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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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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