Cape Life

Beachcombers Corvette Club presents $3,100 to Food Bank

6 months ago
The Beachcombers Corvette Club of Southern Delaware recently presented a $3,100 donation to the...

Cape Henlopen Elks support Code Purple shelters

6 months ago
During the recent bitterly cold temperatures and snow, members of Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540...

Decluttering brings great results, but don’t tackle...

Jim Paterson
6 months ago
As holiday music rings out and good tidings fill the air, one thought enters your mind and spills...

Holiday items collected for young adults aged out of...

6 months ago
A holiday gift collection for youth aging out of foster care was organized by Independent Living...

Cape Henlopen Elks honor departed members

6 months ago
Every year on the first Sunday in December, Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 holds its memorial ritual...

DuPont powder mills explosions are program topic Jan...

6 months ago
The Milford Museum American History Series will host “Disaster Along the Brandywine: Explosions at...

The Cape Gazette takes a bow at the Sydney Opera House

6 months ago
Dean Jonee and Laurie McBrierty of Milton took the Cape Gazette to the other hemisphere in March...

Cape Henlopen Senior Center helps local charities

6 months ago
For the second year in a row, the Cape Henlopen Senior Center celebrated the holiday season by...

Local pianist JJ Ohri shares holiday cheer with...

6 months ago
Pianist JJ Ohri of Lewes performed a holiday recital Dec. 19 at The Lodge at Historic Lewes,...

Greetings from Lewes: former postcard purveyor puts...

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Kevin Moore is as local as it gets. He was born at Beebe Hospital and grew up in the beach block of...

VegRehoboth events highlight food justice and...

6 months ago
VegRehoboth hosted a dynamic series of events Nov. 19 to 23 celebrating art, film and plant-based...

Santa arrives by boat to present Toys for Tots delivery

Grace Hoffman
6 months ago
Delaware Natural Resources Police officers gathered Dec. 12 at the Indian River Marina to help...

First State musician appears at Toys for Tots meet...

6 months ago
Delaware musician Lafayette Bell, aka Sgt. Bell the Rapper, partnered with Buffalo Wild Wings in...
Campus & Coast: UD research and news in Sussex County

Chicken growers face challenges as winter settles in

Katie Peikes
6 months ago
The Delmarva Peninsula’s more than 1,200 chicken growers raise about 600 million chickens each year...

Delmarva Leathernecks present senior veterans with...

6 months ago
Delmarva Leathernecks Foundation members visited Brandywine Living, a senior living community near...

Wreaths Across America event in Rehoboth continues...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Rehoboth Beach Main Street hosted the fifth annual Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 13 at...

Generous benefactor supports AAUW scholarship program

6 months ago
AAUW Coastal Georgetown recently announced it has received a $20,000 donation in support of its...

The Cape Gazette flies high at Electrify Expo in...

6 months ago
The Cape Gazette traveled to Seattle, Wash., for the Electrify Expo, where the BlackFly electric...

Lewes railroad group to ring in new year Jan. 1

6 months ago
Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association will join the Lewes 250 celebration by ringing in...

Lingo honors Rollins family with $100K gift to beach...

6 months ago
Children’s Beach House officials are proud to announce a generous $100,000 gift from Bryce Lingo,...

Milton Garden Club hosts Holly Festival

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
The Milton Garden Club hosted its annual Holly Festival in downtown Milton Dec. 13, giving visitors...

Harry K Christmas Gala helps fight childhood hunger

Dan Cook
6 months ago
Thirteen was a lucky number for the Harry K Foundation as the nonprofit held its 13th annual...

Cape Henlopen Elks deliver academic supplies to...

6 months ago
Representatives from Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 recently visited Mariner Middle School in Milton...

VIA delivers holiday gifts for Cape High students in...

6 months ago
The Village Improvement Association continued its eight-year tradition of providing holiday gifts...

FOP Lodge 2 spreads Christmas cheer

Dan Cook
6 months ago
The Fraternal Order of Police, Sussex County Lodge 2, held its eighth annual Share Your Christmas...

Milton Holiday House Tour blends history, decor

Deny Howeth
6 months ago
Milton was buzzing with festivities Dec. 13 including the annual Holiday House Tour presented by...

Lewes senior athletes and the Gazette shine at the...

6 months ago
The 2025 National Senior Games were held in Des Moines, Iowa, featuring 25 sporting events ranging...

Cub Scout Pack 95 excels at chariot race events

6 months ago
Cub Scout Pack 95 participated in the Cub Scouts Chariot Races Nov. 1, along with scouts from Pack...

Rehoboth fire company supports local children in need

6 months ago
Through its Stuff-a-Truck program, the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company collected holiday...

MLK event to benefit youth scholarship fund Jan. 16

6 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice will present Supporting Our Youth, Defending Our...

