The Lighthouse Arlington is preparing for opening as a new cocktail bar and restaurant. They have been setting up their business over the course of the past several months, and have finally declared their opening date to be Tuesday, February 18, 2025. 

The owners have created a following on social media to help give information out to the public.

“If we trained the staff does that mean we are opening soon?” has been posted on their story in the previous 24 hours. 

They have teased their opening to their audience multiple times, posting stories on their instagram. 

This publicity however, has not reached everyone. 

“No, I didn’t know that they were opening,” Haylee Swanson (‘28) said. “I’d probably give it a shot… try it out once.”

The Lighthouse will be serving food and drinks, including soups and salads. The employees have set up a training day to learn about the menu. 

“We are going to try their menu items, try all their food, see what we think about it all and get comfortable with it so that way we know the menu when people ask,” Brynn Stavang (‘25) said. 

Stavang has been hired as a hostess for the new restaurant. She went through the hiring process in December and January. 

“We got introduced to everybody when they got access to the building and just showed us how everything was working,” Stavang said. 

While waiting for their last couple permits, the company has prepared their staff for the opening. 

“We’re going to do a soft opening before we do an official opening… for the soft opening, we’re doing it this weekend on Saturday and Sunday,” Stavang said. “On Tuesday, we’re going to open fully to the public so we’ll be ready.” 

For any additional questions you can find The Lighthouse website here.