Obama selects Biden as running mate

Posted Aug 23, 2008 @ 11:05 AM
Greenville, Del. —

Delaware Senator Joe Biden has been selected by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as his vice presidential running mate, Obama announced early Saturday morning.

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The fight for Philadelphia Pike

Posted Aug 07, 2008 @ 01:41 AM
Bellefonte, Del. —

Philadelphia Pike. To many it is among the most historic roads in the United States – a vital cog in the Colonial efforts in the Revolutionary War. To others it’s an eyesore, representative of the 20th-century suburbia, when the strip mall became king.

To the folks on the state’s Scenic and Historic Highways Advisory Board, however, it’s both. And that’s the problem with the 4.4-mile stretch of U.S. 13 between the Pennsylvania state line and Wilmington’s northern boundary as it relates to the state’s Historic Highway designation: it is cluttered by its own history.

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Submitting your social announcements online is easy

Posted Aug 10, 2008 @ 01:43 AM
Last update Aug 12, 2008 @ 09:45 AM
Hockessin, Del. —

Share your happiest moments with friends and neighbors by submitting engagement, wedding, anniversary and birth announcements online.


NCCo Council approves changes at Brandywine Town Center

Posted Aug 27, 2008 @ 04:53 PM
Wilmington, Del. —

The council voted unanimously on two pieces of legislation, one modifying deed restrictions at the Brandywine Town Center, the other allowing the developer at Renaissance Village to slightly alter the original design.

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Shoppers dance up a storm at Tri-State Mall's community day

Posted Aug 26, 2008 @ 09:49 AM
Claymont, Del. —

Dozens of mallgoers dropped their shopping bags to participate in a line dancing marathon around the center of the Tri-State Mall in Claymont during MeJah Books' third annual community day.

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Persistent recycler strikes again, aluminum fencing stolen from bridge overpass

Posted Aug 21, 2008 @ 03:59 PM
Claymont, Del. —

Eight sections of aluminum fencing were stolen from the bridge overpass on Naamans Road in Claymont sometime between August 17 and 18, said Delaware State Police.


Claymont to revisit sign standards

Posted Aug 21, 2008 @ 02:06 PM
Last update Aug 21, 2008 @ 03:00 PM
Claymont, Del. —

A committee that oversees the design of new construction in Claymont will vote Wednesday on loosening its restrictions on new signage along Philadelphia Pike.

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Copper wire theft disables Fairfax businesses

Posted Aug 16, 2008 @ 07:28 PM
Last update Aug 16, 2008 @ 08:40 PM
Brandywine Hundred, Del. —

Two hundred feet of copper utility wire was stolen, likely in the middle of the night to early morning Friday, August 15, shutting down Artisan Gifts and Furniture and Brandywine Rug Company in the Fairfax Shopping Center. The loss is estimated at $1,000.


Troubled retail center rehab gets thumbs up in Claymont

Posted Aug 14, 2008 @ 03:23 PM
Claymont, Del. —

A failed commercial center on Philadelphia Pike is getting a face lift.

The former Continental Ballroom, which sat vacant for much of the last six years, is being redesigned as what developer H.J. Lopes envisions an upscale shopping plaza that will anchor southern gateway of the Claymont Renaissance district.

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E-scrap recycling day helps the environment and consumers

Posted Aug 13, 2008 @ 07:36 PM
Wilmington, Del. —

Delaware Solid Waste Authority, in cooperation with Best Buy and Computer Donation Management, will be holding a special e-collection event in the Concord Mall parking lot behind the Best Buy August 23 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.


Kulas appointed director of coaching at Concord Soccer

Posted Aug 12, 2008 @ 05:55 PM
Brandywine Hundred, Del. —

Concord Soccer Association has named Fran Kulas as its new director of coaching and player development. He is an assistant coach with the under-14 & 15 USA Women’s National Team programs.

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Top 25 Problem Properties in New Castle County

Posted Aug 12, 2008 @ 10:26 AM
Bellefonte, Del. —

A list of the most problematic properties for Code Enforcement officials.

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Philly blood brothers to bring their brand of rock n' roll to Claymont

Posted Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:32 PM
Last update Aug 13, 2008 @ 07:29 PM
Philadelphia, PA —

They’ve shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen at Carnegie Hall. They’ve played nearly 300 shows across North America and Europe with E-Street heroes Marah. But Adam Garbinski and Dave Petersen are more enthusiastic about what’s on the horizon for them than anything that’s happened in the past.

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Yard waste sites to close temporarily for mulch grinding

Posted Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:26 PM
Hockessin, Del. —

New Castle County’s three community yard waste demonstration sites will be temporarily closed so yard waste can be ground into mulch.

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P.S. duPont’s $44 million renovation masterfully melds old and new

Posted Aug 07, 2008 @ 11:05 AM
Last update Aug 07, 2008 @ 01:39 PM
Wilmington, Del. —

The $44 million renovation of the historic P.S. duPont High School, which opened in 1935, is nearly complete and incorporates the old with the new.

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Concord Pike plan causes traffic concerns among residents

Posted Aug 06, 2008 @ 10:19 AM
New Castle, Del. —

A dozen Brandywine Hundred residents voiced their opposition Tuesday to a proposed town center at the southwest corner of Concord Pike and Beaver Valley Road.

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Local superintendents would like to see student’s growth better measured on state tests

Posted Aug 04, 2008 @ 10:26 PM
Dover, Del. —

Local school district chiefs do not deny that the Delaware Student Testing Program does a fine job in measuring the bottom line. Can students read and write at grade level and do they know math? But there is a test that goes beyond what the DSTP can do.


Grand opening raises money for charity

Posted Aug 04, 2008 @ 07:42 PM
Brandywine Hundred, Del. —

The Colby Restaurant Group raised $2,161 for The Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy at the grand opening of its Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in the Brandywine Town Center.


State and local officials celebrate completion of $123 million, 6-year Blue Ball project

Posted Aug 04, 2008 @ 11:19 AM
Brandywine Hundred, Del. —

State and local officials on Friday celebrated the completion of the six-year, $123 million Blue Ball Properties Project, which was a key ingredient in convincing AstraZeneca to locate its North American headquarters in North Wilmington.


Brandywine tackles discipline, cites consistency as key

Posted Jul 31, 2008 @ 02:09 PM
Bellefonte, Del. —

The Brandywine School District has held two public meetings focused on an issue that comes to the forefront of people's minds when it comes to schools – discipline. Superintendent of Schools Jim Scanlon said consistency in doling out discipline is important as is addressing minor infractions, such as tardiness, before they develop into more serious issues.


Residents get look at new plan for Concord Pike

Posted Jul 31, 2008 @ 12:34 PM
Last update Jul 31, 2008 @ 02:35 PM
Wilmington, Del. —

Brandywine Hundred residents got their first look Wednesday at a new plan for the southwest corner of Concord Pike and Beaver Valley Road, but they didn’t seem to like it any more than the previous versions.

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The Preservation Puzzle: Woodlawn Trustees a Century Later

Posted Jul 29, 2008 @ 10:50 AM
Last update Jul 30, 2008 @ 09:47 PM
Wilmington, Del. —

For more than a century, Woodlawn Trustees has been one of the leading preservation groups in the region. It is also the largest provider of low-income housing in the City of Wilmington, which it subsidizes through long-term leases of its considerable property holdings. This story examines the group's effort to fulfill the dual mission of their founder William Bancroft, 100 years later.

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