Good morning, Dover.

Heritage Shores and Laurie Forster bring The Standup Sommelier performance to Dover on Friday, Feb.

27 with wine tastings, small plates, and audience games. Doors open at 4 p.m. and tickets ($79 per ticket plus gratuity) include a wine flight.

DE Turf Sports Complex in Frederica received a $4.15M grant from the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund to build a climate controlled domed field for year-round tournaments and construction will begin early 2027 to boost the local economy.

Demand for skilled trades workers is rising as a Feb.

9 podcast noted growing apprenticeship enrollments amid lagging training funds + insufficient math readiness among candidates. Employers warn that without extra state investment the skills gap may force major projects to rely on out-of-state workers.

DSU installed three rocks on a flagpole island at the northeast corner of the Claibourne D.

Smith Administration Building to symbolize its REACH 2026 Strategic Plan. The rocks (Responsible Growth, Student First, and Accountable Customer Service Experience) represent goals for daily university effort.

Fairview Early Childhood Center (formerly Fairview Elementary School) won the Delaware Department of Education award for Closing the Achievement Gap on Feb.

5. It is one of 15 schools named a 2025 Delaware Recognition School for improving state test scores.

TidalHealth removed its masking rules at hospitals and outpatient centers after a steady decline in influenza A, COVID-19, and RSV cases since Christmas.

Visitors may still wear masks if they choose, and staff will advise in clinical situations — a measure to protect vulnerable patients.

Downtown Dover Partnership (DDP) is relaunching its Critical Improvements Program for property owners on and near Loockerman Street.

The grant helps upgrade safety and ADA compliance and requires eligible work to finish by certificate of occupancy, with applications due by March 15.

Smyrna High’s boys basketball team recorded an 85-56 win with a 33-point surge in the fourth quarter, marking their third straight victory as they improved to 8-4 in the North & 12-6 overall.

Eight Henlopen teams are in the DIAA wrestling state tournaments (allowing makeup matches) after two eight-team brackets were set up today.

The tournament starts today at 7 p.m. on home sites and ends Saturday with championship matches at Smyrna High.

14th Annual Delaware Tech Chocolate Run 5k

10 AM — Delaware Technical Community College - Charles L. Terry Jr. Campus — Check website for registration fees — Run for chocolate and enjoy a sweet community event.

PDOUS Live in Dover

10 p.m. — Le Boulevard Bar & Grill — $30 General Admission — Experience a high-energy Carnival Mashup night with PDOUS in town for the first time.