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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.

We don’t know how many enslaved people Founding Father John Dickinson and his family owned. But historians say, in Dickinson’s era, they were not meant to be remembered.That’s changing after the discovery of an African burial ground at the Dickinson Plantation near Dover.Delaware Public Media’s Roman Battaglia reports guided tours of the site allow visitors to reflect on the lives of those who lived and died there.

The curtain rises on a new season at The Playhouse on Rodney Square this weekend with performances there since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The 108-year-old theatre has been dark for more than a year and a half.But in this week’s Arts Playlist Delaware Public Media's Mark Fowser tells out of adversity comes opportunity, and the Playhouse returns with a new look after getting some needed improvements and renovations.

Greater Harrington Historical Society curator Doug Poore loves trains so much that he’s writing a series of books about railroad stations and trains.The third book in that series, Railroad Stations of Delmarva, comes out this week.And in this week’s Enlighten Me - Poore joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to discuss it and history of trains in the region.

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The University of Delaware Center for Political Communication’s annual National Agenda series returns for its 11th year – promoting civil discourse with the theme “Reflecting America”One of this year’s six events featured Geston Pierre andt Berny Jacques joining the Center's associate director Lindsay Hoffman. Hoffman joins us this week to discuss their conversation.

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The First State may get a better handle on any issues it has PFAS contamination in its drinking water over the next couple of years.Delaware and the federal government are both preparing to toughen up their approach to the so-called “forever chemicals” that have been linked to cancer and other health issues.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle takes a closer look at what their plans.

Delaware’s only Revolutionary War battleground is poised to get renewed attention and a new focus.The Sept. 1777 Newark-area battle was part of the Philadelphia campaign. Telling its story and preserving the site has largely been handled by the Cooch family and ‘friends’ groups.Now a more concerted effort is underway to not only bolster those efforts, but change the public’s view of Cooch’s Bridge.

STEM education receives a lot of attention, especially efforts to teach girls and minorities - two groups underrepresented in many STEM fields.Those efforts often center on high school and college students, but this week Chemours launched a new initiative focused on middle school at a pair of Wilmington schools serving those underrepresented groups. This week, contributor Larry Nagengast takes a closer look at this initiative and what it means for those schools.