With pandemic restrictions lifted, venues like the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover are ramping back up. And this summer, the Biggs is offering plenty of reasons to visit. In addition to its events and exhibits, the Biggs is working to create a more robust experience. And in this week’s Arts Playlist, Biggs curator Ryan Grover joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to explain their efforts and some of the summer programs they’re offering.

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Some bills won’t make it to the finish line before lawmakers finish their work on June 30 th . That includes Senate Bill 155 , which would make changes to the state’s Freedom of Information Act – changes that raised alarms with open government advocates. Delaware Public Media's Roman Battaglia talked to its sponsor, State Sen. Kyle Evans Gay (D-Talleyville), about the bill, the backlash and her decision to hit the brakes on it for now.

It’s been seven years since public water utilities in New Castle shut down and treated drinking water wells after finding toxic PFAS chemicals in them. But the state still doesn’t know for certain the source or extent of the groundwater contamination there. As Delaware appears set to develop limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water, Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt updates how utilities and the state are managing PFAS pollution in New Castle.

Throughout New Castle County, there are 246 park sites. Most are easy to find and use, with amenities for residents to enjoy. But there are a few properties that are unused and even unnoticed. Contributor Larry Nagengast looks at one of those properties in Brandywine Hundred - Forwood Preserve Park - and efforts to give it some purpose.

June is Pride month, and its growing influence can be seen in easy to purchase outfits and novelties that celebrate gender and sexuality. But do these purchases do more than display support? Do they boost the LGBTQ+ community economically? Delaware Public Media’s Delaware Community Foundation journalism intern Kayla Williams looks for answers to these questions.

The Green takes time to highlight more work created by student journalists at the University of Delaware. In this week’s Enlighten Me, we feature two pieces produced by UD students during the spring 2021 semester.

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With COVID restrictions largely eliminated, vaccinations creeping up and the summer season here, you’d think restaurants hammered by the pandemic would be poised for a big rebound. But Contributor Eileen Dallabrida reports many are struggling to ramp up. That's because, while they have customers again, many don’t have the staff to serve them.

A spring survey showed a decline in the number of red knots stopping along the Delaware Bay during their annual migration. Some see that decline as troubling and seek stronger measures to protect the shorebird and horseshoe crabs that provide the eggs they feed on. But contributor Jon Hurdle reports not everyone sees this latest data as reason to act.