What do waves, jellyfish, bachelorette weekends and a week at the beach have in common? Around here, they might all end up as tattoos.
This week, we take a closer look at the tattoo shops scattered across coastal Delaware and what their popularity says about the people who live, work and vacation here. Local artists explain how tattoos evolved from counterculture to mainstream self-expression, why the beach makes the perfect place for a permanent souvenir and how coastal Delaware’s creative community has helped the industry put down roots.
Marissa Levy rounds up a week that somehow includes rubber duck racing, squid dissection, sea shanties and live music, while Kadet Kelly declares that the summer people are officially starting to crack as jellyfish invade the beaches and she sets her sights on Philadelphia. Hari Cameron heads to Berlin to test his tolerance for heat, trivia and increasingly dangerous chicken wings at the Chili Pepper Festival.
Zeke Ottemiller hops on an e-bike for Dogfish Inn’s new Sherpa Adventure, complete with trails, beers, pizza and s’mores. Pam George proves dining out at the beach doesn’t have to destroy your wallet with happy hours, early-bird deals and weekly specials. Nancy Sakaduski goes treasure hunting through local thrift stores, while Lana Morelli introduces us to Grant Otto, a marine geologist whose work takes him from shipwrecks and underwater robots to seafloor mapping around the world.
Whether you’re getting inked, chasing rubber ducks, sweating through a Carolina Reaper, biking for beer, hunting for bargains or exploring what lies beneath the sea, we’ve got another week of Cape adventures waiting for you.
