Two couples working to open a bar in Pevely moved one step closer toward their goal when the city’s Board of Aldermen recently approved a special-use permit for the business.
Jamie and Tina Portell, who attended the meeting, and another couple, Tom and Tracie Moore, all of St. Louis County, plan to operate the Moortell Sports Pub at 120 Main St. in the building that used to house the Main St. Pub.
“We hope to open in October,” James Portell said.
The pub’s name comes from combining the owners’ last names, he said.
The establishment will be a sports bar.
“We’ll have a bunch of TVs and games,” Portell said.
He said the bar also will sell a limited amount of food.
“It does not have a kitchen. We’ll have a pizza oven and, probably, some other snacks.”
Pevely Ward 1 Alderman Steve Markus, who presided over the meeting as mayor pro tem in the absence of Mayor Stephanie Haas, said he was happy to see someone plans to use the building.
Neither he nor any of the other city officials at the meeting were sure when the last bar housed in the building closed, but estimated it was at least a couple of years ago.
“I’m glad it’s reopening, not just sitting there unused,” Markus said.
The board voted 7-0 Aug. 7 to approve the special-use permit for the bar. It was the board’s first meeting since Ward 1 Alderman Larry Coulson told city officials he was leaving the board and he did not attend.
As of the meeting, however, Coulson had not submitted a letter of resignation.