Property taxes are on the minds of New Castle County residents as the county sends out its 2026 tax bills.Concerns about the property assessments done to determine what people and businesses pay linger after the county’s 2024 reassessment, its first in over 40 years. Many were left angry, feeling some were paying less than their fair share.Recently, the county released the results of an independent quality control review of non-residential property assessments. Its sample of 50 properties found errors connected to data collection and modeling but no deficiency in the effort or intent of the reassessment.In his response to the report, County Executive Marcus Henry announced one move he’ll make is to move up the next reassessment by one year to 2028.This week, we sat down with Marcus Henry and the county’s Chief Finance Officer David Del Grande to discuss the report and what’s next for property assessment in New Castle County.

This month, AARP Delaware is recognizing caregivers.During November, those who are helping parents, spouses, friends and other loved ones live independently in their homes and community are being honored in the First State.With multiple events in the state, AARP Delaware is putting the spotlight on the importance of caregivers and the issues they face.One event in Rehoboth features the screening of a film that tells the story of a professional woman balancing work and family while caring for her aging parents. Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry recently spoke with Charlene Davis — the film's creator and Delaware resident — about her experiences as a caregiver and her film, "Relative Control."

Chital Mehta is a Delaware-based author, and, as of last year, an award-winning novelist. Her new book, "Have You Seen Romit?" won the 2025 James Alan McPherson Prize for the Novel, and hit bookstores on October 1. It tells the story of Usha, a wife and mother of adult children, who leaves her predictable and routine life behind to search the woods of Southern India when her son goes missing.On this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media’s Martin Matheny talks to Mehta about the book and how she created the character of Usha.

Listen to the full show or individual segments:

The 2026 Midterm Election is over, and the headline is Democratic success across the board locally and nationally.What issues prompted this “blue wave?” What does it mean for politics here in the First State, and across the country between now and the next election in 2028?To do a post-mortem on what we saw at the polls this week, we checked in with Paul Brewer, University of Delaware communications professor — previously Delaware Politics director at UD’s Center for Political Communication — and a voice we’ve leaned on regularly for perspective on the political state of play in Delaware.

Recently Gov. Matt Meyer’s administration announced a new set of census tracts are being nominated to become Opportunity Zones, eligible for federal funding to spur private investment in underserved areas.And just this week, the U.S. Treasury approved the tracts here in Delaware and across the country.This is the second round of Opportunity Zones and there are some changes to the program.So to help us understand Opportunity Zones, the new features to the program and the expectations for it after the first go-round, we asked contributor Jon Hurdle to take a closer look.

November is in full swing - a time when skies sometimes turn gray, days begin to shorten, and many people's minds turn to the existential. The Mastersingers of Wilmington are doing the same with a concert later this month titled "Media Vita" or "In the midst of life."Anchored around the famous "Requiem" by Faure, the performance presents music that explores life and death, light and dark, joy and sadness.On this edition of Arts Playlist, Martin Matheny is joined by conductor Emily Ballentine Erb and singer and soloist Jordan Barrett for a preview.

There are reasons why many people love Fall and a lot have to do with leaves. The vibrant colors, the sound and feeling of walking on crunchy dried leaves or kids jumping in a giant leaf pile created in your yard.But clearing those leaves from the yard, whether for aesthetics or other reasons, isn’t much fun. Doing it yourself can be a lot of work or it can cost you a bundle to hire someone.So how about some alternatives? Ones with an environmental upside.On this edition of Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Jay Shah chatted with Concetta Gibson, Co-Founder and President of the Wild Ones Delmarva Chapter, about leaving the leaves this fall.

Listen to the full show or individual segments:

Over the years, we spent time on The Green following the plight of the Red Knot — a threatened migratory bird that stops along the Delaware Bay to refuel on horseshoe crab eggs — as they travel from South America where they stay in the winter, to breeding areas in the Arctic.A new study indicates the Delaware side of the Delaware Bay is seeing fewer Red Knots in recent years despite local officials reporting an uptick in Red Knots at Mispillion Harbor this past year.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle dug into these new numbers to try and sort out what they tell about these birds and Delaware’s efforts to protect their migratory habitat.