Owner shows off Elizabeth Esther Café in Smyrna

Lindsay Powell-Conley hosted some special guests Friday to show off her childhood home and the menu that comes with it. The host of “America’s Best Restaurants,” Theo Williams, along with videographer Michael Dick, visited the Elizabeth Esther Café in Smyrna for an upcoming episode of the online show.

Ghanaians’ visions clear thanks to Rotary Clubs

The MOT Rotary Club utilized a $5,000 grant last fall to improve vision in Africa, then added another $1,200 of its own funds to the same cause.

DOVER — Delaware Technical Community College’s Charles L. Terry Jr. Campus celebrated its 56th commencement ceremony in front of an overflow crowd underneath a tent on campus on Monday …
SMYRNA — Pop-rock band Smash Mouth will headline this year’s 10th anniversary of Smyrna at Night. In the late ‘90s, Smash Mouth embarked on a relentless touring spree, …
Some lighthearted Delaware electric workers energized four homes in Arizona’s Navajo Nation in late April. There was a lot of ground to cover on the reservation, but the municipal staffers were up to the task.
Delawareans throughout the state elected school board members from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Having conversations about mental health is the focus of a weeklong series of gatherings being hosted by a local sorority chapter in New Castle County. The Alpha Alpha Tau Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority has organized the initiative.
Lane closures along Reedy Point Bridge in Middletown will begin around May 28, the Department of Transportation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced Monday.
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With spring in full bloom and strawberry season right around the corner, many Delawareans are starting to think about shopping for locally fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh food fanatics will …
LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …
Two incumbents lost reelection bids for Smyrna Town Council positions Tuesday, while another was defeated in Clayton.
SMYRNA — The Delaware Department of Transportation announces the closure of East Commerce Street between S. Dupont Blvd and Monrovia Avenue starting on Tuesday, April …
Sports
College notes: Delaware State tops Delaware in baseball; Wilm. makes softball Series again

DOVER — The Delaware State baseball team gave J.P. Blandin a nice going-away present on Tuesday. In Blandin’s last home game as the Hornets’ coach, DSU dumped Route One rival …

Third-seeded Cape Henlopen High posted a 3-1 victory over No. 14 Mount Pleasant in the opening round of the DIAA boys’ volleyball state tournament on Wednesday evening. The Vikings …
Harrington Raceway Results Wednesday, May 15, 2024   1st - NW2PMLT Trot $8,000 3-Royal Mistake (An Morgan) 5.00 3.20 2.40 5-Royal Flirt (Al Davis)   13.80 7.20 …
CAMDEN — Fifth-seeded Caesar Rodney High downed No. 12 Smyrna, 3-1, in the opening round of the DIAA boys’ volleyball state tournament on Tuesday evening. The Riders (14-2), who are …
Business
A somber mood prevailed over County Council chambers Tuesday, as its members enacted an ordinance governing cannabis establishments.
DOVER — Christ Church, a worship space since 1734 at South State and Water streets, may have a rich history, but its members are also thinking ahead. With the help of the Central Delaware …
The Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Coffee Connect on July 9 at The Journey: A Wesleyan Church, 255 Wilson Highway.
LONG NECK — If you’ve got a corporate, nonprofit or personal event, you’ve got a canvas for friends and collaborators Kyra Elmer and Julie Sammons to help make that event shine. …
Neighbors
War hero’s 100th birthday draws crowd

While Ernest “Ernie” Marvel couldn’t offer his usual handshake due to a recent shoulder injury, there were plenty of hugs, warm embraces and kisses in Dagsboro on Saturday. They were all part of delivering birthday greetings to the highly decorated World War II U.S. Army hero from Frankford, who turned 100 the following day.

DOVER — Sue Harris and the Rev. Dr. G. Derrick Hodge are attending to the needs of the Dover homeless, while also assisting other individuals in need of life services. The two are …
Some high school students are getting creative by developing businesses to address problems in their districts. And one such group at Lake Forest High School has been awarded for it.
FELTON – Finance students at Lake Forest High School are using the knowledge they learn to tell others about what they learn. Peyton Moore is a senior at the school that took the Financial …
Schools
Dr. Krissy Patton, a reading intervention teacher at Milton Elementary School, was named Cape Henlopen School District’s Teacher of the Year at Lewes Elementary School on Tuesday.
Voters in seven Delaware districts will go to the polls Tuesday for school board elections. The districts with more than one candidate for seats includes Appoquinimink, Colonial, Red Clay …
CAMDEN — Kent County has become somewhat of a bookstore desert over the past several years. The Camden-Wyoming Lions Club is hoping to fill that void — at least for nine days — …
FELTON -- Lake Forest High School held their annual prom dance on May 11. The juniors and seniors dressed their best to dance the night away at Pizzadili Winery in Felton.  The Grand …
Things To Do
AMC Museum in Dover taxis for air show

DOVER — The Dover Air Force Base is gearing up for its First State Airshow on Saturday and Sunday, and its year-round attraction, the Air Mobility Command Museum, is getting in on the fun. …

Ahoy, matey! Pirates will be returning to Bowers Beach for Memorial Day weekend, and they are ready to bash.
The rich maritime history of eastern Sussex County will be on display Saturday, as Lewes Maritime Day will be celebrated at the Lightship Overfalls and Lewes Canalfront Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
DOVER — Actor and comedian Mike Epps will perform at The Rollins Center at Bally’s Dover Casino Resort Aug. 23 at 9 p.m. Tickets range from $75-$175 and are on sale Friday at 10 a.m. …
Opinion
We fully endorse the passage of House bills 70 and 301, two pieces of legislation currently under consideration in Delaware. HB 70 seeks to repeal the death penalty in Delaware, while HB 301 is an amendment to the state constitution, prohibiting execution as a form of punishment.
I think we all agree that we really appreciate our teachers. But one segment that I believe doesn’t get the respect it deserves is child care teachers/workers.
The spring issue of the University of Delaware Magazine hails the entrance of Blue Hen football into the NCAA’s Division I (FBS) level and notes that the cost of admission into Conference USA has been “funded by the generosity of Blue Hen donors.” Sports writers estimate that cost at $6 million, and that’s just to get in the door.
While pathology reports are weeks away regarding a young male fin whale that beached itself May 5, a marine expert said she suspects the animal was suffering from an illness that may have been transmissible to humans.
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