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A yellow metal container with a black lid labeled "USED BUT GOOD" sits on a red floor next to industrial equipment.

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As seen on the MV Cape Hudson

by Joe Eskenazi April 9, 2026, 6:00 am

Street sign reading "HUERTA WAY" with an address marker "3100 →" above a pedestrian signal showing a red hand. Trees and a pole are visible in the background.

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New Way

by Community Contributors April 8, 2026, 6:00 am

A white car front half repurposed as a street decoration sits on a sidewalk near an orange building and parked cars.

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Missing

by Angel Mayorga April 7, 2026, 6:00 am

A display on a windowsill features a doll's head, a blue glass bottle, small figurines, a miniature yellow bus, and other assorted objects in front of a white curtain.

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Doll’s head revisited

by Walter Mackins April 6, 2026, 6:00 am

A wooden utility pole wrapped with metal bands at intervals, each covered in graffiti and stickers, with the words "HIDDEN FORTRESS" painted in black.

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Keep out

by Robert Weiner April 5, 2026, 6:00 amApril 7, 2026, 10:49 am

A gray, weathered building facade with faded lettering and boarded-up windows stands beside a restaurant entrance; cars are parked along the street.

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Lots of Love

by Nicholas David April 4, 2026, 6:00 am

Industrial facility with a tall smokestack and exposed steel framework beside a body of water, under a clear blue sky.

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Remnants

by Robin Merrin April 3, 2026, 6:00 amApril 3, 2026, 10:25 am

A red public mailbox on a street corner with a "WET PAINT" sign taped to the sidewalk below it; crosswalk and market visible in the background.

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Wet paint

by Béatrice Vallières April 2, 2026, 6:00 am

A mural of large red flowers with green leaves painted on blue wooden siding, extending around a door frame.

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Come in

by Robert Weiner April 1, 2026, 6:00 amApril 2, 2026, 1:26 pm

A utility box painted with colorful axolotls and aquatic plants stands on a city sidewalk near a parked car and bike rack.

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La salamandra

by Michael Santiago March 31, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 31, 2026, 10:45 am

A leafy tree with a leaning trunk casts dappled shade over greenery, with a modern building in the background.

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Magical tree

by Junyao Yang March 30, 2026, 9:14 amMarch 30, 2026, 9:14 am

A brick building with modern glass balconies stands behind a red-and-white van with graffiti and a black sports car parked on the street.

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Big one, little one

by Junyao Yang March 30, 2026, 8:48 amMarch 30, 2026, 8:48 am

A streetlamp with one light on and one off stands against a dusky sky, with a half-moon visible in the background.

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Half moon

by Junyao Yang March 30, 2026, 8:03 amMarch 30, 2026, 8:10 am

A mosaic of twelve colorful tiles, each with abstract designs, musical notes, and human silhouettes, set into a stone frame.

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My song dreams about the next day my son

by Béatrice Vallières March 30, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 31, 2026, 10:46 am

A utility box on a sidewalk features art of a person holding flowers with the text "LOVE Yourself Always"; colorful graffiti covers the wall in the background.

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Love Yourself Always

by Marina Newman March 29, 2026, 2:15 pmMarch 31, 2026, 10:47 am