Delaware

Sept. 25–28: Wilmington Black Restaurant Week, a fine art show in Philly and Autumn Sounds Concert Series in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

Geraldo Gonzalez’s exhibit showcases 11 art pieces that capture the charm, history and culture of public transportation.

Environmentalists have called for protections for the federally endangered Atlantic sturgeon for decades.

New Castle County landlords claim a new law allowing school districts to raise tax rates on commercial properties will cause them irreparable harm.

Delaware residents can submit questions online ahead of time or call in during the program.

The new law creates a statewide process that school boards and communities must follow when someone wants books taken off library shelves.

Delaware will spend about $3.2 million to expand free breakfast to 83 schools, so every student has access without cost.

New research out of Drexel University is raising concerns about affordability and gentrification.

The Delaware native pleaded guilty to directing three schemes that stole $645,000 from the federal government as his NFL career was coming to an end.

Delaware and 17 other states are pushing for extending the ACA health care subsidies. Those states include Maryland, New Jersey and New York.

Sept. 18–21: A funny weekend in Philly with comics Adam Sandler, Nikki Glaser and John Mulaney, plus a theater premiere in Delaware and XPoNential Music Fest in South Jersey.

Wilmington community activists and state officials discussed various causes of gun violence, including poverty and lack of positive male influences.

The event is designed to give residents a chance to speak with WHYY News reporters and offer story suggestions.

Crews are dismantling Brandywine River dams to restore fish migration, improve water quality and reconnect a waterway shaped by industry.

The offshore wind farm’s construction plan was approved last year. But the federal government is pulling back on renewable energy projects.