Jessica McLaughlin, a senior at Cab Calloway School of the Arts, recently won a student Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for her environenmental documentary, "Waste Not Want Not: In a Nation of Want." She shared some behind-the-scenes information with the Community News.
PAWS for People brings pet therapy dogs to hospital patients, retirement home residents and struggling students across Delaware and beyond to provide comfort and joy.
Five industrious Delawareans have built a human-powered flying machine that will take wing for the Red Bull Flugtag at the Camden Waterfront on Sept. 4.
The Brandywine School District has is funding a year-round program that offers students with disabilities the opportunity to learn work skills for adulthood.
Wilmington's Anne Gallagher isn't a musician, but she's a supporter of the arts in Delaware. Gallagher took the time to discuss her responsibilities as a board member and more.
Teachers must never be afraid to fail, must own up to their mistakes when they do fail and they must never cease to be learners themselves. Those lessons formed the core of the challenge 2010 National Teacher of the Year Sarah Brown Wessling issued to Red Clay Consolidated School District teachers at a workshop held Tuesday, Aug. 24 at Dickinson High.
Becoming a bestselling novelist involves more than an epiphany and a typewriter.
Caroline and Charles Todd learned that first hand while they were carefully crafting their first novel 14 years ago and now, the bestselling mystery writers are coming to the Hockessin Library on Sept. 11 to share some of their wisdom.
Mark Eastman opened up Chefs’ Haven in Hockessin a year and a half ago, where he offers an ever-changing array of cooking classes as well as gourmet and specialty items for sale. The Community News caught up with Eastman to talk about his culinary inspirations.
Wilmington resident Nick Sembiante recently founded Crunchtime Fitness LLC and has brings his mobile fitness programs to clients throughout the Hockessin area. The Community News caught up with Sembiante to drill down on some of the fundamentals of getting in shape.
The New Wilmington Arts Association (NWAA) has launched an initiative to promote healthy lifestyles for the artistic community while giving artists a new opportunity to put cash in their pockets.
Hockessin resident George Esterling has opened a fish market on Old Lancaster Pike.
Bill Kanas is on the receiving end of a special opportunity to research his heritage and run in the ultimate marathon at the same time.
When jewelry maker Olga Ganoudis watched episodes of the ABC TV series “Lost” in her Wilmington studio, she wasn’t just passing the time – she was doing research.
Hockessin resident Charlie Campagna spent two weeks in Cuba studying the nuances of the Afro-Cuban drum rhythms that permeate every aspect of life on the Caribbean island.
On Aug. 4, President Obama presented Cynthia Church with the Citizens Medal for her “exemplary” efforts to create breast cancer awareness. The two-time breast cancer survivor founded Sisters on a Mission, a support group designed to educate African American women about breast cancer. Church took the time to reflect on her experience at the White House and explain more about her support group.
Hockessin’s Patti Tillotson took the reins of the Delaware End of Life Coalition on July 1 when she was named the organization’s executive director. She sat down with the Community News to talk about the mission of the organization and how she hopes to expand its reach in the years to come.
Mitchell Greenberg, a teacher for Reach Academy for girls, attended the Maury Project, offered by the U.S. Naval Academy on July 12-23. Greenberg took the time to chat about his experience at the Naval Academy's workshop, which was designed to inform science teachers about oceanographic and meteorological study, and his outlook on Reach Academy.
On any given Saturday during the summertime, Swift Park is buzzing with activity as teams from the Piedmont Baseball League, an affiliate of Babe Ruth Baseball, Inc., participate in the national pastime. The Community News caught up with Jim Baker, president of the league, to talk about its growth.
Duffy’s Hope Inc. is scheduled to hold its eighth annual celebrity softball game Saturday, Aug. 7 at Frawley Stadium.
The Wilmington Drama League’s annual Jeff Walker Youth One-Act Festival offers proof that the director’s chair isn’t reserved for adults only.
