Newsletter
Local Artist Opens “Close To Home”
Wendy Hatch is a highly decorated visual artist with a rich tapestry of experiences including undergraduate printmaking at Syracuse University, and MFA at Pratt and Brooklyn, professorial stints including our…
Read MoreHighlands Neighbor Provides “Safe Harbor”
Rossana Arteaga-Lopenza is the President of Casa de Venezuela Delaware Valley, a bilingual nonprofit organization whose purpose is to advance the cultural heritage of Venezuela through a range of programs…
Read MoreLocal Ecologist Dances For Environmental Education
Highlands Live hit the dance floor on Wednesday as Ecotonic Movement Founder and Managing Director at the Alliance for Watershed Education, Dr. Jamē McCray, shared insight, wisdom and expertise gleaned…
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 MoreWhat’s the Status of Bancroft Bridge?
The Director of Delaware State Parks, Raymond Bivens, met by Zoom with several groups on October 27, 2021, to discuss the Bancroft Footbridge connecting Alapocas Run State Park to Rockford…
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,…
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