Cape Life

Beachcombers Corvette Club presents $3,100 to Food Bank

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

Cape Henlopen Elks support Code Purple shelters

9 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
9 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...

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

Cape Henlopen Elks honor departed members

9 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...

9 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

9 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

9 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...

9 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
9 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...

9 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
9 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...

9 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
9 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...

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

Wreaths Across America event in Rehoboth continues...

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

Generous benefactor supports AAUW scholarship program

9 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...

9 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

9 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...

9 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
9 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
9 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...

9 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...

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

FOP Lodge 2 spreads Christmas cheer

Dan Cook
9 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
9 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...

9 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

9 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

9 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

9 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
9 months ago
Beebe Healthcare and the Beebe Medical Foundation have completed the Sussex Supports Beebe...

The story behind the crop duster photograph

9 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
9 months ago
Allen Chorman relaxes in the easy chair of his Overbrook Shores home. He’s almost as comfortable...

RBHA hosts employee appreciation breakfast

9 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
9 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...

9 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
9 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

9 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
9 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

9 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
9 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
9 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
9 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

9 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
9 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...

9 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
9 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

9 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
9 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
9 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

9 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

9 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
9 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

9 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

10 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...

10 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
10 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

10 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

10 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

10 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...