The question of how low-lying coastal communities will adapt to the rising seas and more extreme weather caused by climate change is increasingly making it into the public consciousness. That’s especially true in Delaware, which is particularly vulnerable because its land is sinking at the same time as waters are rising. One strategy that’s often listed as a possibility, but rarely discussed in depth, is simply getting out of the way. Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt talked with a new

The University of Delaware Center for Political Communication’s National Agenda series “Direction Democracy” kicked off this week with its first speaker. Dan Pfeiffer, co-host of the popular political podcast, Pod Save America and former Obama campaign communications director, visited Newark. He chatted with UD professor and National Agenda series director Lindsay Hoffman, offering his view of the political landscape and the nation’s democracy from the left This week on The Green we offer a

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About two weeks ago the State of Delaware expanded its Downtown Development District program, which offers state incentives to projects that hold promise for revitalizing downtown areas. Capital projects in portions of four cities - New Castle, Middletown, Clayton and Delaware City - are now eligible for the program, which was started in 2015. Wilmington, Dover and Seaford were the initial districts. Smyrna, Milford, Harrington, Georgetown, and Laurel were added in 2016. Officials say the

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently unveiled the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act. Sen. Tom Carper is the top Democrat on that committee and co-authored the bill, if passed would green light spending $287 billion over five years on efforts to maintain and repair the nation’s roads and bridges – and more. Earlier this week, Sen. Carper toured the state highlighting what the bill could mean for the First State. specifically infrastructure vulnerable to climate

New leadership took the helm at Code Purple Kent County this summer. And now those leaders plan to hold a public meeting next month to discuss homelessness in the county and how to address it.

A Revolutionary War-era flag from the First State and the man who captured it are having a reunion of sorts. The flag is a Delaware militia flag that’s in the Delaware Historical Society’s collection. The man is William Dansey, a British Army officer, who captured that flag 242 years ago in September 1777 during fighting in the area shortly before Battle of Brandywine. Dansey is obviously not showing up in person, but his portrait - on loan from the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment Museum in

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Concord Pike is a natural draw for shoppers and diners in North Wilmington. But anyone driving this stretch of the Route 202 corridor recently knows it’s seeing its fair share of changes. Contributor Eileen Dallabrida takes a closer look at these changes and what they tell us about the state of retail shopping these days.

The Mispillion Art League (MAL) in Milford is bringing a unique art event to the First State this October, with the help of other local arts organizations.