The Food Bank of Delaware is expecting the first part of 50,000 lbs Monday morning donated by Giant Foods.  Giant Foods is a local grocery store chain in the area.  The latest donation raises the total collected by the Food Bank of Delaware to 400,000 lbs. during its winter giving campaign. Lets hear it for Giant Foods and their generous donation to the Food Bank of Delaware! 02/28/2010

The Delaware Emerging Technology Center is offering a free seminar on March 16 about the secrets behind successful entrepreneurships. The seminar is the first in a four-part series where successful entrepreneurs will share the lessons they learned through their businesses. It will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Wilmington Club, 1103 Market St., Wilmington. RSVP at delawareetcesss1.eventbrite.com. 02/28/2010

Delaware Park Race Track & Casino Now Hiring Dealers! Delaware Park will be holding job fairs at the racetrack on Friday  February 19th at 10:00am and 1:00pm and Wednesday  February 24th at 1:00pm and 4:00pm to fill approximately 175 new positions associated with Table Games including a large team of dealers. To view more information and to apply for a position click HERE Rumor has it the jobs will pay @ $35,000 a year plus tips. 02/24/2010

Fisker Automotive Gets Closer To Production in Delaware Fisker Automotive announced that it is getting closer to production last week as it is centralizes all design, engineering, sales, marketing and administrative operations at its headquarters in Irvine, Calif. Fisker representives also says that it expects hiring to  "expand dramatically"  with 2,000 factory jobs and more than 3,000 vendor and support positions when it reaches its full capacity in 2014. Fisker announced plans in November to buy the Boxwood Road GM plant for more than 200 million dollars with a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy. Jobs are coming to Delaware its a great place to live! 02/21/2010

02/20/2010

(Cross-posted from the Google Voice Blog) Google Voice is about giving you more control over your communications, through dozens of features - ranging from call screening to voicemail transcription to the ability to send and receive SMS by email.While we've heard from users that they love our growing list of features, we're conscious of the fact that Google Voice can seem overwhelming to people trying it for the first time.So we've created a short video that gives an overview of what Google Voice can do. (MORE) 02/19/2010

Delaware- Delaware Governor Jack Markell has just returned from his economic development trip to Europe where he met with business leaders in Germany and England in a attempt to bring more jobs to the state. Markell was accompanied on the trip by Alan Levin, director of the Delaware Development Office and they met with current companies who do business in Delaware along with prospects who may want to move part of their business here in the future. Delaware has a great reputation for being very business friendly and has the lowest corporation tax in the nation. 02/14/2010

The National Weather Service reports from New Castle Country Airport that the storm of 2010 is the highest ever recorded in the area at 25 inches and tops the record from January 1996 of 22 inches.   With more snow expected this week and the winter far from being over it looks like we will break another record for the most snow fall of all time!  In New Castle County: Wilmington 26.5 New Castle County Airport  25.8 Bear  25.8 Claymont  25.2 Newark 24.3 Dover 22 Woodside 20.5 Bridgeville  25 Milton 22 Lewes 20.6 Delmar 15.6 Larry Hultberg Delaware Realtor 302-530-9186 02/07/2010

 Hagley Museum and Library Wilmington Delaware is one interesting place to visit. This site was the largest gun powder manufacturer in the country during the 1800s.  There are over 120 patent models on site and plenty to do with the family.  You will see how gunpowder was made back then using the Brandywine River for power.  To see a video of the Hagley Museum click below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohpju5_vPbI&feature=player_embedded   Larry Hultberg - Delaware Realtor 302-530-9186 01/31/2010

     These are before and after photos of the office of J & S. Contractors on Williamson Street in the Forty Acres neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware. Built around 1895 as a livery stable to serve the workers in the nearby row houses and single family homes, it had been used by a plumbing supply company prior to present owner, John W. Piazza renovating it as an office, workshop and storage for his business. In the next 2 pictures, you can see what has become of the cupola on top of this Forty Acres unique building--what originally was louvered, now is glass which serves as a skylight over the luxurious shower upstairs. The next picture shows arched functioning double doors where once sliding barn-type doors led into the stable.  Mr. Piazza has built up the granite threshold with brick... 01/30/2010

If you are looking for an update on the history of Wilmington Delaware, and how to do research at the Delaware Historical Society, there is a great series of videos put out by the City of Wilmington. This one talks about the beginnings of the City of Wilmington and brings it up to date as far as general historical information.  Hope you find this entertaining and are curious about matters concerning Delaware History and historic homes in Delaware and the surrounding area presented by Your Historic Homes Resource, Carolyn Roland 01/19/2010

   Only $120,000!   Pride of ownership shows throughout in this very spacious, open and well maintained townhome! Did I mention it is in move-in condition? Home has been freshly painted throughout with neutral colors. New carpet, kitchen floor and bedroom doors, completes the upgrades. The eat-in kitchen has plenty of cabinets. There is an extra room off the kitchen that leads out to the backyard. This extra room can be used for storage or as an enclosed porch. Upstairs the master bedroom has his & her closets. Enjoy the nice summer nights on the front porch which has an awning for shade. The back yard is fenced with a shed for you to store all your yard equipment. This home is within walking distance to the Riverfront and downtown Wilmington and minutes away from I-95. First time homeb... 01/17/2010

