Dewey Beach News

John Tekman was born in Kayseri, Turkey. He moved to America when his father was commissioned to tile the National Mosque in Washington, D.C. He is many things, including a Sunni Muslim, but when he came before his neighbors at the Delaware American-Turkish Cultural Education Foundation dinner, he was first and foremost a neighbor.

While he has already made his presence known on the national music scene, you could say rock guitarist Jamie McLean is finally finding his own voice.

Administrators have scheduled a tour of the Delaware Seashore Sate Park with a local naturalist to give visitors a chance to stroll the coastline and discuss beach environmental issues.

Sami Awayes received two of the three variances he requested from the Dewey Beach Board of Adjustment.

Repairing coastline won't be cheap, but who will pay for it? By DAN SHORTRIDGE * The News Journal * November 15, 2009 The monster offspring of Tropical Storm Ida has taken a huge bite out of Delaware's Atlantic coastline, devouring much of the beaches, gnawing at the protective dunes and creating a huge challenge for the state and resort towns who ...

Delaware's Department of Transportation says Route 1 between Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach will likely be closed for much of the weekend as crews remove sand and debris that washed over the roadway during this week's nor'easter. Additionally, Delmarva Power says there could be additional power outages in coastal and southern areas due to submerged ...

Emergency officials say flooding forced dozens of people out of their homes in southern Delaware overnight as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida battered the Delmarva peninsula.

David Goldfarb is branching out. Half a year after opening Dewey Dogs, the first-time small business owner has learned that keeping afloat means never hesitating to try something new.

DEWEY BEACH -- Dewey Beach Enterprises has filed its second lawsuit against the town, claiming its newly created zoning map is unlawful.

DEWEY BEACH -- The search for a new town manager is under way in Dewey Beach. The Town Manager Search Committee met for the first time last week to establish the criteria for the search and to start combing through the 83 resumes received for the open position.

A special fundraising event will be held from 4 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Starboard Restaurant in Dewey Beach, to benefit the family of Brian Tappan, a Cape Henlopen High School senior who was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident this past summer in Maine.

Bob Barry spread the ashes of his wife, Vivian, in Rehoboth Bay, off the shore of Dewey Beach.

Dewey Beach appointed a search committee to sort through a pile of applications for town manager.

Dewey Beach employees can look forward to an extra dose of holiday cheer, courtesy of town hall.

DEWEY BEACH -- Despite a tough summer for renters, town officials reported success in their first year of collecting an accommodations tax.

After nearly a decade of studies, debate and waiting, a decision nears on Rehoboth Beach's wastewater disposal alternative.

Fans of U2 might do a double-take this weekend when the tribute band 2U takes the stage tonight for the first time in this area at the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach.

DEWEY BEACH -- Resort officials are beginning to prepare next year's budget, and some are considering lowering parking rates and fines as they fear high costs could ward off vacationers.

BETHANY BEACH, Del.- Repair work to Delaware's beaches is underway following two recent storms, but it is also reigniting debate over costly beach replenishment projects.

Business in Rehoboth Beach this summer has been as hot and cold as the weather. Rain in June got the summer off to a slow start but once the weather settled down, business picked up.