Stoney Creek Plaza, located at the corner of Limestone and Stoney Batter roads, was the first mixed-use project approved under the new regulations in the New Castle County Code when it was built in 2000. However, many of the tenants, which includes offices, retail and residential remain confused regarding what type of signage is allowed.
During the Pike Creek Valley Civic League’s first meeting of the year, the group heard from local land use attorney, Rich Abbott, regarding the current status of the golf course and the Hogan Drive townhouse addition.
Four years ago, Sunrise Senior Living planned to build an Assisted Living and Retirement Community on the corner of Limestone Road and Paper Mill Road in Hockessin. But with the economic downturn, Sunrise backed out of the project in 2009 andgave its entire development package, including all drawings and engineering work, to the property owners, the Naudain and Malloy families. Now, the families have entered into an agreement with Vantage Point, a retirement living community planner headquartered in Chester County, Pa.
New Castle County Councilman Tim Sheldon (D-Pike Creek), along with New Castle County Police Senior Cpl. Mike Sneed and Sgt. Patrick Malone held a community meeting at Linden Hill Elementary on Thursday, Dec. 15 to inform Pike Creek and Hockessin residents about the rise in residential burglaries and what residents can do to prevent them from occurring.
The legal wrangling over the possible development of Pike Creek Golf Course reached a milepost when Delaware Superior Court Judge John A. Parkins Jr. ruled last week that Pike Creek Recreational Services LLC couldn’t develop 288 homes on the bulk of the land.
It is rare when a college or university can trace its roots back to the exact day that it opened, one of the many features that make Goldey-Beacom College so unique.
Despite a contentious discussion, New Castle County Council passed an updated redevelopment ordinance unanimously Tuesday.
Come and enjoy an evening the 4H Youth as they lead tours of the rustic DuPont stone barn.
Community members and state legislators expressed adamant opposition to developer Frank Acierno’s wish to regain rezoning for the Stopyra tract off Possum Park Road in order to build the Newark Town Center.
Padua Academy has been named the 2011 Jefferson Award Students in Action Bronze Recipient For Outstanding Service By a High School, as a result of their excellent commitment to community service.
The Problem
The Polly Drummond Road Yard Waste Site is in “disgraceful condition” given the proliferation of unsightly trash bags that have piled up in a site where they don’t belong.
Nighttime lane and shoulder closures will occur on Kirkwood Highway from Del. Route 7 (Limestone Road) to Prices Corner for a pavement and rehabilitation project, DelDOT spokeswoman Louise A. Holt said Monday.
The Delaware Center for Horticulture’s Wilmington City Gardens Contest recognizes Wilmington gardeners for their contributions to a greener city. The Wilmington City Gardens Contest has long been a free, fun, social event that draws strong participation from folks from the suburbs as judge.
Red Clay Board of Education President Jack Buckley would have preferred a quiet sendoff, but the rest of the board was not going to let him sneak away unnoticed.
The New Castle County Planning Board learned Tuesday night that the compromise reached between Citizens for Responsible Growth and Stoltz Real Estate Partners in February was not embraced wholeheartedly in the community.
Shelley Emsley, 43, of Brandywine Hundred, and her family have hosted seven students from Spain in the last four years through the Global Friendships student exchange program. And each year, Emsley’s family and the students have learned from each other as a result.
The civic group CAPPA is scheduled to hold a meeting to discuss the latest proposal for the Newark Town Center at 7 p.m. June 16 at Holy Angels Freemont Hall off Possum Park Road near Newark, CAPPA Board President David Onn said.
New Castle County Police are investigating an armed robbery and assault involving two 53-year-old men who were accosted at gunpoint while they were walking home from a convenience store early Sunday morning.
Alexis I. duPont High School received one goal each from junior midfielders Lauren Davis and Maddie McCormick en route to a 2-0 victory over archrival Charter School of Wilmington in the DIAA Girls Soccer State Tournament championship Friday night at Caravel Academy.
It is not often that one gets to meet a Nobel Laureate and that’s one of the reasons U.S. Rep. John Carney (D-Del.) was among the dignitaries honoring Nobel laureate Dr. Richard Heck Friday at Ashland Research Center.
