The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival returns with a later date this year - moving to August.

Upgrades are planned for White Clay Creek State Park.

This weekend marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. While many fire up their grills and set off fireworks this weekend to mark the occasion, many others have been hosting or attending events across the state throughout May and June.Delaware Public Media reporters attended several of these events to give you a flavor for these events - and find out what this anniversary means to different people and groups.

July 4th will bring many fireworks displays, both official and unofficial.

Downtown Milford’s July 3rd event will feature a laser light show instead of fireworks this year.

All the 2026 World Cup’s games are in North America, with the United States – including Philadelphia - getting their share of matches featuring teams from all over the world. On top of that, The US men’s national team is playing well in the event, adding even more excitement.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Isreal Hale sat down with John Allgood, a Sports Management instructor in the University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business & Economics to discuss how the US hosting of the World Cup might affect youth interest in soccer here.

The Bank of Delaware building in Wilmington is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Free Mason Independence Lodge 76 plants its 3rd and final Liberty Tree in Kent County.

World Cup watch parties in Kent and Sussex counties are canceled.

Delaware State University made history on the wrestling mat in 2026, fielding a team of all women, the first ever Division I women’s wrestling program at an HBCU.And a short documentary, “First to the Mat,” by DSU students Tia Jarvis and Sanaiyah Baines-Butler highlights the program’s first-ever home dual meet where the Hornets easily defeated Wilkes and McDaniel.On this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry spoke with Tia Jarvis about the documentary and the perspectives it presented.