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Regional planners hope to solve flooding problems on Wilmington’s E. 7th Street Peninsula, where sea level rise could eventually make the flooding worse. Many business owners there don’t want to move, and some want to see more development.

Sussex County could see its second public charter school by 2021 if one educator has her way.

March is Women’s History Month. And the Cantabile Women’s Chorus is marking the occasion, with a concert called “Finding Our Voice” in Lewes on March 24th.

Last fall, the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication held its second annual audio essay contest, with the theme "Voices Matter."  It was held in conjunction with The Center for Political Communication’s National Agenda series “Midterm Matters,” which included the 2018 Delaware Debates Delaware Public Media helped produce last October.

Dozens of students participated by producing a wide range personal and emotional audio essays and Delaware Public Media was proud to help judge the entries.

Earlier this week, 10 finalists were honored at UD,  and the first second and third place award winners were announced.  And this week in our Enlighten Me segment, we present the 3 award winning essays.

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The Newark mayoral race was left wide open when current mayor Polly Sierer announced she would not seek a third term.

Previously, The Green brought you interviews with candidates Catherine Ciferni, Jerry Clifton and Kasai Guthrie.

This week, Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt talks to the fourth person running — Brandon Farzad.

Girls Incorporated of Delaware is statewide non-profit organization whose mission is to “inspire girls to be strong, smart and bold.”

And Girls Inc Board President Jessica Scarane says the group is honoring three women leaders who reflect that mission at its 30th Annual Strong, Smart, and Bold luncheon next week.

The honorees are State Rep. Krista Griffth, Chandra Pitts, the founder of One Village Alliance, which helps children in underserved communities and LGBTQ activist and author Sarah McBride.

Delaware Public Media’s Sarah Mueller spoke to Scarane about Girls Inc programs and the March 15 luncheon.

The Brandywine River Museum of Art is honoring the late Phyllis Mills Wyeth.

The Biomedical research coalition INBRE  is funded by the National Institute of Health and the state of Delaware to improve the medical research infrastructure in the First State.

One of the many research projects being funded is a cooperative effort between the University of Delaware and Nemours to reduce falls and enable physical activity in children with cerebral palsy.

And for this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Nick Ciolino recently sat down with UD researchers Curtis Johnson and Jeremy Crenshaw to discuss how they are combining their individual studies to reach that goal