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Thursday, March 11, 2021 Students from Cape Henlopen High School and its Multi-faith Youth Group are organizing the John Lewis Indian River Inlet Bridge Walk, to be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Sunday, March 7. This nonpartisan, youth-led walk across the Indian River Inlet bridge will mark the anniversary of the 1965 walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge led by members of the civil rights movement including the late Rep. Lewis in Selma, Ala., on the same date to protest voter suppression. The walk was part of the effort that ultimately led to passage of the 1966 Voting Rights Act. 

 

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Chandra Pitts Chandra Pitts, a first-generation Mexican American and Black woman, leads a global, social justice and education nonprofit named One Village Alliance in Wilmington, where she also resides. In 2009, Pitts founded the nonprofit with a mission to raise historically marginalized youth – with a focus on Black and Hispanic families – into greatness through education, entrepreneurship and the arts. FAVORITE BOOKS: “Gabe & His Green Thumb” by David Miller. “This is a great read for children to understand the importance of fresh vegetables and the power of growing food. It rem...

Undaunted by the pandemic, Philadelphia’s second casino is set to finally open its doors Andrew Maykuth, The Philadelphia Inquirer © ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Skyline shot of Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia, as seen from I-95. Sixteen years after the state authorized two casinos in Philadelphia, the city’s second casino is finally ready to open — though the timing, amid a historic pandemic that has devastated entertainment venues, could be more auspicious. The Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia, a lavish $700 million gaming hall on Packer...

Bow Exchange is a mixed-use scheme designed by Architects pH+ for client City & Suburban Homes, located on the Limehouse Cut Canal in London. The proposals for the site include the demolition and replacement of the existing 2 to 3 story industrial warehouse buildings, with a new building ranging from 4 to 9 stories providing high-quality workspace at ground and mezzanine levels and 92 residential units above. The scheme has been carefully developed to respond to the varied character of the existing and emerging urban context, referencing the materiality and robustness of the industrial wharve...

December 21, 2020 Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County has initiated a statewide effort to provide new, energy-efficient refrigerators to low-income Delmarva customers in Delaware. Working in collaboration with affiliates in Sussex County and Central Delaware, Habitat is piloting a statewide refrigerator replacement program conducted through all three ReStores. The ReStore Refrigerator Replacement Program is made possible through a $500,000 Energize Delaware Empowerment Grant. Statewide, Habitat expects to provide 450 low-income Delmarva customers with an Energy Star-certified ...