http://www.newarking.com Information, news, and views about the City of Newark, Delaware. If you have some to share, please get in touch. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:22:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Until I read a recent Univeristy of Delaware Review article, Student group brings hope, water to Africa, I wasn't aware of the existence of a group known as Engineers without Borders. The Engineers Without Borders - Delaware Chapter are committed to "designing and implementing sustainable solutions to problems in international developing ... http://www.newarking.com/?p=93 The Greater Newark Network is holding a forum open to the public on Thursday night, October 25, 2007. The focus of the forum is on ways that the local area can become more attractive to new and growing businesses. The group is a partnership between the New Castle County Chamber ... http://www.newarking.com/?p=92 Saw this label graffiti featuring "Fire Breathing Frank" on a walk down Delaware Avenue this afternoon: Not too much after snapping that picture, I turned on Academy Street past the Aetna firehouse just as the fire truck was making its way out of the building: Hopefully they won't have a run in ... http://www.newarking.com/?p=91 The Delaware Kenya Association is a non-profit group located in Newark, Delaware, who have worked to assist Kenyan immigrants living in Delaware, and to make a positive difference in the lives of people living in Kenya. The group was founded in 2001, and their efforts are aimed at reflecting the tradition ... http://www.newarking.com/?p=90 A thoughtful thread at the Something Awful forum from a couple of days ago, is this happening to any other college towns?, discusses the condominiums that are being build where the old Stone Balloon was located, as well as similar development in other college towns. It also points ... http://www.newarking.com/?p=89 There's a lot of hope accompanying an ad running in today's News Journal that new University of Delaware president Patrick Harker (fresh from being a Dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania), can bring some vitality to Delaware's business community by "Creating Knowledge Based Partnerships" with ... http://www.newarking.com/?p=88 Like most of Newark, we at Newarking have settled in to summer mode.  We can travel down Main Street at 5 PM again, the shops and restaurants are not as crowded or noisy and people watching has dwindled. We will post as news demands and time permits over the summer.  Until ... http://www.newarking.com/?p=87