DELAWARE EVENTSThe Delaware Historical Society is looking for judges for its History Day Competition Saturday, May 13 at William Penn High School. The only experience necessary is a willingness to encourage and positively impact the scholars. If you are available and willing to help, fill in the
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03/30/2017
Compared with the year to February's end in 2016, the 2017 New Castle County real estate market report for the year so far shows almost 15% less inventory than the previous year. Not only that, but the median sales price is down 2%. The good news is that pending sales are up almost 20%, and new l
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03/22/2017
In all the years I have been going to local Historic Home and Gardens at Winterthur, I have never been there when there is snow on the ground. They are closed most of January and February, so that explains part of the reason, but I know we have had snow in March before. This time there was a lect
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03/20/2017
Yesterday, I was admiring the hellebores blooming away like crazy in my yard. Sometimes called Lenten Roses, they had been in bud and waiting to come out in full force for several weeks. And you never know exactly when they will bloom. It depends on the weather. We have had temperatures nearing 7
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03/10/2017