3+ day, 42+ min ago   (553+ words) A proposed $67.8 million rate hike by Delmarva Power is drawing resistance in Delaware, where opponents say higher utility bills would burden families already contending with housing, food, and energy costs. During a public hearing, residents asked regulators to deny the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1017+ words) Voters in Delaware's 12th Senate District will choose between incumbent Sen. Nicole Poore and Democratic challenger Keonna Watson in one of 10 Senate primaries on the Sept. 15 ballot. The winner will advance to face Republican Mark Esposito in November. The 12th District includes…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (588+ words) A Delaware pub is back open just over a week after a driver crashed through its front entrance, avoiding what could have been a far more serious incident had anyone been inside. Two Stones Pub in Newark reopened Monday, Aug....

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (483+ words) Within a couple of days, restaurateur Bobby Zimmerman shuttered his Beat Street restaurant and opened a new concept, Sunny Day Sandwich Shoppe, in its place at 348 Hutchison Lane in Wilmington's Cargo District. "I closed on Wednesday, renovated, and then really…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (740+ words) The final season of a popular, long-running Netflix series features a number of connections to the Wilmington area. Season five of "Outer Banks" hit Netflix on Aug. 20 and is currently listed as the most-watched show on the streaming service, which…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (612+ words) Would you book a vacation so you could spend a week at Slaughter Beach? Or hope to buy a home near Murderkill River? One might find it strange that Delaware, celebrated for beach tourism, hasn't scared off visitors with its…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (393+ words) A nonprofit organization will soon give one of Wilmington's most unique buildings a new purpose. After years as a tiki bar and entertainment venue, the building that once housed The Sorrow Drowner is slated to get new life benefiting the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (550+ words) The Delaware history column features excerpts from The News Journal archives including The Morning News and The Evening Journal. See the archives at delawareonline.com. "Virtually 100 percent of the state has driven over it, but probably less than 1 percent has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (351+ words) I recently had a chance to try some Chef Remy Adriano's food at his new kitchen home in Wilmington. It's difficult to say which was the favorite. Maybe the boeuf en croute? The lovely halibut with a fresh sauce? Or…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (38+ words) Thursday's severe weather brought at least one confirmed tornado to Dover, Delaware that left a path of destruction behind. Thursday's severe weather brought at least one confirmed tornado to Dover, Delaware that left a path of destruction behind....