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Officials in Fenwick Island are scheduled to hold a first reading Friday on a proposed amendment that would allow parking on certain unimproved lots in the town’s commercial district. The proposal comes in response to ongoing parking issues near Surf Bagel.

Surf Bagel opened its Fenwick Island location in November 2024 and has experienced consistent demand, especially during the peak summer season. The restaurant has 29 on-site parking spaces, which President Matt Patton said have occasionally been insufficient to accommodate customer traffic.

“They're going to get those bagels no matter what,” Patton said.

He noted the business has received complaints about customers blocking neighboring lots or parking

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Delaware Business Times PHOTO BY ERIC CROSSAN

Delaware Republican senators say they are actively exploring the possibility of reopening the long-shuttered Indian River Power Plant, citing increasing electricity demand and concerns about grid reliability.

State Sens. Brian Pettyjohn and Gerald Hocker confirmed they are in discussions with energy and utility stakeholders to evaluate whether restarting the Dagsboro facility is feasible. The plant officially ceased operations last February after 68 years of service.

For decades, the coal-fired plant supplied electricity to Delaware and up to a dozen other states. In a statement released by Delaware Senate Republicans, the lawmakers said reviving the facility

Photo: the Leslie Kopp Group 1/30/2026

After weeks of bitter cold, the ice along the Delaware coast is finally breaking apart. What was once a solid, wind-swept sheet clinging to inlets and marshes has begun to fracture into drifting plates, opening channels of dark, moving water. In the marshlands, the transformation is especially striking. Where ice had sealed creeks into silence, water now moves freely again, carrying sediment and nutrients back into circulation. The natural cycle resumes, quiet but powerful, as the coast reawakens.

As sunlight lingers longer each afternoon, the frozen stillness gives way to motion. Ice bumps gently with the tide, docks ease under less pressure, and the marsh creeks begin to flow again. The breakup signals more