Brant Walker and Mac Lenhardt Reflect on Catdaddy’s Collaboration Through the Years [Video]

ALTON – As Catdaddy’s owner Cat prepares to retire, his long-time friends and patrons are reflecting on the good times they’ve had at the bar.

Mac Lenhardt, owner of Mac’s, and Brant Walker, former Alton mayor and current mayoral candidate, both noted that they will miss Cat’s presence on Third Street. They compared Catdaddy’s to the bar in the television show “Cheers.” They have enjoyed collaborating with Cat throughout the years.

“There’s a community down here,” Walker said. “They help each other all the time. If somebody’s broken down, they help them. If you need something, they’ve got something for you. They take care of each other, and that community permeates the whole town. Everybody’s taken care of down here.”

Walker pointed out that bars have the potential to be “problematic,” but he said that the City of Alton has never had problems with Catdaddy’s. He added that Mac’s and …