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Project Pop-up seeks to nurture small businesses
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A program to encourage small business growth and reduce vacancies in Delaware’s downtown areas is now in its third year.
13 businesses were selected this year for Project Pop-Up, which grants business owners three months of rent-free commercial space for the holiday shopping season starting in October. The Delaware Economic Development Office also provides the business owners use of a business consultant to help them get off on the right foot.
DEDO also tried something new this year. Along with stand-alone small businesses in Milford, Milton and Wilmington, the so-called Project Pop-Up Incubator at 9th and Shipley streets in Wilmington clustered nine start-up businesses together in the hopes of fostering greater success.
Delaware Public Media’s Sean Carlson sat down with DEDO’s Ken Anderson and Diane Laird, who run Project Pop-Up, to talk about the program’s challenges, successes, and plans for the future. (More)
Local teacher reflects on trip to Rwanda
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The Republic of Rwanda in east-central Africa is etched into the world's consciousness for its devastating genocide nearly 20 years ago. The ethnic tension that resulted in the death of nearly one million Rwandans affects the country to this day. Over the past two decades, Rwanda has sought to heal and restore through initiatives such as trauma counseling, education, agriculture and health care.
Earlier this year, a Wilmington teacher was part of a global solidarity venture to experience what is being done on the local level to carry out these missions.
This week, we bring you Delaware Public Media’s Cathy Carter conversation with that First State educator about her experience.(More)
History Matters: Between the Rivers tour shows glimpse of Market St. past
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It’s said that in many places history is all around us. Take a city like Wilmington, for instance. The city today is nothing like it was 50, 60 or 100 years ago. But stroll up a street like Market St. downtown and hints of what went before remain, if you look closely enough.
Recently in our History Matters feature, produced in conjunction with the Delaware Historical Society, that’s exactly what we did with Barbara Jobe, education volunteer at the Historical Society, who leads Between The Rivers walking tour of Market Street and its history. (More)
Arts Playlist: Paula Poundstone brings her comedy to Wilmington
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Known for her off-kilter sensibility and razor sharp wit, Paula Poundstone is recognized by NPR fans as a regular panelist on the weekly news quiz show, Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! In addition to her NPR duties, Paula Poundstone also performs over 100 stand-up comedy shows a year. Next Saturday, the comedienne will perform at The Grand Opera House in Wilmington.
For our Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media's Cathy Carter chatted with the comic from her home in California ahead of her upcoming gig in the First State. (More)
Enlighten Me: Wilmington renews push to draw young professionals
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The City of Wilmington has taken some hits recently. From being dubbed Murdertown by Newsweek to DuPont’s decision to move it corporate headquarters to the New Castle County suburbs – its image – and this ability to draw new businesses and residents has been hurt
But city officials are trying to overcome those issues. In the fall, Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams signed an executive order creating a new taskforce to develop ideas to attract more young people, particularly millenials and young professionals, to live, shop and play in the state’s largest city.
In this week’s Enlighten Me – we revisit Delaware Public Media’s Anne Hoffman piece telling us more about the city’s latest attempt to get hip – and foster need economic development. (More)
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