ST. LOUIS, MO – September 18, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) When a locally owned restaurant closes, customers often show up in its final weeks, stand in long lines, and talk about how much they’ll miss a place they assumed would always be there. The planned closing of O’Connell’s Pub should remind St. Louis diners not to wait until the closing announcement. If residents want locally owned restaurants to remain part of their communities, those businesses need customers—not simply good memories, positive reviews, and expressions of support after they announce they are closing. That doesn’t mean consumers should spend money they don’t

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