EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Arcade bars have become increasingly popular over the last few years, and while several have opened in the St. Louis area, the concept hadn't taken hold in Metro East. For example ...

There's not much love for loading bars. But why should there be? Their ubiquity in games is not based on an overwhelming popularity for their normally-horizontal-but-sometimes-spinning sexy charms. No ...

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Just shy of a year after its opening, an arcade bar in Edwardsville is temporarily closed as its owner searches for a new space. Ryan Wilson, who opened Loading Bar in April 2022 ...