In recent years, we’ve seen business incubators and collaborative workspaces in Wilmington and elsewhere in New Castle County. Now, there’s a new business incubator in Kent County, providing cheap rent and educational business workshops. The Kent County Department of Economic Development is renting out two thousand square feet of office space in the Levy Court complex for next to nothing—provided the renter is using the space to start a new business. Kent County Economic Development Director

Working in a microgravity environment allows astronauts to grow about 3 percent taller. But extended time in weightlessness can also accelerate bone loss, causing astronauts to lose bone mass at about the same rate as a postmenopausal woman. A NASA scientist has been studying this rapid bone deterioration and thinks her findings on what’s experienced in space can be used here on Earth — as well as potential future missions to Mars.

Delaware ChoralArts is preparing for its 2017-2018 season. Delaware ChoralArts has brought a diverse array of choral music to the Wilmington region for more than 33 years.

In September 2016, a group of local artists got together and created an informal sketching group, meeting once a month and alternating locations among Delaware’s three counties. Now, those same local artists have become an official Chapter of International Urban Sketchers.

Two years after the passage of the legislation that made it possible, the Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank is now building an inventory of blighted and abandoned city properties and is looking for buyers who are eager to transform blocks, even neighborhoods, that have fallen on hard times.

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It’s that time of year again – the time for hayrides, pumpkin patches, and pumpkin carving. But among the pumpkin frenzy, not much thought is typically given to the history of the pumpkin itself. University of Delaware Professor of History and Material Culture Cindy Ott delved into the pumpkin’s complicated past for her book, Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon . For this month’s History Matters, produced in conjunction with the Delaware Historical Society, Delaware Public Media’s

Jeans have been a fashion staple since the late 1800s. But for people with cognitive impairments or fine motor challenges, everything from the sturdy material to the zippers and buttons can be hard to navigate.

Delaware’s Division of Public Health has launched a life-skills pilot program at eight middle schools across Delaware. The Botvin LifeSkills Training Program teaches students the skills they need to prevent addiction, promote positive decision-making and reduce violence. Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele recently spoke with Rebecca King, the Div. of Public Health Nursing Director overseeing this program about how it was selected and what the state hopes it can accomplish.

The Public Service Commission heard public comments this week on Delmarva Power’s rate increase request . In August, the utility company asked to hike gas and electricity rates to raise about $25 million. But it amended that proposal earlier this month, asking for a larger increase. Delmarva is now seeking to recover about $43 million dollars with a nearly 6% rate increase in electricity and a nearly 9% hike in the natural gas rate. If approved, the increases would add about $5.50 to the average