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Experience white-tablecloth haute cuisine—without the hauteur—at La Fête in Wilmington. About three years ago, over a glass of wine and a few mezcals, Scott Zoccolillo turned to Alenrry Iñiguez and asked, “Why not open our own restaurant?”. Back then, Zoccolillo was restaurant director of Wilmington’s...

Ribbon-Cutting Marks Milestone During Zoo’s 121st Anniversary Year Brandywine Zoo recently celebrated the opening of its new $2.5 million multi-species indoor and outdoor habitat, marking a major milestone for Delaware’s only zoo during a year filled with significant anniversaries and achievements. Community leaders, d

Septimiu Pastiu is a dentist with a side hustle. When he’s not fitting crowns or filling molars, he’s tending to 30,000 roe-producing sturgeon at King Caviar, his 9-acre caviar farm in Woolwich Township near Swedesboro. Pastiu’s first tins of homemade ossetra and Beluga hybrid caviar didn’t hit the...

A fourth defendant has pleaded guilty in the Chester Community Charter School West Campus child abuse case, stemming from allegations that students in the school’s emotional support program were physically abused by staff. Arijah Clements, 20, of Chester, entered a guilty plea before County Common Pleas Court Judge Mar

After building a devoted following through farmers markets, wholesale accounts, and home delivery, Hank’s Cinnamon Buns is preparing for its biggest milestone yet. Owner Ron Davis has announced that Hank’s Cinnamon Buns will open its first permanent brick-and-mortar bakery in the Penn Pines Shopping Center at 500 E. Pr

The New York man who was caught fleeing a Pennsylvania bank with a bag of stolen cash has learned his punishment. Marc Masich, 48, of Amherst, NY, was sentenced Wednesday, July 29, after admitting to a six-bank robbery spree that targeted financial institutions in Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery cou…

For more than a decade, Charlene Sams has brought yoga into Delaware's juvenile justice system, teaching incarcerated young people techniques to manage stress and process their trauma. The post Yoga helped her heal. Now she’s helping incarcerated teens appeared first on Spotlight Delaware .

State leaders recouped more than $10 million from a scuttled Incyte expansion project, and will use some of that money to support improvements at existing small businesses. The post Delaware to use millions returned by Incyte for small businesses appeared first on Spotlight Delaware .

DELAWARE — From a proposed Chick-fil-A to new housing developments, Delaware City Council moved several high-profile projects forward Monday. Council approved or advanced six agenda items, including development plans, infrastructure projects and other initiatives that will shape the city’s continued growth. It was thei

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the Jersey Shore. The weather service announced a tornado watch is in effect until 10 p.m. for Ocean County, as well as Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties. Severe thunderstorms are expected to move across the st