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, Gallery 50 will host “HEARTworks,” an exhibition of new paintings by Murray Archibald, from Friday, Aug. 8 to Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 50A Wilmington Ave., Rehoboth Beach. The solo exhibit opens with a reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Aug. 8. Inspired by themes of love, connection and diversity, the show is a celebration of unity, peace and shared humanity in a world where messages of division too often […]

UPDATE: The advisory for the main beach at Cape Henlopen State.Park was lifted at 5:30 p.m., July 30. The Deauville Beach advisory was lifted July 31.  The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued water advisories July 29, for the main beach at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes and Deauville Beach in Rehoboth Beach.  Advisories are issued due to fecal indicator bacteria that tested above recreational water quality […]

Free webinar explores types of addiction July 29 University of Delaware Cooperative Extension will present a free webinar, Wired for Reward: Understanding the Connection Between Substance and Gambling Addictions, from 12 to 1 p.m., Tuesday, July 29.  To register, go to tinyurl.com/yc24cw99. A link to the webinar will be sent to registrants via email.   Presenter John Schmidt of Pop's Advice LLC will explore the topic: Why do some people […]

, , , For a second time, the Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission has approved the site plan for the Belhaven Hotel. The difference this time around is the hotel has 105 rooms, not the previously approved 92. After years of meetings, the planning commission approved the hotel’s original site plan in July 2024. Within months of that approval, the developers went to the board of adjustment and, among other things, […]

With a week to go until the special election for a new District 20 representative, Republican candidate Nikki Miller has filed a 30-day campaign finance report, and now appears as a candidate on the Department of Elections website after she was erroneously left off. According to a special election calendar posted on the Department of Elections website specifically for the Tuesday, Aug. 5 election for District 20, the 30-day report […]

, After a months-long closure, Nassau Commons Boulevard west of Five Points near Lewes has reopened.  The roadway that provides an access to the Redner’s Fresh Market and a host of other businesses, reopened to traffic July 28. The road is also frequently used by drivers to travel from Route 1 to Route 9. Delaware Department of Transportation spokesman Charles “CR” McLeod said the Vineyards developer chose not to construct the road […]

Southern Delaware Tourism is collaborating with local arts and entertainment and history and heritage tourism partners to promote Arts Around Our Towns and Fall for History, a three-month celebration of Sussex County’s vibrant arts and history offerings, to take place this September, October and November. These promotions are aimed at encouraging visitors to extend their fall weekend stays in order to take advantage of the many arts- and history-focused festivals […]

, Perspectives, an exhibit of work by award-winning watercolor artists Anne Crown-Cyr and Joan Fabbri, will open Friday, Aug. 1, at at Nassau Valley Vineyards. The public is invited to a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 32165 Winery Way, Lewes. To learn more, call 302-645-9463 or go to nassauvalley.com. Crown-Cyr of Rehoboth Beach paints in watercolor, gouache and oil; she likes to emphasize color and shape, and […]

, , The Peninsula Gallery announced its City to Sea exhibition will open with an artists’ reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 2.  City to Sea brings together artists Cathy Abramson, John Aquilino and Jack Robbins to depict metropolitan and ocean landscapes in various shapes and sizes. While all share a contemporary realism style, they each express the theme from original perspectives. A Maryland-based artist, Abramson finds inspiration in […]