About DNP

We are Newark, Delaware.

We are Delaware’s college town, where new faces and historic places combine to provide our visitors with diverse experiences around every corner.

We are rich in cultural offerings that enliven downtown through our Arts Alliance, Mid-Atlantic Ballet, Chapel Street Community Theater, and multiple music venues.

We are an eclectic blend of businesses. Whether a designer jeweler who has served the community for over a century or a comic shop, located on Main Street or on Elkton Road, we offer something for everyone.

We feed not only the mind but the body. In a place where hip meets historic, there are over 60 restaurants constantly providing visitors with new flavors to enjoy plus a unique food cooperative that has been serving the community for 35 years.

We are the culture and the class. We are the future and the past. We are the best of both a college town and a hometown.

We are Newark, and it’s a new day, every day.


 

DNP Meeting Agenda 

Minutes

 

 

DNP Board Members

Marilyn Minster
Chairwoman
Owner, Minster's Jewelers


Dawn Calzada
Mid-Atlantic Ballet


Katy Bowman
Newark Post


Bob Chadwick
Economic Development Director
New Castle County
Chamber of Commerce

Joe Charma
Design Committee Chairman
Partner, Landmark Engineering, Inc.


Vance Funk, III
Mayor, City of Newark


Carl Georigi
Owner, Taverna


Ryan German
Owner, Caffe Gelato


Patrick Harker
President, University of Delaware


Carl Houck
City Manager
City of Newark


Sally Miller
Parking Committee Chairwoman
Resident


Amy Plante
Branch Manager
M&T Bank

Suzy Rogers
Resident

Maureen Feeney Roser
Planning & Development Director


Reid Rowlands
Owner, World Class Products


William Sullivan
Managing Director
Courtyard by Marriott - UD

Cari Rogers
Owner, Moxie Boutique

Staff:
Ricky Nietubicz
DNP Administrator

Annual Report
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a PDF of the annual report.

 

Upcoming Events

Winterfest
Winterfest will be held from 6-8 p.m., Friday, December 6, on the Academy Building Lawn with caroling, roasted chestnuts, hot chocolate and cider, tree lighting, ice carvings, and a visit from Sant
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Main Street Mile
October 5, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. Here's your chance to join friends and neighbors in a fun event that benefits Newark's finest. The Main Street Mile was inaugurated in 2007 to support the Newark Police Department, specifically their K9 unit and the Downtown Newark Partnership.
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Halloween Parade and Trick-or-Treat Main Street
Newark’s 66th  annual Halloween Parade followed by Trick-or-Treat Main Street is drawing near.  Plan now to be a part of this special Halloween event, complete with marching bands, floats, antique automobiles, costumed characters and much more.  The parade begins at Tyre Avenue and Main Street and marches west on Main Street, to College Avenue. See Traffic Detours
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Annual Turkey Trot (10K Run and 5K Run)
ANNUAL TURKEY TROT Saturday, November 23 8am Registration Check-In Handloff Park
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Newark Day
    The annual community event, formerly known as “Newark Nite,” that hosts 30,000 people becomes a daytime celebration this year on Saturday, June 1 from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  The rain date is Sunday, June 2 from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Fourth of July Fireworks
Wednesday, July 4 (rain date July 5 at Dusk, fireworks only) 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
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Community Day
September 15, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Rain date September 22
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Spring Concert Series
Enjoy the fabulous music of local musicians as the City of Newark Parks and Recreation Department, once again hosts, the Spring Concert Series.  Concerts will be held Thursday nights 7pm to 8pm during the months of May and June (beginning on May 2 and running through June 20).
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Galleries

  • Susan Roser shopping at Grass Roots' Hops and Shops Sidewalk sale!
    2011 Food and Brew Fest

    Beating the heat on July 23rd with some frosty brews and great food at the 8th annual Food & Brew Festival!

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