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"Drink the Rest of My Beer," Says Affton Bar Owner Who's Relocating
A prominent Affton bar is closing to relocate, after 11 years on Gravois Road.

Rockin Gators Bar & Grill has beer to sell, and one day to do it.
Owner, Lisa, said sheβs moving her bar, and Monday is the last day the bar is open. (She declined to give her last name, but an Internet search showed the owner is Lisa Barron.)
βTomorrow (Monday) is my last day and come the drink the rest of my beer, and maybe Iβll make a dime or two before I leave.β she said.
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She wouldn't reveal theΒ new location.
βI donβt really know if itβs where Iβm going to go yet, so I donβt want to curse myself,β she said.
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Sheβs not happy with her landlord. She said heβs had a βfor saleβ sign in front of the business βfor ever,β which has hurt business.Β She said the building will never sell.
βThe front is commercial the back is residential, so it wonβt sell. People donβt want half commercial, half residential,β she said. βIf they want to put all commercial here; you canβt do it. Welcome to Affton!β
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