Delaware Today August 2012
Work with a knowledgeable company experienced with wine tourism in the region you are visiting. The Millers planned their wine tours with Santiago Adventures (santiagoadventures.com) and with local Pennsylvania wine consultant Herb Engelbert of Tastevin ...
How do you pack light for a two-month trip that will take you from the city of Buenos Aires to the cool mountains of Patagonia to the hot beaches of Barbados? Eric and Lee Miller ...
The Millers spent the next half of their vacation in Barbados, an island they selected in part because they’d never been there before and they like to explore new places. After a month of eating ...
The Millers spent 16 days in Chile, devoting part of their time to seeing the lake country of Patagonia and driving a portion of the Pacific Coast and the rest of their days visiting wineries. ...
You can’t go to Argentina for the first time without taking in Buenos Aires, so that’s where Eric and Lee started. They spent five days enjoying the restaurants and food markets, visiting cathedrals and museums, ...
The more progressive vineyards and wineries of South America are very different from most of those in the U.S. and Europe. “They are almost like the old haciendas, but with a new take. The vineyards ...
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Whether they have previously been in a child care program or not, children often begin a preschool program at age 3 and attend for two years before transitioning into a kindergarten program. Preschool programs might ...
Public School choice in Delaware allows families to select a school other than their feeder school. These might include another traditional school within or outside their district or a magnet or charter school. (Note that ...
When choosing an elementary school, it’s important to consider how your child learns best, Yatzus says. Does he or she thrive in a structured environment? One that is faster paced? Does he or she need ...
In addition to the general questions parents would ask about any school, there are special issues to consider when it comes to selecting a preschool. Are the teachers engaged with the children, and does it ...
One of the first things many parents look at is the reputation of the school and what’s being said about it in the community. While those perspectives have some value, it’s important also to consider ...
Families should start researching their options up to a year in advance so they have time to visit schools at their leisure. Depending on the school and/or district, there might be some type of application ...
How to choose the right preschool or elementary school for your child.
CONNECTICUT Foxwoods Resort & Casino 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket, Conn.; (800) 369-9663, foxwoods.com Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, Conn.; (888) 226-7711, mohegansun.com DELAWARE Dover Downs Hotel & Casino 1131 N. DuPont ...
Casinos are still relatively new to Pennsylvania. In 2006, the Commonwealth’s Gaming Control Board issued its first licenses to existing racetracks and what would become the new stand-alone facilities. Live table games didn’t become legal ...
New York’s Class III Indian facilities offer slots and table games. There’s also the “racinos,” where you can bet on horse racing and play video slots and electronic table games. Not all New York casinos are ...
For more than 30 years, Atlantic City had a stranglehold on East Coast gambling. But that stronghold has since loosened as other states have gotten in on the action. This is good news for the ...
What’s old is new again in Maryland. Gaming was first legalized in the state in 1943, but slots were shut down in 1968. In 2008, however, Maryland residents approved a measure to bring back slots-only gaming, ...
Delaware casinos have one thing the other casinos in this guide don’t: sports betting—and during football season especially, it’s a major draw. Dover Downs Hotel & Casino wears three different hats. There’s the casino, which ...
Connecticut is home to a pair of Native American casino resorts: The Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino/MGM Grand at Foxwoods complex. Both offer slots, table games and betting on horse races from across the ...
Feeling lucky? Here’s what’s new and worthwhile at the casinos in our region.