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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

A neon sign in a window displays the words "UN DOCUMENTED UN AFRAID" in white letters.

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iCero miedo!

by Walter Mackins March 29, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 31, 2026, 10:48 am

Storefront at night with a sign reading "mission Secrets," a lit "OPEN" sign, a poster of a woman, and various illuminated signs along the street.

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Shhhh

by Angel Mayorga March 28, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 27, 2026, 4:45 pm

A large orange traffic cone stands next to six small, painted mushroom sculptures on a sidewalk beside a green wall.

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Wild mushrooms

by Béatrice Vallières March 27, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 27, 2026, 1:56 pm

A yellow rotary phone is mounted on the trunk of a large tree beside a street lined with parked cars and buildings.

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Long-distance call

by Joe Eskenazi March 26, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 30, 2026, 3:35 pm

A skeleton dressed in a plaid shirt and green hat sits on a blue bench in a garden, surrounded by plants and pots in front of a green house.

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Waiting for Godot?

by Rick G. March 25, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 24, 2026, 8:58 pm

Marble dragon statues atop stone pedestals stand in front of storefronts, including Larkin Restaurant, under a cloudy sky.

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Twin flames

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 24, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 30, 2026, 9:55 am

A mural of a large monarch butterfly and orange flowers is painted on the side of a white building at an urban street intersection.

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Migrating monarch

by Béatrice Vallières March 23, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 19, 2026, 10:13 am

A sunflower is drawn with colored chalk on a cracked sidewalk next to a curb.

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Golden hour

by Béatrice Vallières March 22, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 19, 2026, 10:14 am