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🌱 How Pike Creek Valley’s legislator helped launch Delaware’s first film tax credit
Happening soon: Rockwood's Outdoor Self-Guided Tour on the Pike Creek Valley Patch calendar
Morning Pike Creek Valley! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Pike Creek Valley's legislator helped launch Delaware's first film tax credit
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a shower in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
- Saturday: Nice with sunny spells, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• DSB Accepting Applications for State's First $10M Film Tax Credit Program (delaware.gov) — A new $10 million Delaware Entertainment and Production Tax Credit, co-sponsored by Pike Creek Valley's state representative Michael Smith, is now open for applications and retroactive to July 1, 2026. The program offers a 30% transferable tax credit to qualifying film, TV, esports, and video game productions spending at least $100,000 in Delaware, aiming to create local jobs and business opportunities statewide. 
📸 Around Pike Creek Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pike Creek Valley
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- Rockwood's Outdoor Self-Guided Tour →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
11:00 am - Outdoor Guided Tour: The Rockwood Experience →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
12:30 pm - Rockwood Vinyasa Yoga: Saturday AM →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
9:00 am - Rockwood's Outdoor Self-Guided Tour →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
11:00 am - Outdoor Guided Tour: The Rockwood Experience →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
12:30 pm - Watercolors – Outside at Rockwood →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
1:00 pm - Paranormal Experience →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
7:00 pm - Outdoor Guided Tour: The Rockwood Experience →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
12:30 pm - Guided Tour: Art Collection with the Director →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
12:30 pm - Yappy Hour: Rockwood Dog Party →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
2:00 pm - Rockwood Flow Yoga: Tuesday AM →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
9:00 am - Personnel Subcommittee Meeting →
New Castle County, DE Calendar
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🗞 Nearby News
Hockessin
- John Freebery Jr., Catholic deacon, retired educator (capegazette.com)
- Sperry: Trump's term becoming demolition derby (baytobaynews.com)
Newark
- Loaded handgun found in 17-year-old's backpack after fight at Delaware high school (shorenewsnetwork.com)
- Upsets, newcomers, predictable wins among Delaware primary takeaways (delawareonline.com)
- William T. Dorey Jr., longtime automobile salesman (capegazette.com)
New Castle
- Two New Castle County newcomers, one incumbent win primary (delawareonline.com)
Ok Pike Creek Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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