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Delaware is set to begin Phase 1 of its reopening plan on June. In the interim, it’s is embarking on what Gov. John Carney calls a “rolling reopening” – a series of baby-steps that allow some segments of the state to ramp up even sooner.
The hope is to start getting the economy back up and running - and avoid long-term damage to it.
Contributor Jon Hurdle takes a look at where Delaware’s economy is right now – and what impact these initial steps may have on bringing it back in hard-hit sectors like restaurants and hospitality.
Many summer staples, like a trip to the beach or hanging out at a community pool, may be significantly altered or completely absent this year.
The same is true of another summer tradition: summer camps. But this could have a bigger impact on some families that rely on camps to give their kids something to do once school lets out.
Contributor Larry Nagengast recently spent some time looking at where summer camps stand as the state starts to slowly reopen.
While The Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington has been closed due to the coronovirus pandemic, its staff has used the time to work on launching of a public art initiative. And now that project is about to come to fruition
It plans to unveil The Platform Gallery during an Art Escape drive-thru event on Friday, June 5th
In this week’s Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele chats with The Delaware Contemporary’s executive director Leslie Shaffer about this exterior gallery concept.
Occasionally, The Green takes time to highlight work created by student journalists, including those at the University of Delaware.
And while learning during the spring semester moved completely online at UD, these students continued to develop stories about issues and topics they find interesting and important – remotely.
In this week’s Enlighten Me, we highlighta series of these thoughtful, informative pieces created without the usual access to equipment and interviews students normally have.
