City officials say adding bollards - stationary barriers that prevent traffic from entering pedestrian only zones - will increase pedestrian safety around the bandstand.

Brinkley Hill was a free black community crucial to the route of the Underground Railroad, and notably a very common stop and safe haven for Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman.

Wilmington’s newest park has officially opened.

This year's honorees include Claire DeMatteis, Charlotte King, Charlotte Miller-Lacy, and Valerie Biden Owens.

The historically Black sorority Delta Sigma Theta celebrates 50 years on the University of Delaware’s campus in 2025.The Mu Pi chapter welcomed its 11-member charter line in 1975 and has since seen 43 more lines cross through UD’s campus.The Deltas are a part of the Divine Nine, historically Black Greek-letter organizations that formed more than a century ago. They’re all involved in community service and social justice at their core.For this edition of History Matters, Delaware Public Media’s Abigail Lee sat down with charter line member Terry Bayard Joyner and Delta advisor and alumnus Phyllis Joyner to talk about the Mu Pi chapter’s history and future on UD’s campus and beyond.

The current economy has plenty of people concerned – and complaining - about the cost of groceries, gas and other necessitiesBut what about ticket prices to attend a professional sporting event in the Philadelphia area? The price of attending sporting events never seems to get the same scrutiny despite increases year over year.As a matter of fact, the demand for Phillies playoff tickets or to see the defending Super Bowl Champion Eagles is higher than ever while people pay more to fuel up to get to the game or stock up for the tailgate prior to it.In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry speaks with Matt Robinson - professor of Sports Management at the University of Delaware - to discuss how prices for sports seem to be immune from what is going on outside of the stadium or arena.

González will visit DelTech in Georgetown on October 15 at 6:00 and the Delaware History Museum on October 16 at 6:00. Both events are free and open to the public.

A Delaware historian and scholar will present her research into nearly a century of LGBTQ people in the First State.

Fort Miles has long been a former military installation turned museum, seeking to explore the history of the defense of Delaware’s coast and the role of Fort Miles during the Cold War that followed.The Fort Miles Historical Association continues that work with the 2025-2026 season of its lecture series.The five-part series will primarily focus on the Cold War era and ways Fort Miles played a role.In this edition of History Matters, Isreal Hale is joined by Fort Miles Historical Association Historian Ed Paterline – who’s managing the lecture series – to learn more about the series and what it will cover.

The University of Delaware's women's ice hockey team recently made its debut.Almost two years after the announcement of UD would add women’s hockey as a varsity sport, the Blue Hen women's ice hockey team recently hit the ice for the first time at Fred Rust Ice Arena in Newark with two losses to Long Island University.In this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media's Joe Irizarry speaks with UD's first ever women's ice hockey coach Allison Coomey about the road to that first weekend of games, and where the program goes from here.