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'News, Views and Stuff to Do' in the historic, riverfront city of New Castle, Delaware. Full-length features are at ttnc.substack.com.

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NCCT shares local news, community events, discussions with town leaders and tastemakers, and media highlighting the best of New Castle. Comments and discussion are welcome and encouraged - with a neighborly tone expected from all. City Topics began as a Washington Park resident's personal local blog, and is not affiliated with the city government or any other entity. NCCT proudly supports good reporting as a member of the Delaware Press Association, ProPublica, and the National Federation of Press Women. All media is designated for 'Creative Common' usage. Local groups and organizations are welcome to reuse these media in whatever (non-profit) way they want. Attribution is gratefully encouraged but not required. If you work with a New Castle business or organization and would like City Topics to follow your page and potentially share your posts and events, please get in touch. Or if you are a resident with a topic you think is important, let us know!

10/07/2026

A Ship Takes Shape... ⚓️

Construction of Phase II of the Battery Park Playground Project is well under way in Battery Park, with the Kalmar Nyckel-inspired ship installation rising from the excavated ground like it's being exhumed. The pit beneath will be filled with a specialized, rubber-like, durable playground substrate (floor). 🛝

The construction, which began in earnest in September, is expected to wrap up in the coming months. Congrats (and thanks) to the Old New Castle Outdoor Recreation Coalition for all of the fundraising, planning and pushing that led to this point. 👏

10/03/2026

The skies have cleared and the aisles have filled, and Art on the Green continues until 4:00 p.m. 🦁 🌤️

10/03/2026

Come on down to Art on the Green in Battery Park - going on 'til 4pm!

09/30/2026

Check out the latest New Castle DIGEST at tiny.cc/NCDigest-Oct2026 for recent local news, a host of great upcoming events, and more! 📰

📸 by Beverly Flannigan

09/07/2026

101 Years Ago Today... Labor Day 1925 ⛴️

The Inaugural Voyage of the New Castle-Pennsville Ferry's 'Pioneer Line,' which briefly offered service from the end of Delaware Street, complementing and competing with the more famous and well-remembered ferry terminal at the end of Chestnut Street (which survived into the 50s, until the opening of the Delaware Memorial Bridge).

📷: DelawareDD.com

08/31/2026

The monthly New Castle Digest for September is out, with loads of upcoming events in town, recent local news, and more.

Read it now at tiny.cc/NCDigest-Sep2026 💬

08/30/2026

Tomorrow (Monday) evening, the City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on two proposed Ordinances:
◾️ Ord 568 would establish a definition of, and regulations governing, Data Centers within the city's boundaries.
◾️ Ord 567 would change city code to permit the developer of the Flats at River Edge project on Lukens Drive additional time to gain needed approvals (which have been held up in large part by DNREC-directed site remediation efforts).

Citizens can offer comment on each Monday, 8/31, at 6:30pm, at the NCPD community room.

08/25/2026

Local State House candidate Pamela Salaam visited Historic New Castle on Sunday for a meet-and-greet at Old Town Hall. Nearly twenty residents stopped by to ask questions and discuss local issues. Topics included truck traffic through town and on Route 9, how to address growing rates of substance abuse and addiction, the difficulty of getting a response about anything from incumbent Frank Cooke (as recounted by several attendees including a current city council member), and more.

The candidate sat down for a Q&A with City Topics in May, which you can read at tiny.cc/Meet-Pamela-Salaam 👀

Mr. Cooke, for whom Ms. Salaam represents the first electoral challenge since he took office in 2018, has been offered the chance to discuss a similar set of topics but, after asking for the questions, has not responded to complete the Q&A.

08/21/2026

Try your hand at painting a watercolor of one of the Read House Gardens' seasonal blooms while sipping a garden-inspired cocktail from The Mercury Cafe and Teahouse!

Saturday, August 29 | 6 - 8 p.m. | $25

We'll gather in the gardens to learn watercolor technique, and each guest can select their own flower to paint. No experience necessary! This event is for ages 21+.

https://dhs.givecloud.co/painting-the-parterre

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