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14 Dive Bar Musts - And the Local Joints Than Have Them

In its continuing dive-bar special, Chow.com recently listed the fourteen elements you need to have a proper dive bar, along with nationwide examples of bars that exemplify these qualities. Not surprisingly, St. Louis has its own shining examples of each quality. 1. Come Up With a Cool Name Keeg ... More >>

The Dive Bomber at Cotter's Sports Lounge

This week, I drove past three prospective bars, and all were far too nice for the likes of me. I was forced to play GPS Bar Roulette, in which I pick the closest bar listed on my TomTom and go with it. Tom delivered me to Cotter's Sports Lounge.I spend a lot of Monday nights in bars, and never hav ... More >>