Newark’s Battle of the Bars fund-raising event for the Newark Police Department’s K-9 program will go on as scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at the banquet area of the Courtyard Newark at the University of Delaware.
The event, normally on the patio of the hotel on the north end of the UD campus, will be inside, due to predictions of rain.
Parking will be available near the hotel and the Clayton Hall lot.
Eight local bars will compete to win the Paco Cup, named in honor of the departments first canine officer
All drink sales and tips from the night will be donated to the Newark Police K9 unit.