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Developer sues New Castle County for delaying plans for a big Middletown warehouse
This story was produced by Spotlight Delaware as part of a partnership with Delaware Online/The News Journal. For more about Spotlight Delaware, visit www.spotlightdelaware.org. A development company that has built distribution centers for Amazon and Walmart is suing New Castle County, claiming that government inaction has improperly delayed its controversial...
Delaware veterans memorial will catch up with history through $5 million renovation
The centerpiece of Veterans Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware will undergo a $5 million renovation to upgrade its infrastructure and add more names of local soldiers who died in conflicts from post-Korea to the present day.
A Shopping Trip for a Chester Nail Salon Led to RareFootage Sports
Shawn Rodgers with his camera shooting for his RareFootage Sports media brand. Two years ago, Shawn Rodgers and his wife, Egypt, were shopping at a Best Buy for a television to put in Egypt’s Chester nail studio. Instead, Egypt picked up a digital camera and snapped a picture of her husband.
Red Lobster Files for Bankruptcy But Springfield Restaurant Still Open
A Red Lobster bankruptcy so far hasn’t affected its Springfield restaurant. Red Lobster Management LLC, with 9 Philadelphia-area restaurants, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, writes Sarah Kinbar for Orlando Business Journal, as printed in Philadelphia Business Journal. The national restaurant chain announced Sunday it had voluntarily filed...
Reparations in America: How cities from San Francisco to Wilmington are trying to get it done
Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account – free of charge. Please enter a valid email address. The latest example of an advancement towards reparations happened on Thursday in California, which formally apologized for the state’s role in slavery. California is part...
NCCo takes another step to curb light pollution
Light pollution was on many Delawareans’ minds in mid-May as they sought dark places to observe the northern lights. And a few days later New Castle County Council unanimously approved an ordinance to reduce light pollution. “Ordinance 23-122 only affects new commercial construction projects (or significant redevelopment projects), and at its most basic simply ensures that light and energy ... Read More
A graduation with twice the weight: Class of 2024 finally crosses the stage
For many university students, receiving their college diploma will be the second time they have walked a stage donned in a cap and gown surrounded by loved ones, but for most of this year’s graduating class, that is not the case. “As far as my high school graduation, it...
People-watching at the reservoir
I’m convinced that if I stand on my tippy toes at the top of the Newark Reservoir, I’d see the entire world. When I cover one of my eyes and focus my sight through the other, I pinch the houses within the centimeter of space between my thumb and pointer finger. I do this secretly, amused, as if this is a discovery I just made. I’ve tried pinching the trees in the distance, but splotches of different colored leaves blend into one.
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