The Delaware Division of the Arts has a new director.Jessica Ball recently replaced longtime director Paul Weagraff.And in this week’s Arts Playlist, Ball joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to discuss her plans for the Division of the Arts.

Last week, we delved into Gov. John Carney’s new proposal to solve what ails Wilmington schools – the Wilmington Learning Collaborative - with contributor Larry Nagengast outlining how it would bring together the main districts serving city students to make changes and manage Wilmington schools.This week, he follows up with a look at how that plan is being received.

Earlier this fall, we reported on a logistics boom in Delaware - with a warehouses and fulfillment centers steadily popping up, especially in New Castle County.Now, there’s some numbers confirming the scope of this growth and its prospects for continuing.Contributor Jon Hurdle digs into this data and explains its implications.

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Gov. John Carney is making a renewed push to solve what ails Wilmington schools with a new approach.Carney's “Wilmington Learning Collaborative” would bring together the main districts serving city students to make changes and manage Wilmington schoolsContributor Larry Nagengast dives into Carney’s new plan is – and what it could mean.

At this time last year, the pandemic kept families separated during the holidays, postponed long-standing community gatherings, and put mall Santas at a distance.Now, the holidays are back - to some extent - as we adjust to a “new normal” while attempting to bring back our old traditions.Delaware Public Media’s Rebecca Baer takes a look at how Delawareans are celebrating this season as vaccines and safety measures put us at ease - but concerns remain about a new COVID variant and an uncertain economy

The University of Delaware Center for Political Communication’s annual National Agenda series returns for its 11th year – promoting civil discourse with the theme “Reflecting America”One of this year’s six events recently featured journalist Eric Michael Garcia joining the Center's associate director Lindsay Hoffman. Hoffman joins us this week to discuss their conversation.

A new exhibition at The Mill Space in Wilmington offers an artistic spin on life in a Zoom room.In this week’s Arts Playlist, Hersh joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele about her work in Unmasked - Portraits from the Zoom Room.

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This fall, the nonprofit Conservation Fund donated a parcel of land near Millsboro to the Nanticoke tribe – a historic move that gives the tribe ownership of an ancestral parcel that was privately owned for generations.Contributor Jon Hurdle explains how this came about – and what the tribe’s plans are for the land.