land trust seeks public input on Forest of Broadkill...

5 months ago
Sussex County Land Trust closed out 2025 with strong community support to advance land preservation...

Isaac selected to chair Center for Inland Bays board

5 months ago
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays board of directors recently appointed Aimee Isaac as chair...

MLK program to support scholarship funding Jan. 16

5 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice will pay homage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and...

‘Twenty-four Hours of Early Motherhood’ author to...

5 months ago
Author Catherine Pierce will offer a discussion and signing of her new book, “Foxes for Everybody:...

Sussex Habitat awarded $1.5M grant for home repair...

5 months ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity has been awarded $1.5 million from Federal Home Loan Bank of...

Lewes couple celebrates 75 years of marriage

5 months ago
Lewes residents Ron and Dot Barlow celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary Nov. 25 with their...

Homeless advocates push for supportive housing in...

Bill Shull
5 months ago
The Community Resource Center in Rehoboth Beach wants to help its homeless clients, and then never...

Cinnamon the Warrior Horse honored in local...

Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
Jesse’s Place Foundation, a Milford nonprofit dedicated to providing animal-assisted therapeutic...

BSA Troop 1 honors Eagle Scout Eric Murray

5 months ago
Boy Scouts of America Troop 1, chartered by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Lewes, honored Eric M...

Cape Gazette readers explore Mediterranean history...

5 months ago
Cape Gazette readers Wendy and Steve Leddy, and Trisha and Marty Trucker enjoyed a Mediterranean...

Dining fundraiser to benefit Miriam’s Table Jan. 21

5 months ago
To benefit Miriam’s Table, Mariachi Restaurant will host a dine-and-donate event from 11 a.m. to 9...

Milton Arts Guild to host exhibition reception Jan. 18

5 months ago
Milton Arts Guild’s first show of 2026 will open Wednesday, Jan. 14, in the gallery at 107 Federal...

Lewes Community Garden beds available for new members

6 months ago
Anyone living in the greater Lewes area who loves to grow their own vegetables but doesn’t have...

Rehoboth Beach native retires from police career in...

6 months ago
The New Castle County Division of Police announced the retirement of Sr. Sgt. Tracey Duffey Dec. 31...

CAMP Rehoboth Chorus to present I Am Woman Feb. 13-15

6 months ago
Kicking off its 16th season, the CAMP Rehoboth Chorus will present I Am Woman, a celebration of...

League of Women Voters to meet Jan. 20

6 months ago
The Sussex County League of Women Voters will present a talk on “SDARJ: Working to End Racism in...

Celebrating 50 years of love and adventure in Alaska...

6 months ago
Dave and Cathy Hartman marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Alaska. The high-school...

Aging in place panel discussion set Jan. 14

6 months ago
Village Volunteers will present an interactive panel discussion about aging in place at 2 p.m.,...

Fort Miles Museum historian to present Berlin...

6 months ago
The Fort Miles Historical Association will present “Berlin Airlift: First Victory of the Cold War”...

Local man wins Milton Garden Club raffle drawing

6 months ago
The Milton Garden Club announced Wayne Moreland as the winner of its sailor’s valentine raffle...

A winter walk on our American Holly Trail

Alice Mohrman
6 months ago
In the first few days of 2026, our temperatures hovered well below freezing. Enjoying a schedule-...

14th RD Democrats to meet Jan. 14

6 months ago
The 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will host two Delaware leaders at its...

Lewes couple celebrates 50th wedding anniversary

6 months ago
Brad and Michele Travis of Lewes celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 2, 2026. The couple...

The Gazette shines in the Eiffel Tower glow  

6 months ago
The Eiffel Tower was originally conceived as a temporary centerpiece for the 1889 World’s Fair, but...

Junior Miss Sussex supports children receiving lab...

6 months ago
Wrapping up her reign as the 2025 Junior Miss Sussex County, Serena Jaoude, a seventh-grader from...

RSVPs due Jan. 14 for Lewes DAR genealogical...

6 months ago
The Col. David Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host its third program...

Ron Gray remembers the Rehoboth Beach farmlands

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
Ron Gray grew his house on a plot of land that once was his mother’s garden. That goes back to 1952...

