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Wilmington native. University of Delaware graduate. Media and Pop Culture junkie. Exploring the unusual and offbeat in the area.
In the last few weeks I had heard the same rumblings around town the News Journal picked up about a connection between accused murderer/potentially spooky commando/recent suicide, Andrew Levene, and John Wheeler, the New Castle-based military defense expert whose mysterious 2010 murder made national headlines. This curious coincidence reminded me of the poem “The Unknown” [...]
With close to 7 billion people on this earth, we’re not only fighting each other for parking spots and places to build, but we’re fighting our animal neighbors for space too. In Texas, where half of the nation’s 400 million (and growing) feral hogs live, they have such a population explosion problem that they [...]
Back in the mid 1970s, when kids rode their bikes all over New Castle County and Amber Alerts weren’t invented yet, I sometimes had a few dollars to travel from my home near Sallies in ‘The Triangle’ down to The Market Street Mall. I was probably what they now call a tweener — just without [...]
Now that the summer is winding down and the annual fear of Jaws is subsiding, it seemed like a good time to examine the wild world we live in and take for granted. Like giant sharks as we thrash in the Rehobeth and Dewey surf? Nahh! No way. Think again. the shark in this video was [...]
The Queen Theater in Wilmington is at the heart of the city’s revitalized Lower Market Street Area (LOMA). A sister of the wildly successful WXPN World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, the Queen has big-city talent happening for the first time since the Grand Opera house was revived in the 1970s. It seems that the city’s [...]
Not too long ago it seemed like baseball had lost it’s mojo, and I assumed that kids would never come outside to play like they did when I was a kid. A recent stroll through Brandywine Park in Wilmington showed me that Yogi Berra was right about two things: 1) It ain’t over till it’s [...]
Wilmington’s first ‘Beer Week’ continues until Saturday the 16th with some of the best local brews paired up with some of the best local restaurants and chefs. There are so many events and participants go check out Out & About’s http://www.wilmingtonbeerweek.com/ to find out more. Sam Hobbs from Twin Lakes Brewing Company was nice enough to talk [...]
At the end of June the Blue Rocks played a game that was also a fundraiser for the great charity LiveStrong, and my mother’s best friend (and cancer survivor) threw out the first pitch. LiveStrong is a great charity with an upcoming 5k walk/run along the Wilmington Waterfront called Tour de Lance on August 24th [...]
Inside of Charles Parks’ Mary Statue and a miraculous light in her heart. Anyone looking for something unusual and truly inspiring, no matter what your faith is, should check out this 34 foot tall statue of Mary by Delaware’s most famous sculptor, Charles Parks. It might not be a destination visit for most, but if you [...]
Anyone looking for something unusual and truly inspiring, no matter what your faith is, should check out this 34 foot tall statue of Mary by Delaware’s most famous sculptor, Charles Parks. It might not be a destination visit for most, but if you find yourself traveling over the Delaware Memorial Bridge, or heading to the [...]
Organization: Girls On The Run Delaware
Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)3 positive youth development program which combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire self-respect and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen girls. Our core curriculum addresses many aspects of girls’ development – their physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. Lessons provide girls with the tools to make positive decisions and to avoid risky adolescent behaviors.
Girls on the Run will be hosting their Spring 5k Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at the Wilmington Riverfront. Registration opens at 7am and the race starts at 8:30am.
