Wilmington is a long way from the farms of Indiana, but Grand Opera House Executive Director Mark Fields makes up for the physical distance from his birthplace by maintaining an emotional connection…
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If ever there was an area that personified Wilmington’s revitalization efforts, it’s North Market Street in the city’s LOMA (LOwer MArket) district. A mix of cosmopolitan flair and small-town…
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Call it a professional hazard but the one question I get asked the most is from frugal foodies looking to score big bites for paltry pennies. OK, maybe not pennies but you get the drift—more than…
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Soon, it will be time for the annual Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Festival and I find myself thinking about my favorite thing more than usual. You see, I consider myself an ice cream sommelier. (Is that a…
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Two of the city’s most-anticipated festivals are headed back to Wilmington next month and, though they are two distinctly different celebrations, they do have one thing in common—food, and lots of it…
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Ah, it’s that time of the year again when the cold weather has been ushered out by warm and sunny days, the smell of fresh-cut grass is in the air, and the promise of backyard barbecues looms…
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Buzzed by a boost in craft beer tourism, area breweries have become part of greater Wilmington’s new ‘ale trail’ and a local enterprising tour company wants beer enthusiasts to get onboard…literally…
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History credits John Montagu, British statesman and heavy gambler, with inventing the sandwich. Apparently, he refused to leave the card table during a 24-hour hot streak and ordered a cook to bring…
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Play ball! Baseball season is underway and that means gamegoers will, once again, be hitting the concession stands in droves. Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd; Buy me some…
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Like two palace sentinels, a fur-trimmed coronation robe and an intricately designed brocade gown flank either side of a television screen as if standing guard as actress Claire Foy’s face appears out…
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