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Mariposa, a new traditional Spanish tapas restaurant, will open in the old Love, Lydia bakery on 3rd and Greenfield streets this spring. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver) WILMINGTON — Spanish food is simple food. It’s also the food local chef Bobby Zimmerman is making the center of his new restaurant slated to open this spring. Conceived around traditional Spanish tapas, Mariposa will be the chef’s second restaurant in town; he opened True Blue Butcher and Table in the Forum in 2018. “The support from the community has been overwhelming,” Zimmerman said, “especially during Covid. It ...

Any other year, the outdoor dining season would have officially ended by now. But with COVID-19 cases on the rise, many diners are still keeping advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in mind when it comes to restaurant visits.  The public health organization has said drive-thru and take-out are the lowest risk options, followed by places with outdoor seating and tables spaced at least 6 feet apart. With January and February ahead, many restaurateurs across the country are looking to lessons learned in colder climates, like offering more hot cocktails or adding igloos, o...