Last week, History Matters - produced in collaboration with the Delaware Historical Society - looked at the legacy of Wilmington’s renowned jazz teacher Robert “Boysie” Lowery . Our jazz in Wilmington series continues this week with a glimpse into the complex life of one of Lowery’s students – and one of Wilmington’s most widely received jazz musician: vibraphonist Lem Winchester.

Despite what fans may say or think from year to year, about the weather, or the musical acts, or the food options, there is one thing most agree on when it comes to Firefly Music Festival: there's always something new.

Concord Mall, struggling to attract shoppers and marquee retailers, is getting a complete makeover.

The clock is ticking on lawmakers , who now have a week to completely erase a $350 million deficit and pass a balanced 2018 state budget. The battleground this week was taxes, specifically raising Delaware’s personal income tax – where dueling Democratic proposals are on the table. At the same time, other pieces of key legislation moved ahead as the countdown to June 30 th and the end of work for this year reaches the home stretch. Political reporter James Dawson was on the frontline at Leg Hall

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Tiny pieces of plastics, called “microplastics” are inundating our oceans. Right now, we don’t know how deep they go below the surface, or how they affect ocean health, but University of Delaware researchers are combing the Delaware Bay to determine the scope of these microplastics in our waterways.

The Brandywine River Museum of Art is holding a lecture series exploring the impact of World War I on regional illustrators.

Wilmington’s Clifford Brown Jazz Festival returns next week, starting up Wednesday and running through Friday. And while Clifford Brown is Wilmington’s most celebrated jazz musician, not much is known about his teacher Robert “Boysie” Lowery who taught so many jazz musicians – locally and beyond. Several of his students are still around and still playing jazz in Wilmington, and have much to say about Lowery the teacher, the man and his legacy.

The battle over how to deliver a balanced 2018 state budget by the end of the month heated up this week, with Republican and Democratic lawmakers both drawing lines in the sand. GOP leadership outlined a half dozen spending side demands they’re seeking in exchange for their support on any kind of tax increase to help bridge the state’s budget shortfall. Democratic leadership called those demands "antics" and "showboating," while offering up its own new tax proposal that took Gov. Carney’s plan a

Lawmakers continue to squabble over how to fill Delaware’s 2018 budget hole and deliver a balanced spending plan by June 30 th . Cuts to education are likely to be part of any solution and that’s not sitting well with educators.