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Five people from Connecticut recently completed a journey through part of DelMarVa to retrace - as accurately as possible - a once-enslaved man's escape to freedom and a better life.Delaware Public Media's Mark Fowser has more on their trip included a stretch through the First State.

Univ. of Delaware baseball coach Jim Sherman is in his final season as skipper for the Blue Hens.Sherman’s career highlights include more than 800 wins - over 600 of which came at UD – as well as multiple conference titles. But there is more to the longtime Blue Hen than what he accomplished on the diamond.And in this week’s Enlighten Me - UD senior and Delaware Public Media intern Patrick Laporte reports on the legacy of one of the state’s best known baseball coaches.

From time to time, we like to highlight work from student journalists at both the high school and college level.Delaware Public Media partners with McKean and Mount Pleasant High Schools in the Red Clay and Brandywine school districts, as well as Polytech High School in Kent County to expose students to radio journalism.And in this week’s Enlighten Me, we bring you recent stories from students in the radio career pathway at Mount Pleasant High.

The owners of Delaware City Refinery got some bad news from the EPA earlier this month.Their hope for some relief from renewable fuel credits they are required to purchase was not realized as the EPA not only decided against reforming the program, but also increased what refiners are required to purchase this year to comply with the renewables program.Contributor Jon Hurdle has covered these credits and the refinery’s concerns about them previously and he explains what this move by the EPA could mean

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Summer is here and many are hoping to get away – some for the first time in after a couple years after limitations caused by the pandemic.But if you haven’t already locked in vacation plans, you may still be limited – by what’s still available and the inflated cost of everything.This week, contributor Eileen Dallabrida takes a closer look at the options – especially if you’re on a budget.

The Green takes some time again this week to highlight work from student journalists at the University of Delaware.We feature three pieces produced by UD Communications students for a class taught by Nancy Karibjanian, long-time First State journalist, Director of UD’s Center for Political Communication, and one of founders of Delaware Public Media.

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Delaware’s affordable housing shortage is only escalating, and state lawmakers say they are playing catch-up after years of sidelining housing policy discussions.This year, lawmakers largely focused their efforts on tenant protections, aiming to eliminate some hurdles for prospective renters and to scale back the risk of eviction for low-income renters.Delaware Public Media’s Paul Kiefer takes a look at where legislative efforts to address housing issues in the First State stand.

Delaware’s Climate Action Plan includes goals for boosting electric vehicles, but even with record-high gas prices lingering, the cost of EVs leaves many potential buyers feeling priced out.We’re joined by Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki with more on how the state is working on multiple fronts to get people to dive into the EV market.