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While I truly enjoy savoring a good piece of dark chocolate, given the choice of eating chocolate cake or carrot cake, Bugs Bunny's fav wins paws-down.

More development is under way of the southwest corner of Frank Scott Parkway and North Green Mount Road in Shiloh.

Q. I was wondering if there is an easy way to determine which mushrooms are poisonous. Do certain mushrooms always grow by certain trees? If small rodents feed on certain mushrooms, are they safe to eat? I am just looking for an easy method to identify mushrooms, any help will be appreciated.

Q. My daughter recently received an invitation from a fellow soon-to-be 9-year-old classmate inviting her to a birthday party.

If The Man Upstairs has a sense of humor, surely he has a big smile on his face today.

On Monday, Nov. 2, I saw my first hint of the holidays.

Q. Well, it's almost Halloween, and my elderly mother is asking for Walnettos. Does anyone sell them locally? I've checked online and can find 5-pound bags, but that's a bit too many Walnettos for Mom. Any thoughts?

To see how nice the building at 201 S. Charles St. in Belleville will look, you have to use your imagination now, Shelly Leehy said.