Where the waters of the Delaware Bay once rushed through a dune breach into the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, a freshly constructed beach planted with neat lines of dune grass now defends the northern edge of the preserve from the flooding that almost wiped it out just a few years ago.

A powerful story of redemption, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol , has enchanted audiences the world over with its simple message of holiday joy.

Local artist Alim Smith has gained national attention for his surrealist takes on viral memes and pop culture icons. And in this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt talked to the Wilmington native about his newest project— creating what he calls “urban mythology.”

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This story was originally published Sept. 14, 2018. New Castle County has finished surveying residents of two communities along Route 9 about environmental conditions in their neighborhoods— and whether they might ultimately want to relocate, if given the opportunity.

As consumers plunge into the traditional holiday shopping season, they are expected to spend more than ever. They also will shop in more ways, making wish lists via voice-activated personal assistants, activating coupons on their phones, and downloading apps that lead them directly to gifts in the store.

We recently marked Veterans Day, honoring those who have served the country in the military. But with each passing year there are fewer and fewer surviving veterans of World War II to recognize and thank. And there fewer opportunities to hear their first hand accounts of that era. That’s what makes a new book from Mitch Topal worth a read. It’s called “Against All Odds: The Ray Firmani Story.” Firmani, an Elsmere resident, was a 23-year-old Second Lieutenant during World War II and the co-pilot

If I asked you who Christian Krauch was, chances are few of you would identify him as a brewing pioneer known as Delaware's "Father of Lager Beer." The recently opened Wilmington Brew Works brewery is trying to rectify that. It's teamed up with Krauch’s descendents and others to help $2,700 for a memorial to be placed on Krauch's unmarked grave in the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, and perhaps make more people aware of his contribution to the state’s rich brewing tradition - a tradition

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The University of Delaware Journalism Program’s speaker series – The Front Page Café - returned last month. Two guests came to the UD Trabant University Center in Newark to discuss the opioid crisis in Delaware, UD professor and researcher Tammy Anderson and News Journal reporter Brittany Horn.