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2 days ago · The first new school in the city of Wilmington in five decades is opening Friday. The $84 million Bancroft School in the Christina School District will have a new name honoring a longtime Wilmington educator who was the principal of Bancroft School from 1975 to 2005 – Maurice Pritchett Sr. Pritchett died in April 2023.
5 days ago · Woven into the fabric of central Wilmington is an uncanny story of a “city within a city,” a mini-town so deliberately self-contained, children growing up there rarely left its embrace.
4 days ago · How did Delaware get its name? In 1610, explorer Samuel Argall named the Delaware Bay and River for the governor of Virginia, Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, according to Delaware.gov . The...
1 day ago · In its earliest weeks, the strip featured the duo, alongside a rotating cast of primarily one-shot characters, acting out various stories and scenarios in a parodic theatrical style (hence the strip's name). As its first year progressed, however, numerous elements of this premise would be relinquished (including the recurring character "Willie ...
1 day ago · He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss (/ s uː s, z uː s / sooss, zooss). [ 4 ] [ 6 ] His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.
1 day ago · Katharine Hope McPhee[ 1] (born March 25, 1984 [ 5]) is an American singer and actress. In May 2006, she was the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol. Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records on January 30, 2007, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 381,000 copies (as of December 2010). [ 6] .
5 days ago · Named for its stand of holly trees, Hollywood Cemetery was laid out in 1848 by Scottish architect John Notman, known for designing park-like, romantic cemeteries. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH.
