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Meet Rebecca Dowling: Hockessin entrepreneur does things by the book

Posted Feb 08, 2010 @ 01:05 PM
Hockessin, Del. —

Read up on Rebecca Dowling, the owner of the Hockessin Book Shelf, who not only runs a successful Lancaster Pike business, but also collaborates with her fellow entrepreneurs through the Hockessin Business Association.

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Hockessin chef simplifies gourmet cooking

Posted Feb 08, 2010 @ 01:04 PM
Last update Feb 08, 2010 @ 04:37 PM
Hockessin, Del. —

Culinary instructor Diana Leitch teaches the finer points of gourmet cooking with a down-to-earth twist from her Hockessin kitchen.

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Hockessin hobbyists harken back to the Golden Age of Flight

Posted Jan 29, 2010 @ 07:38 AM
Hockessin, Del. —

Indoor freeflight model airplane flying, a hobby that took hold in the 1930s, is making a comeback in Hockessin.

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Hockessin board approves parking variance for new takeout restaurant

Posted Jan 25, 2010 @ 02:00 PM
Hockessin, Del. —

The Hockessin Design Review Advisory Committee voted to approve a parking variance for a proposed Old Lancaster Pike restaurant at its Jan. 18 meeting.


Family and friends gather to remember LoriBeth Klenk

Posted Jan 18, 2010 @ 11:23 AM
Hockessin, Del. —

More than 50 family and friends gathered at a candlelight vigil Jan. 10 to celebrate the memory of LoriBeth Klenk on the anniversary of her untimely death.

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Delaware Nature Society lets members have a hand in farming

Posted Jan 18, 2010 @ 09:49 AM
Greenville, Del. —

The Delaware Nature Society is starting a Community Supported Agriculture program at Greenville's Coverdale Farm to bring farm-fresh produce to suburbanites.

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In retirement, Larry Thurrell makes books his business

Posted Jan 14, 2010 @ 10:44 AM
Hockessin, Del. —

Anyone who has visited Hockessin’s largest used book sale in search of a cheap, dog-eared paperback or a rare premium find owes Larry Thurrell a thank you.

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Fresh thinking meets fast food at Fresh Healthy Café

Posted Jan 07, 2010 @ 07:08 AM
Last update Jan 11, 2010 @ 12:29 PM
Hockessin, Del. —

Hockessin residents Ellen and Lou Calvarese are planning to open a health-conscious fast food restaurant on Lancaster Pike in February.

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Top Hockessin-Greenville news of 2009

Posted Dec 31, 2009 @ 09:48 AM
Hockessin, Del. —

It was a busy year for Hockessin and Greenville -- both communities saw the arrival of new businesses, the beginnings of road improvement projects and the groundwork laid for new development and parkland. Here is a roundup of the top five news stories of 2009.

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Wilmington and Western’s Holiday Lights Express spreads Christmas cheer

Posted Dec 29, 2009 @ 11:47 AM
Prices Corner, Del. —

The Wilmington and Western Railroad's Holiday Lights Express shines like a Christmas tree as it winds its way along the Red Clay Creek, and the neighborhoods that face the tracks put on their holiday best for its passengers.

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Local author chronicles life inside a du Pont mansion

Posted Dec 29, 2009 @ 10:27 AM
Greenville, Del. —

What was it like to live in a du Pont family mansion? Winterthur historian Maggie Lidz explores life inside 24 du Pont homes in her book “The Du Ponts: Houses and Gardens in the Brandywine.”

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Meet Barbara Miller

Posted Dec 28, 2009 @ 04:31 PM
Hockessin, Del. —

The importance of volunteerism is a lesson Hockessin native Barbara Miller learned at a young age and a message she continues to share with the community.

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Construction hurts business at Old Lancaster Pike retailers

Posted Dec 27, 2009 @ 01:59 PM
Wilmington, Del. —

The road construction on Old Lancaster Pike is more than just a nuisance to some businesses lining the street – it’s having a serious impact on their bottom lines.

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Meet Stanley Weintraub: Hockessin author explores Christmas during war

Posted Dec 22, 2009 @ 03:56 PM
Hockessin, Del. —

What do Christmastime and war have in common?

More than meets the eye, according to Hockessin author Stanley Weintraub, and he’s not talking about fierce battles between SUVs over mall parking spaces.

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Red Clay budget increases by .9 percent

Posted Dec 18, 2009 @ 10:39 AM
Mill Creek, Del. —

The Red Clay School District unamiously approved the final 2010 fiscal year budget of $160, 975, 359 million, an increase of $1.5 million or .9 percent compared to last year Wednesday, Dec. 16 meeting.


Meet Hannah Beswick: Centreville resident immerses herself in Middle Eastern culture

Posted Dec 11, 2009 @ 09:21 AM
Centreville, Del. —

Delaware and Cairo may be worlds apart, but that didn't stop Centreville resident Hannah Beswick from studying abroad there last year -- and it's not going to stop her from heading back to the Middle East in January.

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Charity provides tickets to kids in need

Posted Dec 10, 2009 @ 09:29 AM
Hockessin, Del. —

Kind to Kids, a charity founded and run by a Hockessin family, provides free event tickets to under-privileged kids.

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Hockessin resident offers a mobile war memorial

Posted Dec 08, 2009 @ 02:26 PM
Hockessin, Del. —

Sixty-five years ago, 25-year-old Joe LaRosch’s olive drab Jeep was churning its wheels in the slippery sand of a Normandy beach alongside thousands of American troops storming Nazi fortifications.

Today, instead of enjoying a quiet retirement, it’s become an unlikely war memorial.

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Christmas sing-a-long returns to fire hall

Posted Dec 07, 2009 @ 10:00 AM
Last update Dec 07, 2009 @ 04:16 PM
Hockessin, Del. —

The lights may be up and the tree may be trimmed, but it just wouldn’t be Christmastime in Hockessin without the traditional holiday sing-a-long.

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Lyndie Moe: Hockessin student loves life onstage

Posted Dec 01, 2009 @ 08:17 AM
Hockessin, Del. —

Lyndie Moe is no stranger to the spotlight. The 11-year-old Hockessin resident sung her first national anthem at a local basketball game when she was 6 years old. Since then, she’s sung it for the 76ers, Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs.

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