Embracing the spirit of its name (The Green in Dover and the New Castle Green), The Green will provide an open-air meeting place for Delawareans to discuss events, consider issues and share ideas. This radio and online magazine will present the highest quality Delaware news and information. Through informed reporting, nuanced storytelling and in-depth interviews, The Green reaches past stereotypes and knee-jerk reactions to encourage a fuller, more robust discovery of Delaware, today.
Energy audit program extends its reach to nonprofits
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While in the midst of a sluggish economic recovery, budgets are tight for many non-profits who find themselves struggling with dwindling funds and stronger demand for their services.
But some are finding a little relief in the form of a partnership between the University of Delaware’s Industrial Assessment Center and the state’s Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) that offers non-profits energy audits with the goal of finding significant savings to bolster their bottom line
WDDE contributor Jon Hurdle took a look at the program and Executive Director of Delaware’s Sustainable Energy Utility, Tony DePrima, stopped the Green to discuss it. (More)
History Matters: Delaware’s role in African American churches
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For the past two years, WDDE teamed with the Delaware Historical Society to produce a monthly online feature called History Matters. This week, it joins the Green line-up.
Produced by Ben Szmidt – History Matters digs into the Delaware Historical Society’s archives each month to explore connections between key people, places, and events in history and present-day news.
This month – Ben takes us to the Historical Society’s Forging Faith, Building Freedom: African American Faith Experiences in Delaware - the first offering of the Delaware Historical Society’s Center for African American Heritage. While there, he talked to Rev. Dr. Lawrence M. Livingston of Wilmington’s Mother African Union Church and the Delaware Historical Society’s chief curator Connie Cooper. (More)
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Delaware motorists may want to be a little more careful in the month of November.
In addition to the end of Daylight Savings Time pushing the evening commute for many into the dark – there’s another issue for drivers to consider - Deer Mating season is in full swing, and as WDDE’s Areka Spencer reports that typically means increased danger on some First State roadways. (More)
Cornerstone Awards honor beach chef Hari Cameron
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The Delaware Restaurant Association holds its annual Cornerstone Awards event Monday. This year’s winner of the organization’s Restaurateur of the year is Hari Cameron – owner and man behind the cutting edge menu at a(MUSE.) in Rehoboth. WDDE Contributor Pam George of Small Wonder, Big Bites sat down with Cameron and spent some time with him in the kitchen. (More)
Enlighten me: Conference focuses on hoarding in the First State
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As a news director – I’m always worried about that story that slips the cracks. So I’ve asked my staff – and I’m asking you - to Enlighten Me about a story, a place, a person in the First State that I – and everyone else - should know more about. It can be serious, quirky, inspiring or silly.
This week’s Enlighten Me finds host Tom Byrne joining a group of state officials, health care providers and others at a conference earlier this week that sought to shed some light the issue of hoarding in the First State. (More)
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