wilmington riverfront: A Sunny Morning on Wilmington's Christina River
- 01/16/21 01:15 PM
A nearly cloudless sky led me down to the Christina River in Wilmington this morning. Past the tents set up for network TV to broadcast with the Wilmington skyline in the background, past the restaurants with outdoor seating areas, and continuting south along the Riverfront trail, my goal was the DuPont Environmental Education Center.
Once an industrial "brownfield," the environmental area opened in 2009 with a marshland creating a natural area to replace an industrial wasteland. There is an education building with a permanent exhibit highlighting artwork featuring wildfowl paintings.
A stairway leads down to a loop boardwalk around the marsh. … (4 comments)
When you see the network reporters broadcasting Joe Biden items from Wilmington, Delaware, watch the background. If you see a waterfront scene with a city skyline in the background, they are at the Riverfront.
I spent some time there last week as the sun was going down, and caught up on the latest developments in this area with 3 hotels (built in the last few years), a convention center, restaurants, riverfront walk, nature center, Delaware Children's Museum, condos, apartments, a new bridge from the south end that is lit at night, and the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Amtrak station.
There are a … (3 comments)
wilmington riverfront: Outside the Democratic Convention in Wilmington
- 08/20/20 09:16 AM
I warn you, don't get TOO excited about this on the spot report. I was near the Wilmington Riverfront this morning, so I thought, "Why not see how close you can get to where Joe Biden is speaking tonight?"
The answer: They sure have a lot of those black mesh fences. I parked north of the Chase Center by one of the riverfront restaurants and walked down, seeing they were stopping cars. I guess if I had a Planet Fitness pass (which is facing the Chase Center), they would have let me drive through. The Wilmington police posted along the route mostly … (3 comments)
wilmington riverfront: Join the "In Kids" in Delaware and Bring the Family!
- 02/23/11 03:55 AM
On Saturday, Feb. 26, the "In Kids" will introduce their partnership at the Delaware Family Expo at the Chase Center on the Riverfront from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wilmington has long been known for its top-notch educational resources for families. Now, a select group of these child-focused organizations have banded together to create the In Kids. The coalition will offer joint programming and activities, as well as special discounts for children and their families who join the "In Kids." The In Kids is comprised of the Delaware Children's Museum, the Wilmington Blue Rocks, the Brandywine Zoo, the Delaware Museum … (0 comments)
wilmington riverfront: A Whale of a Saturday Sale
- 11/07/10 03:10 AM
Not content to just walk along the Riverfront in Wilmington Saturday afternoon, I stopped by the Junior League of Wilmington's Whale of a Sale around 1 pm. There were still people going in and out with their bargains, but it was rather calm inside. After all, the early birds had been in line since 3 am for the 8 am opening, and they were long gone. Reports are that the sale added $27,000 to the Junior Leagues charitable efforts, and it made use of the former Vanity Fair outlet space in the former outlet mall.
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wilmington riverfront: Wilmington to Host Recycling Event
- 11/03/10 04:55 AM
Citizens are invited to a document shredding, hazardous waste disposal and electronic goods disposal event on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of Frawley Stadium at Wilmington's Riverfront. This popular Wilmington disposal and shredding event is sponsored twice each year by the City's Clean Wilmington Committee and the Delaware Solid Waste Authority. The event offers local residents an easy and convenient way to dispose of hazardous materials and electronic equipment and to shred important or sensitive documents on-the-spot. For a complete list of the materials or equipment that citizens may dispose of at … (0 comments)
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A nearly cloudless sky led me down to the Christina River in Wilmington this morning. Past the tents set up for network TV to broadcast with the Wilmington skyline in the background, past the restaurants with outdoor seating areas, and continuting south along the Riverfront trail, my goal was the DuPont Environmental Education Center. 
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