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Community News
October 5, 2011
AARP Seeks Volunteers The Locker Room Bob and Marilyn to Help with Tax Returns Gehner opened The AARP is looking for volunteers to help middle-and lowincome taxpayers complete their federal and state incometax forms in 2011. New sites have been added and an additional 30 counselors will be needed for 2012.
Volunteers will receive free training and will work at least four hours a week from February 1 through April 15. For information, call Liz Epps at 314.616.0348 or email at liztaxes@gmail.com.
Comment Period Deadline for Florissant’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2012 CDBG Annual Action Plan A 30-day comment period regarding Florissant’s Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Action Plan for the Florissant Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program will end at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. The plan is available for review at Florissant Government Building, 1055 rue St. Francois. The public is invited to submit written comments to comara@florissantmo.com, or send to: CDBG Program Florissant Government Building 1055 rue St. Francois Florissant, Missouri 63031 For additional information, contact Carol O’Mara, director Housing and Community Development at 314.839.7680 Directions: Take Exit #27/New Florissant Rd. Make left on South New Florissant drive approximately 1.4 miles. Make left on rue St. Francois, City Hall is located on the right hand side of the street. Call 314.921.5700 for more information.
Locker Room opened in October 1979. They operated the restaurant with their three daughters until June 1999. At that time, Sue McNew and Tim Tucker purchased the business. There is a lot of history in The Locker Room. Since it has a strong sense of family, many of the customers who dine there today actually grew up eating at (left to right) Chris Eaton, Jen Krehmeyer, Brenda Skrivan, Chris Kennedy The Locker Room. Now {1979} played on baseball leagues at St. Ferdithey bring their children, thus creating the next nand Park, just down the street. Many of the bats generation of The Locker Room. Even though a are from Bob Gehner’s personal collection. Tim lot a people move and go in different directions, Tucker has added numerous autographed sports The Locker Room has always been a staple in memorabilia from his personal collection, too. their lives. He rotates these out often so it constantly changThe building itself also has a lot of history. es. There is also a shot glass collection that cusOriginally the location was the home of The Bob tomers have added to. There are shot glasses from Kuban Band, a St. Louis favorite to this day! all over the world in that collection. Last but not Bob and Marilyn took on the remodeling, and least are the famous red lockers. No one really made the restaurant what it is today. The huge knows where they came from, but everyone is ornate wooden back bar is actually from the old sure there is some sort of story behind them. Lemp Brewery. The top section is solid wood and The Locker Room offers a full lunch and dinsome of the old timers said that it took more than ner menu, and there are daily specials from 11 10 guys to lift it into place. The mirror in the mid- a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the dle is in bad shape, but to restore it would ruin menu includes items for $3.99 Happy Hour is the authenticity of such an antique. from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, which The actual bar is made from doors from a de- includes domestic bottled beer $1.75, 16 oz. drafts molished building at St. Louis University. The $1.50, Buffalo Bites, Pretzels, Toasted Ravioli, and doors were turned sideways and their hinges four kinds of wings: Hot, Plain, ”Hurt Me” and sawed off to create a platform for the bar top. The Lemon Pepper for $4.99, plus many other choicbar top was made in Rex Tucker’s basement. Un- es for $3.99. The popcorn is always free. In addifortunately, Rex failed to measure the clearance tion there is Marguerita Monday $2.50, Tuesday in the stairwell. Getting that bar top out of the Slider and Fries from 6 to 10 p.m. $5, Wednesday basement is another story! Large Nachos from 6 to 10 p.m. $5, and ThursThe booths along the front windows are bench- day Wings from 6 to 10 p.m. for $6. McNew said es that came from the old St. Louis City court The Locker Room has won many awards with house. the wings. Watch the Rams and Monday Night The baseball bats that make up the railings Football on one of the restaurant’s 12 television throughout the restaurant were donated by cus- screens. tomers. A lot of the customers from that time The Locker Room is located
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in Paddock Hills Plaza on Lindbergh Blvd. in Florissant, next to the Florissant Post Office Visit www.thelockerroomgrill. com for more information or call 314.837.0015. The Locker Room has been going strong for over 32 years thanks to our wonderful clientele and staff. The owners and staff look forward the next 32.