Sussex Supports Beebe Healthcare Campaign raises $60M

Dan Cook
6 months ago
Beebe Healthcare and the Beebe Medical Foundation have completed the Sussex Supports Beebe...

The story behind the crop duster photograph

6 months ago
Kevin Fleming said people often ask him how he shot the photograph of Allen Chorman spraying...

Allen Chorman: Flying with confidence and common sense

Dennis Forney
6 months ago
Allen Chorman relaxes in the easy chair of his Overbrook Shores home. He’s almost as comfortable...

RBHA hosts employee appreciation breakfast

7 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Homeowners’ Association board of directors hosted the 22nd annual Rehoboth Beach...

Broadkill VFW hosts children’s Christmas party

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
Broadkill VFW Post 6984 in Milton held its annual kids Christmas party Dec. 6, allowing kids to...

BASSE to host Donna Brazile for speaking engagement...

7 months ago
The Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence will present An Evening with Donna Brazile from 6 to...

The power of puzzles

Maya Yngve
7 months ago
After 11 years of doing NPR’s Sunday Puzzle weekly, Kevin Demko of Rehoboth Beach was selected out...

Lewes sisters and the Gazette discover a Lewes abroad

7 months ago
Sisters DeAnna Poling and Deb Hansen of Lewes visited Lewes in Sussex County, England, during a...

AmVets Post 2 makes sandwiches for the homeless

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
Members of AmVets Post 2 in Long Neck, in partnership with nonprofit Hope On Deck, raced the clock...

Local writer’s World War II novel to be released in May

7 months ago
Local writer Steven A. Holmes announced the forthcoming release of “Black Messiahs,” a historical...

Rehoboth Beach community gathers in the spirit of unity

Chris Flood
7 months ago
Rehoboth Beach Main Street hosted its 31st annual Community Unity Dinner Dec. 7 at the Rehoboth...

Baywalk tree lights up Dewey Beach

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Lighthouse Dewey Beach hosted the annual Dewey Beach Tree Lighting Dec. 6, on the TJ Redefer...

Holiday arts and crafts in new venue for Milton...

Pam Bounds
7 months ago
The Holly Festival in Milton this year will be a little different for me. In times past, I was...

Author R.F. Eisen to sign World War II novel Dec. 13

7 months ago
Browseabout Books will host author R.F. Eisen for a signing of his latest novel, “Only You,” from 1...

Holiday House Tour kicks off merrymaking in Lewes

Deny Howeth
7 months ago
Historic Lewes welcomed guests Dec. 6 for the 2025 Holiday House Tour of Lewes. Ten private homes,...

Parkinson’s support group choir to perform Dec. 18...

7 months ago
The Parkinson's Education and Support Group of Sussex County will present a free choral concert...

Milton students decorate trees for Christmas in Mill...

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
Students from Milton’s three schools decorated Christmas trees in Mill Park Dec. 6. The event,...

Cape Gazette readers find paradise in Sint Maarten

7 months ago
Joy Murray and Barbara Mollino recently escaped to Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Casino & Spa in...

Courageous Hearts helping to connect veterans and ...

Louis J. Leto
7 months ago
When a group of veterans woke up early on a recent Saturday morning, they thought they were going...

Christmas magic fills Sussex County courtroom

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
Schoolchildren who filled the jury box and public gallery erupted in cheers and rang bells when...

Holiday food drive donations accepted thru Dec. 31

7 months ago
The Beach Babes Walk Club, a growing women’s social walking group founded by Camryn Laterza and...

Browseabout book club meetings continue Dec. 13

7 months ago
Browseabout Books announced its Words That Bleed book club will meet from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday,...

Father, son find healthy habit in Atlantic

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
The temperature had climbed to 37 degrees under overcast skies that a short time earlier had...

Milton Garden Club to exhibit at Holly Festival Dec. 13

7 months ago
The Milton Garden Club will offer an array of fresh greens from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the annual...

Lewes Lions welcome district governor

7 months ago
The Lewes Lions Club hosted Gail Krebs, district governor of the Delaware Lions, at its November...

Lewes Rehoboth Moose donation supports local CHEER...

7 months ago
Lewes-Rehoboth Moose Lodge 646 recently donated $1,000 to CHEER Inc. The funds will be divided...

Arrival of ducks and geese highlights festive season

Alice Mohrman
7 months ago
New arrivals show up every day. My mittens and binoculars are my favorite accessories. Last week,...

Cape Henlopen Elks host Veterans Day dinner

7 months ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 in Lewes hosted a Veterans Appreciation Dinner Nov. 11 to thank its...

Friends, memories, and the Cape Gazette abroad

7 months ago
Nancy Schaefer and seven friends explored the Amalfi Coast, visiting Sorrento, Positano, and Capri...

Friends of Lewes library to host holiday sale Dec. 13

7 months ago
The Friends of the Lewes Public Library will host an Old and New holiday sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m...