Last fall, the University of Delaware welcomed 2,872 new students – more than half of its new freshman class – from somewhere outside of our fair First State. At that rate, I figure this college town…
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Between the years 1996 and 2014, the number of Asian students at the University of Delaware nearly doubled to become about 5% of the total student population. [1] Is that what’s driving an incredible…
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Back in my corporate travel days, when I would regularly find myself jetting off to exotic lands like Cincinnati and Indianapolis and Rochester, New York (the Flower City!), I had to make it a rule to…
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There is a special season after football but before the ground fully thaws. A time of quiet, of rest, of Sundays without strictly designated purpose. A time when there’s actually time. This … is…
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Happy 2016! I hope your cleanse is over, because there's a lot to eat this year, especially if you're visiting us here in Wilmington & The Brandywine Valley. And to kick off the year like a Boss with…
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What an incredible year its been for eaters in these parts. New restaurants burst onto the scene in Newark , Wilmington , Middletown , Hockessin just about everywhere. A scrapple sandwich made it all…
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In most times of the year, brunch is a luxury a nice-to-have-but-hardly-necessary meal that falls outside the normal order, a late nosh for the late riser. Breakfast? That's a daily requirement, the…
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Walk in the door at Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen and the first thing you'll see is a communal table carved out of a single tree, planted sideways into a blackboard where the question of the day has…
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College towns, like their residents, are always in the process of reinventing themselves … especially over the summer. When the students leave and the offseason begins, the construction and…
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The MidAtlantic Wine + Food Festival is the biggest event of its kind between NYC and Washington D.C. Four days, dozen of events, even more dozens of chefs and winemakers from around the world, all…
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