Chris Flood

As part of a corporation-wide restructuring plan, the Starbucks in downtown Rehoboth Beach has closed. The larger Starbucks corporation announced Sept. 25 it was closing about 1% of its stores and laying off nearly 1,000 employees. The local coffee...

The state has issued a public notice calling for a project in Broadkill Beach that would rebuild the severely eroded beach at the center of the Delaware Bay community and realign the dune so it corresponds to the current shoreline orientation...

Despite steady rain, the Delaware Beaches Chapter of Moms Demand Action hosted its third annual Rehoboth Beach event June 6. Looking to end gun violence, dozens of supporters and volunteers attended the event in orange gear – clothing, hats, and...

Earlier this year, in response to two dune breaches along Coastal Highway just north of the Indian River Inlet in 2024, the state placed about 480,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach north of the inlet. Now, three months later, a significant amount...

The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission has scheduled a preliminary review for a major subdivision of the Ocean Bay Mart property on Coastal Highway in the Forgotten Mile area. The review is scheduled for Thursday, June 26, and the subdivision calls...

Temperatures were cool, clouds were blocking the sun and there was a threat of rain, but more than 1,000 people still participated May 31 in Rehoboth Beach Main Street’s annual Margarita Crawl. From one end of Rehoboth Beach’s commercial district to...

The deadline to file for Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 municipal election was end-of-the-day June 2, and four people have thrown their hat into the ring. The election will be held at city hall Saturday, Aug. 9. The four candidates for two commissioner seats...

Citing ongoing safety concerns, Rehoboth Beach has granted permission to Onix Group, the developer of the Boardwalk-facing hotel between Rehoboth and Baltimore avenues, to continue the demolition of Grotto Pizza and Sirocco Motel through Friday,...

In response to feedback from commercial fishermen, offshore wind developer US Wind has proposed a $20 million community resilience fund in support of the industry. US Wind recently announced it had reached a memorandum of understanding with the...

During a hearing April 28, the proposed Atlantic Crowne Hotel in Rehoboth Beach received a variance from the board of adjustment that will allow the hotel’s required loading area to be on the property immediately to the east. The proposed Atlantic...