God Bless The College Tobacconist

Doug Grow's Saturday column in the Star Tribune profiles Tiny's, the venerable Northfield cigarette & hotdog purveyor, and the recent removal of the establishment's "nefarious" snooker table. Check it out below:

"Taking Cue From Customers, Tiny's Breaks From Pool Past"
http://www.startribune.com/465/story/344461.html

Here's an excerpt:

"Just a couple of them were causing the problem," Sellers said. "I'd say, 'Let's watch the language.' It would be fine for a while, but then you'd hear a 'damn.' Then, it would just keep getting worse and worse."

Very Lake Woebegone, sho' 'nuff, but recalling the hundreds of hotdogs and packs of cigarettes I purchased from this fine establishment on my way to class warms the cockles of my black lungs.