Polls show that the majority of us have already made up our minds on who we're voting for, so I'm sending you this letter not to convince you as much as to feel at peace with myself.

Fifty years ago, members of Wesley Methodist, St. Peter's Lutheran, St. Paul's Lutheran and the Presbyterian church at the corner of Lexington and Ferdinand probably thought their congregations would live on forever. 

Marco Velazquez has been tattooing people "from all walks of life and from many parts of the world" for 26 years, so he's an old hand at his art. What's new is that his studio, Skin Abrasions Tattoo, has been located at 7206 Madison in Forest Park for just four weeks.

Pat Braniff, that guy who puffs on a big cigar as he plants flowers or plows snow for the public works department, enthusiastically describes Casa de Puros to his friends as a great cigar store and much more.