PHOTO: Rite Aid roof collapse at F&N Shopping Center, Delaware

Photo by Louise Bolin.



6abc.com: Roof of Rite Aid store collapses in Claymont
WDEL.com: Roof collapse at F&N Shopping Center

Fatal shooting at Wilmington, DE liquor store

Update Jan. 8, 2010: Three suspects arrested.

From myfoxphilly.com: "A liquor store clerk shot and killed a suspected robber overnight in Wilmington, police said. Up to three men wearing masks entered the Favors Liquor Store on Walnut Street around 9:30 p.m. Guns were allegedly pointed at the clerk inside, and money was demanded.

Police said the 55-year-old clerk soon pulled out his own gun and started shooting. One suspect was hit, dropped his .22-caliber gun, stumbled 40 feet outside of the store and died. Police don't know if the clerk's gunfire might have struck the other hold-up men, who fled."

Al Duvall, Wilmington, DE, Oct. 3, 2009

Here's Al playing at 6th and Market in Wilmington as part of Wilmington's Fringe Festival.

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Big news in Wilmington: Kahunaville volcano torn down (video)

Guy operating wrecking machine looks as if he's torn down 1000's of volcanoes.



Bonus: Not-so-successful "Bring back Kahunaville" Facebook group

Man at Brew Ha Ha shows his junk to female workers (That's Nuts dept.)

From CBS3.com:

While dressed in spandex bicycle shorts, police said a spandex clad man would ask female workers at Branmar Plaza's Brew Ha Ha how he looked.

During one incident, he allegedly exited the restroom with a hole in his shorts, exposing his genitalia. He was arrested on charges of harassment, lewdness and indecent exposure.

Police said the man was arrested in April 2009 for similar offenses.

Skate Jam, Sunday June 21 in Wilmington, DE

The Wilmington Skate Project is hosting a skate jam on Sunday June 21st in Wilmington, Delaware, between Market and Shipley on 10th street (map).

Skaters will be lining up to do tricks and show off their skills 12:00 Noon to 5:00 p.m.

I've been to one of these events before. It's pretty inspiring to see kids of all age getting out there and tearing things up.

The Wilmington Skate Project has raised nearly half of the necessary funds ($800,000) to build an honest to goodness free skateboarding facility in the city.

The group points out that "quality skateparks have many benefits for cities and communities including, increased tourism and detering crime."

Yeah, it gives kids something to do. Makes sense to me.

While I was an amateur skateboarder in college, it's rare that I'll dust off the deck these days.

Call it a lack of coordination or an unwillingness to risk a trip to the E.R. because I was the adult who tried to skate and ended up breaking his wrist.

Anyway, I just used a skateboard to get from point A to point B.

Unlike me, skaters who show up on Sunday to the Skate Jam are the real deal.