Hello my lovelies! Welcome back to the Buzz.

Clear Space is proud to introduce stand-up comedy beginning May 10. Tix are just $20.

Lefty’s continues their Silent Disco Dance Party every third Friday – next one is April 21. Headsets are just $15 and you get to decide which of three channels gives you happy feet!

Gumbo Crawl tickets are on sale now! Available at the Rehoboth Beach Main Street office (or you can call for tix 302-227-2772) for this Apr 29 event. Gumbo a-GO-GO will take you to FIFTEEN different restaurants! YOWZA!

Love those gorgeous downtown Rehoboth planters? Rehoboth in Bloom will host its second annual Oldies Dance fundraiser May 19, at Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. All are invited to don poodle skirts, saddle shoes, mini-skirts, go-go boots and disco suits for a night of fun and tunes from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s.

On Apr 19, the Historic Village in Ocean View will host Cluck, Pluck and Luck, a lecture/documentary celebrating the 100th year of the founding of the broiler chicken industry by Ocean View’s own Cecile Steele. This event is free. For a fun read, check out: The Delaware Housewife Who Invented the Modern Chicken Industry. 

The Lewes Library’s annual Shakespeare Festival is going on now through the end of April featuring a series of FREE events including readings, films, lectures, poetry, and even a world premiere performance. In the library, all this month is a Folger Theatre Costume Display (which is very cool, BTW). These outfits were used in professional Shakespeare productions performed at the Folger.

CAMP Rehoboth’s Women’s FEST features more than just entertainment - it also includes an expo with a wide array of vendors (50+!), and free health screenings conducted by nurses from Beebe Healthcare. For the current schedule and ticket availability go here.

Music, sweet music! Lineups announced for Freeman Stage (Grand Funk Railroad, Ziggy Marley, Counting Crows and dozens more); the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand; the Bethany Beach Concert Series; and Bottle & Cork. Get your tix now - some shows are already sold OUT.

New restaurant, Starboard Sauced, will occupy the space formerly known as Mama Celeste in Dewey Beach, and will feature sandwiches, subs and New York-style pizza.

Capital Ringers will present "I Got Rhythm", a musical journey based on George Gershwin's classic 1930's composition, at upcoming concerts in Rehoboth, Bethany, Seaford and Lewes. Click here for more info.

Milford’s Bug & Bud Festival is Apr 29 and includes craft & food vendors, a kids zone, paddle boats on the river, and a costumed walking parade of ladybugs and trees for adults, kids and their pets.

The Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale will be held at James Farm Ecological Preserve on May 6.

Run, don't walk to the uber delish Marigold Creamery, offering handmade, gourmet ice cream at The Station on Kings. Loved the Coffee Toffee Almond Crunch, and the Chocolate is divine. Vegan options too. Look for the totally adorbs vintage orange trailer on the Kings property.

The space between Aldi and the "andThat!" store will be a TJMaxx. There will be a second Starbucks on Route 1, Lewes, just south of Go Brit. This will be a free-standing Starbucks, drive-thru only.

Congrats to Devil Dave's (ReHo's very own Bloody Mary shop with so much more) for their Gold win in the Drunken Tomato awards!

Fins will open a new restaurant/brewpub in the clubhouse of the former Rookery North golf course.

Eating Rehoboth walking food tours resume May 7 - book yours now - some dates already sold out!

Lori's Cafe has reopened for the season (lots of yummy new menu items), as has AQUA. Coming soon: Bodhi Kitchen, Crushers, and Downtown Blues. New shops coming to downtown Rehoboth include Coastal Native, Lilla Cavallo, and Street Heat Sneaks,

Did you know the cannonball lodged in the Cannonball House in Lewes was stolen? But it was found, and to celebrate - Dogfish created the Ball's Back Bock. I love this town. Speaking of history - check out the amazing photos of the Daisey family.

The old Pizza Hut on Route 1 is being torn down; a new Chevy Chase bank will be built in that location. Peebles (near Walmart) will become Grocery Outlet. The exact date remains unknown.

A new Rehoboth Library will be built on Warrington Road south of Route 24; keeping a satellite location downtown. The new building will have 175 parking spaces with plans to open by December 2026. The downtown renovation would then be completed in 2026 or 2027.

Heidi Lowe will open a new gallery on Front Street in Lewes in the former Albert Frank space. Lowe said she will still teach classes, hold private events and wedding ring classes. The new space will allow her to continue to offer jewelry from other artists, and more room for her creations.

The Ebb + Flow Holistic Spa is now open on Savannah Road in Lewes. In addition to skin care treatments and massages, the Spa will also offer holistic health and wellness workshops on topics such as meditation, breath work, astrology readings, mindful photography and tarot card readings.

Bethany Beach Ocean Suites Residence Inn by Marriott is getting a refresh and will include a saltwater pool (with a retractable roof!) and a new Italian restaurant, Via Sophia by the Sea. 

Cape Henlopen Senior Center will host a Spring Into Fitness event, April 28, featuring 20-minute demonstrations on some of the classes taught weekly, i.e., Cardio Drumming, LaBlast Fitness, Sit and Get Fit, line dancing, different yoga and tai chi options, fitness circuit training and more. Early registration is encouraged. Call 302-227-5055

A new proposed ordinance would allow people living in the city of Lewes to have beehives in their backyard. For those interested in learning more about beekeeping before jumping into their own hive, the Lewes Beekeeping Club has many opportunities to get involved, inside the hive or not. Yay Bees!

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