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📰 News Incubator: What else to know today
• More than 1,000 people packed into Fred Rust Ice Arena in Newark to remember coach and figure skaters Alexandr “Sasha” Kirsanov, Sean Kay and Angela Yang, who trained at Newark ice arenas nearly every day before they were killed in the American Airlines crash in Washington, DC. [Newark Post]
• The Georgetown Police Department informed residents on Tuesday of an ICE operation within city limits. [The Cape Gazette]
• Delaware lawmakers in DC present a united front as they struggle to keep up with the new administrations’ chaotic changes. [Delaware Business Times]
• Governor Matt Meyer vows to look hard at Delaware’s corporate laws to make sure they’re fair, clear and consistent — and is open to potential change as Big Tech companies seek incorporation in more conservative states. [Bloomberg]
• You might want to bring cash: Big Fish Restaurant Group will be taking 2% of their servers’ credit card tips, in a move that some Delawareans say should not be legal statewide. [Delaware Online]
• Humble Park Place is open, officially adding 81 apartments to downtown Wilmington. The building includes a mural by Dave “Chez” Sanchez, co-owner of Spaceboy clothing who helped transform the lot into Humble Park in 2017. [Delaware Business Now/Technical.ly]
• Two anonymous “IT insiders” have published contrasting views of the current state of the Delaware Department of Technology and Information. [Delaware Liberal]
• Dover’s cybersecurity state of emergency investigation found no breach of security or compromise of personal information according to city officials, but there may be delays in paying taxes or bills through the city’s website. [Delaware Online]
🗓️ On the Calendar
• Wednesday, Feb. 5 — “Parade of The Birds” Philadelphia Eagles pep rally in downtown Wilmington, starting at 11:30 a.m. [Details]
• Thursday, Feb. 6 — For the Love of Black Educators event at the Delaware Historical Society in Wilmington [Details]
• Tuesday, Feb. 11 — DEBCC Coffee with New Castle County Executive Marcus Henry at Bean Head Coffee Bar in Wilmington [Details]
• Feb. 11 and 12 — The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit at the Chase Center on the Riverfront [Details]
• Tuesday, Feb. 18 — The Cookout Black History Month Speaker Series: Ruby Bridges book signing at Wilmington Library [Details]
• Wednesday, March 5 — RASCL Summit: AIMing for Action: Adapting, Innovating and Mitigating the Impacts of Delaware’s Changing Climate, Del-One Conference Center in Dover [Details]
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