March 2008
Photograph by Duane Perry African Style Menbere Alemayehu makes textiles by making a difference. Alemayehu’s Menby’s Design trains women in Ethiopia as weavers and seamstresses while providing good pay and healthy working conditions. The women ...
French Sole at Dale’s Shoetique Take a break from those March Madness brackets that are flowing through your office and consider that there other things to be mad over. So turn off ESPN and turn ...
Photograph by Luigi Ciuffetelliwww.luigic.com Mimi Sullivan-Sparks is a fan of anything ’80s. Imagine a room littered with flirty cocktail dresses, funky tights, bohemian shirts and more accessories than the eye can take in. Now picture ...
The Executive 556 S. Dupont Blvd. Milford 422-7530 www.executiverestaurant.net Prices Appetizers $6-$12Light entrées $8-$10Entrées $16-$29 Recommended dishes: Cream of crab soup, Executive salad, crab cakes, anything from the wine list The grilled mako is served ...
The minds behind McNeill Designs for BrighterMinds are (from left) Don McNeill, Martin Uniacke and Paul Cooper. Photograph by Thom Thompsonwww.thomthompson.com Three grown men sit in opposing corners of a tiny North Wilmington office, grins ...
An osprey flies off with dinner. Looking for ecotourism? Kent County is your place. From world-class birding to biking and beyond, there’s something for everyone, locals and visitors alike. Despite an abundance of natural resources, ...
Forney’s Too Shopping in downtown Dover is a wonderful experience. The stores are within walking distance of each other, and they are run by people who care about the customer and each other. You can ...
The new air freight terminal at Dover Air Force Base opened in October 2007. Looks like today’s tire day,” says 1st Lt. Christine Sukach. What appears to be 100 tires or more are piled beneath ...
The two-year project to restore the Old State House stayed true to the building’s original appearance, save some modern amenities. Delaware’s Old State House, the grand dame of Dover’s historic Green, got a little work ...
CEO Dr. Robert J. Laskowski (right) has luredmany talented doctors to Christiana Care, including Dr. Timothy J. Gardner, who has since been named president-elect of the American Heart Association. Photograph by Pat Crowe II For ...
Bayhealth CEO Dennis Klima (left) and COO Terry Murphy visit the Center for Women and Infants. The facility, which opened in August 2005, features an expanded neo-natal intensive care unit. Photograph by Thom Thompsonwww.thomthompson.com Spend ...
Summer enjoys the lounge, which features a pair of platinum tulip arm chairs. Photograph by Thom Thompsonwww.thomthompson.com Sometimes, a chair is just a chair. But in Adam Vassar’s home, a chair is an artistic statement. ...
The Bug and Bud Festival in Milford There’s always something happening in Kent County. From special celebrations such as the anniversary of Old Dover Days to expos for business people and empty nesters, here’s a ...
Hello, dahlings! If winter is starting to seem like a little shop of horrors by now, let’s replay some blasts from the past—The Grand Gala, an OperaDelaware doyenne’s departure and more—to remind ourselves that the ...
Illustration by Deanna Staffo www.deannastaffo.com This month marks the re-emergence of what I like to call the Glasgow Tour de France, a group of cyclists who spin down the two-lane, ...
Justin Hoffman has witnessed Kent’s metamorphosis from the sky. Amelia Earhart once said, “You haven’t seen a tree until you’ve seen its shadow from the sky.” Crop duster Justin Hoffman has seen a lot of ...
I’m an average guy with a modest income, modest home and modest mortgage at a decent rate. Casual observation of for sale signs around the neighborhood reveals that they’re staying up longer than usual, which ...
New construction, such as this facility being built by Bayhealth Medical Center, is a familiarsight to Smyrna town manager David Hugg. Photograph by Tom Nutterwww.tomnutterphotos.com The town of Smyrna, like many small towns once built ...
Photograph by Tom Nutter www.tomnutterphotos.com John Sigler, shown here at the National Firearms Museum with a display of competition pistols and marksmanship medals, is a competitive rifle and pistol shooter. ...
Photograph by Luigi Ciuffetelli www.luigic.com Pasha and Kristina Kambalov watch as Brittany Ross dances across the studio. Snow is falling on Market Street , dancing about the high mansard ...
