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Firefly 2014 hits all the right notes
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Last weekend – the 2014 Firefly Festival Dover brought about 80 thousand music fans to the state capital for an expanded four day event with over 100 acts playing on seven stages spread across 300 acres at the Woodlands at Dover International Speedway.
Most are labeling it a nearly compete success and the organizer, Red Frog events, says it will be back again next year June 18th to 24th.
Delaware Public Media contributor April Hall and Producer Karl Malgiero were our eyes and ears at Firefly and stopped by The Green this week to offer us their perspectives on Firefly 2014. (More)
Lawmakers tackle casino aid and bail rules as session winds down
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There’s just one day remaining in the General Assembly’s current session. Ahead of Monday’s final day, lawmakers this week started to tie up budgetary loose end. They also tackled some contentious issues, including aid to the state’s struggling casino and a constitutional amendment changing bail rules in the First State.
Delaware Public Media’s Political reporter James Dawson offers a recap of the week that was at Legislative Hall.
History Matters: Cape May-Lewes Ferry's 50th anniversary
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In this month’s History Matters, Delaware Public Media’s Ben Szmidt takes us to the beach where the Cape May-Lewes Ferry is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
While the Ferry has – since its launch on July 1st 1964 - always been something of a transportation and tourism icon in the minds of many on both sides of the Delaware Bay, the idea of connecting the two capes has been around even longer. (More)
Enlighten Me: Local activists reflect as Civil Rights Act turns 50
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July marks the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act – the landmark legislation that prohibited racial discrimination in employment, schools and public places.
To help commemorate the occasion, The Dover Public Library is hosting a July 2nd screening of the documentary, The Freedom Riders at the Schwartz Center - and discussion with two Dover residents – James Brown and DSU professor Dr. Dolores Finger Wright – who were active in the Civil Rights movement. Both participated in sit-ins and freedom rides in the South during the early 1960’s, spurring the country toward the Civil Rights act.
In this week’s Enlighten Me, Brown and Dr. Finger Wright discuss their experiences and the importance of telling the story of the fight for Civil Rights to a new generation. (More)
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