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A crossing guard in a safety vest holds a “SAFE” stop sign while standing in the middle of a city street intersection under a clear sky.

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Be safe

by Beth Winegarner May 23, 2026, 6:00 amMay 22, 2026, 5:17 pm

A long, tangled brown wig is placed on top of a parking meter on a city street under a blue sky.

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Timeless beauty

by Eleni Balakrishnan May 1, 2026, 6:00 amApril 30, 2026, 12:25 pm

A KFC restaurant with a large Colonel Sanders sign is seen across the street; traffic light shows red and an "OPEN" sign is illuminated in the window.

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Welcome to the TL

by Robert B. Livingston April 21, 2026, 6:00 amApril 21, 2026, 9:53 am

A beige wall with a small section labeled "BLACK" in yellow writing, next to a window with metal bars and mesh.

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A black mark

by Beth Winegarner April 20, 2026, 6:00 amApril 17, 2026, 6:56 pm

Two people stand on a sidewalk near a boarded-up building with phone numbers spray-painted on it; traffic signs and cones are visible in the foreground.

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Police non-emergency number

by Beth Winegarner April 18, 2026, 6:00 amApril 17, 2026, 6:29 pm

A black sign with the words "THIS IS A SIGN" in large red letters, and smaller text in the middle reading "WE SUING EVERYBODY," mounted on a metal gate.

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This is a sign

by Béatrice Vallières April 15, 2026, 6:00 amApril 14, 2026, 7:02 pm

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 amApril 1, 2026, 6:51 pm

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 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

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

An inflatable leprechaun holding a shamrock stands near an outdoor basketball court where people are playing.

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Lonely leprechaun

by Béatrice Vallières March 21, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 19, 2026, 10:15 am

A person walks past a building covered in black-and-white portraits of people, with a blue sign above reading "FAMILY."

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Family portrait

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 20, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 20, 2026, 11:38 am

A crack in concrete with yellow text reading, "Man, I love crack" —Phat Ass Gina.

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Sidewalk love

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 19, 2026, 6:00 amMarch 20, 2026, 11:38 am

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