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With Halloween in the rearview mirror, retailers now turn their full attention to the holiday season.They’re hoping shoppers will spend big money this year. But will high prices and supply chain issues dash those hopes?Contributor Eileen Dallabrida offers a preview of what to expect as people to work through their holiday wish lists.

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The Delaware Contemporary's current slate of exhibitions includes Fields and Formations.And Curator-in-Residence Kristen Hileman joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele on this week’s Arts Playlist to discuss it and the artists it features.

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A new exhibition at The Mill Space in Wilmington offers an artistic spin on life in a Zoom room.In this week’s Arts Playlist, Hersh joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele about her work in Unmasked - Portraits from the Zoom Room.

At this time last year, the pandemic kept families separated during the holidays, postponed long-standing community gatherings, and put mall Santas at a distance.Now, the holidays are back - to some extent - as we adjust to a “new normal” while attempting to bring back our old traditions.Delaware Public Media’s Rebecca Baer takes a look at how Delawareans are celebrating this season as vaccines and safety measures put us at ease - but concerns remain about a new COVID variant and an uncertain economy

Gov. John Carney is making a renewed push to solve what ails Wilmington schools with a new approach.Carney's “Wilmington Learning Collaborative” would bring together the main districts serving city students to make changes and manage Wilmington schoolsContributor Larry Nagengast dives into Carney’s new plan is – and what it could mean.

Two weeks ago, we visited the John Dickinson Plantation near Dover to tell you about an African burial ground found there and how it fits into the legacy of this Founding Father.But it’s not the only ongoing effort to better understand Dickinson and paint a more complete picture of his life.In this week’s Enlighten Me, we sit down with the e John Dickinson Writings Project director Jane Calvert to talk about the project and what can be learned from it.

Children’s hospitals and pediatricians have declared a national state of emergency when it comes to children’s mental health.Delaware Public Media’s Rebecca Baer recently spoke with the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Delaware chapter president Dr. Kirk Reichard about this crisis and what can be done to address it.