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Lighthouse Restaurant to be No More

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DEWEY BEACH, Del. (AP) - A popular bar restaurant and bar in a Delaware beach town will be demolished and rebuilt from the ground up.

Developers say the Lighthouse restaurant on Dewey Beach's bayside will be completely demolished rather than renovated.

The Lighthouse is best known for its Taco Toss happy hour, which draws a crowd in a town known for its appeal to a young, partying demographic.

The tacos are not actually tossed.

The faux lighthouse that anchors the complex will remain.

The new restaurant is expected to open in 2020.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that the Lighthouse Cove complex has been part of a years long redevelopment.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.