The Dover-based band Hoochi Coochi has been playing rock and roll at venues across the Mid-Atlantic Region for the past few years. The quartet writes catchy pop songs with a positive message, walking the line between contemporary garage rock and more traditional funk and blues. And for this week’s Enlighten Me -three of the band’s members, vocalist Danielle Johnson, bass player Mark Reed and guitarist Fats Hawkins, dropped by the Delaware Public Media studios to chat with our Nick Ciolino about

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Delaware added the first of its four planned state-funded sober living homes earlier this year. It is also the first facility in the state designated by the National Alliance for Recovery Residences as level-four. This means it combines both wraparound medical treatment for addiction as well as job training programs for its residents. But as Delaware Public Media’s Nick Ciolino reports the long term strategy for funding this and the other sites coming to the First State is still being worked out

Children of color can internalize society’s harmful messages about skin tone at a young age. It’s an issue two Delaware moms tackle in their children’s book I Love Your Brown . And Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt sat down with those moms this week to discuss it.

The Historic Odessa Foundation is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its educational program focused on the Underground Railroad.

The Wilmington Blue Rocks kicked off their 27th season at Frawley Stadium this week. And the team remains popular with First State fans. While attendance dipped slightly the past two seasons, the Rocks still averaged about 3,800 fans per game in 2017 and 2018. And there’s no reason to expect things to change this year with some of the Kansas City Royals' top prospects on the roster and a schedule filled with unique promotions and giveaways. In this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media's

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Concerns about the effects of toxic PFAS chemicals on public water supplies in some areas of Delaware are rising with the announcement of a federal government probe into a reserve base at New Castle, and a report that the Pentagon is seeking to weaken standards for cleaning up contamination at military installations such as Dover Air Force Base.

Bayhealth says it plans to launch a residency program for doctors who have recently graduated medical school. Delaware Public Media’s Nick Ciolino spoke with Bayhealth President and CEO Terry Murphy and Bayhealth’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Gary Siegelman about this attempt to address the lack of physicians in the state of Delaware.

Wilmington’s Creative District continues to add new pieces. The latest is a new mural at The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew Church at 8th and Shipley Streets.