Posts by Benjamin Wagner
LabWare Founder Shares Entrepreneurial Pro-Tips
Highlands Live went into overtime last week as LabWare Founder & CEO, and Goober’s Diner Proprietor, Vance Kershner, dispensed insight, wisdom and expertise gleaned from his more than half century…
Read MoreCommunity Leaders Discuss Northeast Wilmington Revitalization
In this lightly-edited transcript of Highlands Live from Wednesday, November 3, REACH Riverside Development Corporation Board Chair, Charlie McDowell, and his colleague, WRK Group CEO, Logan Herring, discuss progress-to-date on…
Read MoreMayor Reflects on Legacy & Opportunity
Wilmington Mayor and Highlands’ neighbor, Mike Purzycki, shows no sign of slowing as he rounds the bases on his second term. In this lightly edited transcript of the Mayor’s discussion…
Read MoreCrime, Traffic & Development Top Fall Meeting Discussion
Last week’s Highlands Community Association’s Fall Meeting featured wide ranging discussion on the state of our local community as it emerges from a pandemic and wrestles with challenges of crime,…
Read MoreHalloween Parade Draws Record Turnout of Pint-Sized Ghouls
The Delaware Art Museum’s already impressive collection of characters was joined by an plethora of ghosts, ghouls, astronauts and aliens at the Highlands Community Association’s 3d Annual Halloween Parade Sunday…
Read More2021 Highlands Community Survey Results
Join Representative civic leaders and neighbors to discuss the statwe of our community on Wednesday, October 20 at 7pm via Zoom (link here). Our goal with this HCA Community Survey is to provide Highlands’…
Read MoreHighlands’ Neighbors Celebrate Milestone
Even Saturday’s storm front knew well enough to wait on Kingswood Community Center’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Hundreds of neighbors, allies and volunteers marked 75 years of community building on Wilmington’s East Side with boxed lunches,…
Read MoreSound Off Prior To Highlands Fall Meeting
Highlands Community Association’s Fall 2021 Meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 20 at 7pm via Zoom (link here). As always, we’ll hear from neighborhood and civic leaders on the state of our community. We’ll also…
Read MoreHistoric Restoration Nears Completion
Since summer, Immanuel Highlands Episcopal Church’s historic façade and breathtaking stained-glass windows have been shrouded in scaffolding, tarp and plywood as the parish completes a restoration project more than one…
Read MoreFall Into Highlands Autumn Events
The nip in the breeze and turning of the leaves suggests the end of summer in The Highlands, and the return of back to school routines, shorter days and nights.…
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