Ashley Wagner of the Skating Club of Wilmington is off to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Wash.  The top two finishers will win a trip to the Olympics to represent the United States. Wagner finished fourth last year at Nationals, although she won the long program, and third the year before.  Her coach Priscilla Hill said "If she skates the way I know she can skate, she is very capable of getting one of the top two spots" Good luck Ashley we are pulling for you! 01/17/2010

The Wilmington Delaware area has been trapped in a cold front for the last couple weeks and active listing numbers went down for the 4th week in a row!  There are still over 450 homes to choose from and sellers are motivated!  Wilmington Delaware Real Estate Market Update Jan. 10,2010 Active Single Family Homes Min. 3 Bedrooms ....... 53 Active Town homes, condos and 1 & 2 beds ....... 419 Pending homes (waiting for settlement) ......... 60 Sold homes last 30 days .........36 The $8,000 first time home buyers tax credit is still in effect, don't delay!  The April deadline is just around the corner. $1,000 down or less on a Delaware home for qualified buyers. Larry Hultberg Wilmington Delaware Realtor 302-530-9186 01/10/2010

PODS are great! I used them a few years back and reccomend them to my clients.  Here is how it works, go to the website PODS  and in just a few short days they will drop one of these babies pictured above at your home (make sure its under a solid contract first) Have the driver point the door facing the house, it helps. Over the next few weeks load her up and when its filled just give them a call and they will store it for you!    If you are lucky enough to be there when they drop it off and pick it up you will see something you never have before.  They take this black frame (pictured above) off the truck and pick up the pod and move it!  The kids really loved it and I thought it was cool also. About a week before your move date call them and tell them where and when to drop it off.  It... 01/10/2010

Wilmington Delaware Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel Needs Help! If you have been dreaming of working on a tall ship this may be your big chance.  The Kalmar Nyckel, Delawares seagoing goodwill ambassador is looking for a few good men and women to help with its maintenance and rig-up in the spring. The Kalmar Nyckel is a reproduction of the original ship which sailed from Sweden to the New World in 1638 and helping to settle what is now know as Wilmington Delaware. To volunteer click below http://www.kalmarnyckel.org/learning.asp     01/03/2010

Wilmington Delaware Real Estate Market Update Dec. 27, 2009 Active Single Family Homes Min. 3 Bedrooms ....... 54 Active Town homes, condos and 1 & 2 beds ....... 496 Pending homes (waiting for settlement) ......... 71 Sold homes last 30 days .........42 Sold homes in Wilmington are down for the 3rd week in a row and active listings dropped by over 100!   The prices look to be dropping and it looks like a perfect time to buy that investment property or move up to a bigger home. The $8,000 first time home buyers tax credit is still in effect, don't delay!  The April deadline is just around the corner. $1,000 down or less on a Delaware home for qualified buyers. 01/03/2010

Forty Acres in Wilmington, Delaware. Forty Acres was rural until the mid-1800s, developed from the farmland of Joshua T. Heald. One of the city's first suburbs, the neighborhood is centered around the St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church. The name Forty Acres is taken from the fertility of the farmland. One acre of the land was said to be worth 40 acres one might find someplace else. The neighborhood exists northeast of Delaware Avenue, southwest of Riddle Avenue, east of Union Street and west of DuPont Street. Bordering neighborhoods include Trolley Square, The Highlands, and Little Italy. There is not high turnover in the area which is confirmed by only 2 homes currently for sale and only 1 home settled within the last year. This quaint community gives homeowners the ability to have suburb... 12/30/2009

  Shopping for the Right Mortgage Finding a mortgage that's right for you should be easy. But there are often many different programs to choose from, as well as a myriad of ways to structure the loan in terms of the amount, term, payment, rate, closing costs...the list of options may seem endless.However, because there are so many options available, it's important to seek advice from an experienced mortgage professional who has your best interest at heart. The first step in determining which program is right for you is to ask yourself the important questions listed below. These questions can also help you confirm that you've chosen the right mortgage professional as well, because he or she should be asking you the same questions before trying to put any mortgage in place: How long do y... 12/28/2009

Wilmington Delaware Real Estate Market Update Dec. 27, 2009 Active Single Family Homes Min. 3 Bedrooms ....... 60 Active Town homes, condos and 1 & 2 beds ....... 640 Pending homes (waiting for settlement) ......... 83 Sold homes last 30 days .........44 Sold homes in Wilmington are down for the 2nd week in a row, the prices look to be dropping and it looks like a perfect time to buy that investment property or move up to a bigger home. The $8,000 first time home buyers tax credit is still in effect, don't delay!  The April deadline is just around the corner. $1,000 down or less on a Delaware home for qualified buyers. 12/27/2009