Arts & Life

State capital ready for 80th edition of Dover Days

Dover Days takes over the city’s historic district this weekend. Festival coordinator Lorraine Dion says Dover Days, now in its 80th year, is one of the largest free community events in Delaware ...More

Delaware recognized nationally for increasing bike friendliness

First State bicyclists have another reason to enjoy Delaware’s roads and trails. Delaware is now ranked fifth on the League of American Bicyclists’ list of Bicycle Friendly states – up from 10th a year ago and 18th in 2011. ...More

Local music school is garnering national acclaim

One of the Music School of Delaware’s non-traditional musical groups is in the spotlight. The Wilmington-based school’s Brandywine Fiddlers earned recognition last month by bringing home the Grand Prize Overall at the Eclectic Strings Festival in Rhode Island. ...More

Sixers bringing minor league basketball to Delaware

A little taste of the NBA is coming to the First State. The Philadelphia 76ers announced Saturday they're bringing minor league basketball to Newark and University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center. ...More

Expanded trail system coming to Dover

State and local officials broke ground Friday on the first phase of a project expanding bicycle and pedestrian trails around Dover. The first phase of the $800,000 project is underway on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. That path will stretch from the State Archives south along Route 13. ...More

Cape Henlopen State Park hosts World War II reenactment

Visitors to Cape Henlopen State Park this weekend can travel back in time to World War II. Fort Miles Historic Area at Cape Henlopen State Park will be the scene of a World War II battle reenactment Saturday morning. ...More

Film opening offers eye-opening glimpse into real-life struggles in Wilmington

A unique film opens this weekend at the Wilm Film Festival. The People's Report is the inside story of violence in Wilmington, researched and told by the people who live with it every day. ...More

History Matters: John Dickinson Plantation

April’s History Matters focuses on the John Dickinson Plantation, the Delaware home to a signer of the Constitution, and why it is on the short list to become part of Delaware’s first national park. ...More

Local firefighters train to battle wildfires

Once a year, the Delaware Fire Service hosts Fire Camp — a one-day, intensive hands on training of fire crews that work together to contain western wildfires where water is scarce. Last weekend, WDDE Morning Edition host Susan Geary joined the firefighters at Blackbird State Park to observe the training. ...More

Lawmaker concerned about future of Killens Pond water park

One popular summer destination in Delaware is getting attention from a state lawmaker concerned about its future. Senator Dave Lawson (R-Marydel) will tour Killens Pond Water Park in Felton Monday to survey repairs that need to be made. ...More