‘Labyrinth’ 40th anniversary screenings to open Jan. 8

6 months ago
Rehoboth Beach Film Society will present the 40th anniversary re-release and 4K remaster of the...

Dewey dives into 2026

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
As the countdown hit one, a group of about 200 people stripped down to their bathing suits – and...

‘Women of History in Lewes’ is AAUW meeting topic...

6 months ago
The AAUW Coastal-Georgetown Branch will meet at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 15, at The Lodge at...

UNICO Rehoboth donates $2,700 to St. Vincent De Paul...

6 months ago
The UNICO Rehoboth Area Chapter held its annual Italian dinner and silent auction fundraiser,...

Elks visit Stockley Center for holiday celebration

6 months ago
Santa Claus and several Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 members recently visited the Stockley Center...

Coastal Kiwanis Club continues service to community

6 months ago
In December, the Kiwanis Club of Coastal Delaware held a toy drive and collected hundreds of items...

Sharing the Cape Gazette on a journey through Europe...

6 months ago
Nick and Donna DeCerchio of Lewes shopped in Bergen, Norway, while moving from port to port on a...

Zwaanendael Women’s Club inducts new members

6 months ago
Four new members were inducted into the GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club Dec. 10 during its annual...

Milton Community Food Pantry accepts $18,300 donation

6 months ago
Members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware recently gathered to present an award of $18,310 to...

Junction railroad rings locomotive bell for new year

Bill Shull
6 months ago
A bell rang out from the railroad track in Lewes’ Stango Park on New Year’s Day, welcoming 2026 and...

SOLA3 welcomes new board member

6 months ago
The board of Save Our Lakes Alliance3 has unanimously elected James Apistolas to serve as a...

New Eagle Scouts inducted by Troop 2540 Lewes

6 months ago
Three young men, members of Troop 2540 of Lewes, attained the rank of Eagle Scout Nov. 30 during an...

The Cape Gazette visits the haunting ruins of Hitler...

6 months ago
Darryl McCauley of Lewes and West Chester, Pa., visited the Wolf’s Lair in Poland, where Hitler...

Delaware Master Naturalists to host open house Jan. 11

6 months ago
The Delaware Master Naturalist Program will host an open house from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Sunday,...

Lewes Red Hat Society celebrates themed fall gatherings

6 months ago
The Red Hat Society Evening Primroses Chapter celebrated Halloween with their October Witches Ball...

Toy and winter clothing drive nets record number of...

6 months ago
During the holiday season, CAMP Rehoboth partnered with the Rehoboth Beach Bears and the Kiwanis...

NARFE Coastal Sussex meeting RSVPS due Jan. 1

6 months ago
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Chapter 1690 Coastal Sussex will...

PACE Pals give out care bags at Jusst Sooup holiday...

6 months ago
Local men with dementia from the PACE Your Life program in Milford recently helped create care bags...

Sons of American Revolution chapter welcomes new member

6 months ago
Mark Larimore of Folsom, Calif., was inducted as the newest member of the Caesar Rodney Chapter of...

Cape Henlopen Elks ring bells for Salvation Army...

6 months ago
Officers and volunteers from Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 in Lewes helped raise funds for local...

Women's Club of Indian River presents holiday cards...

6 months ago
The GFWC Women's Club of Indian River members recently delivered holiday cards to be distributed to...

Elks deliver handmade blankets and scarves to...

6 months ago
Members of Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 community outreach committee recently delivered 35...

Prepare in advance for winter weather conditions

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

Lunch With a Purpose supports Food Bank of Delaware

6 months ago
Lunch with a Purpose supported the Food Bank of Delaware in Milford during its Dec. 3 luncheon at...

Community golf cart parade celebrates the season

6 months ago
The Woodfield Preserve community near Milton held its second annual golf cart parade Dec. 14. The...

The Gazette tours Rome with Lewes church group

6 months ago
This past summer, four members of the First Baptist Church of Lewes spent a week serving at an...

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

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

Rehoboth Sunrise Rotary welcomes Meals on Wheels...

6 months ago
Chris Strong, the director of Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth, addressed Rehoboth Beach Sunrise...