On Jan. 3, from 3-6 p.m., Friendship UMC in Millsboro and pastor Rev. George W. Fisher, Sr. will be hosting a homemade spaghetti dinner.  Platters are $7 and include salad and hot buttered bread. Come ring in the New Year with great food, fun and fellowship. For directions call 302-945-0516.
 

Brick Hotel owner Lynn Lester was joined by elected officials, Georgetown chamber members and local residents as she cut the ribbon Saturday afternoon on the Brick Hotel and the Tavern on the Circle, in Georgetown. Below, take a tour of a few rooms. Click the link above for more video.

Local businessman and board member Thomas H. Draper has issued the Milton Historical Society community an exciting challenge. Until the end of the year 2010, he will match, dollar-for-dollar, all funds donated to the Milton Historical Society Endowment Fund, up to $150,000, for a total of $300,000 toward the museum’s endowment.

The Long Neck Business Association held its annual Caroling in Long Neck on Friday night, at Holly Lake Campgrounds, off Route 24, as local businesses decorated camp cabins with Christmas themes and plenty of cups of hot cocoa made the rounds. Below, video of carolers singing "Up on the Rooftop."

President Bush has signed off on a second proposal by Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) to issue special-edition quarters in 2010. The quarters will feature scenes from national parks or sites in each state. The program comes on the heels of an announcement that Delaware will soon have its own national park, a series of hubs running mainly up and down the coast.

Bay State beer drinkers have a lot to look forward to in 2009, as several breweries around the country have new and interesting beers ready to be poured into your favorite glass.

Plato died while the kids were at school. Kept watching the clock, counting down the minutes until the school bus arrived, dreading telling the kids about the demise of the cat that had been around since the first Bush administration. By dinner, my daughter made her pitch for a dog as if she was an Obama girl.

Potatoes and cheese. Apples and pork. Chocolate and mint. Some flavors are commonly paired in recipes because they have a natural affinity. But what is the next tomato and basil?

It fascinates me how someone who teaches stress management, brought up three kids, survived two divorces, had a hip replacement and got through various other daunting situations could get so upset over a furry feline.

Perennially, losing weight or becoming healthier appear somewhere on many Americans’ list of resolutions, and Cindy Kropid, fitness coordinator at the Springfield, Ill., YMCA, has a few tips to make you don’t become another failed statistic.

Going into 2008, brewers really did not know what to expect - there was a worldwide hop shortage, and the cost of malts, gasoline and pretty much everything else needed for brewing shot through the roof. But overall, 2008 was a good year for beer. Several breweries produced new and wonderful beers and better-beer drinkers were not left wanting anything more.

Staff tests new products

Each year, the National Restaurant Association surveys professional chefs — this year 1,609 of them — about trends they expect to see in the coming year.

If a New Year’s Eve get-together is on your to-do list and you don’t want to spend the last day of 2008 trapped in the kitchen, it’s not to late to simplify your menu into a smorgasbord of hors d’oeuvres and dips.

What a great way to begin the New Year. Celebrating the long, dark and cold nights of winter, we don our scarves and caps -- some fresh from under the Christmas tree -- and head outside under the stars. While most of the sane population this time of year is snug in bed with an extra comforter or finding a good old-fashioned jigsaw puzzle or novel in the warmth of your home, likely a scant few are not missing the winter sky.