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Sheep on the Lam: Herd Overruns Spanish Town After Shepherd Falls Asleep

06/13/2016 - 9:25 PM By Brittany M.

You had ONE job, shepherd. C'mon!

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Pittsburg Changes Its Name to ‘Teal Town’ in Honor of San Jose Sharks

06/08/2016 - 9:58 PM By Brittany M.

Hockey fans do the darndest things. 

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Boston's Rainy Day Sidewalk Poetry is Everything We Love About Public Art

05/30/2016 - 4:56 PM By Brittany M.

Using special water-resistant sprays and stencils, the artists were able to create "secret" poems that reveal themselves on city pavement only when doused in rain.

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LA Library Cards Get the Shepherd Fairey Treatment

05/09/2016 - 8:15 PM By admin

Best known for the iconic Obama ¨Hope¨ poster, artist Shepherd Fairey has redesigned library cards for the City of LA library system.

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‘May The Fourth Be With You Day’ in Modesto

Modesto City Council offically declared May 4 as "May The Fourth Be With You Day."

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Councilmembers Brawl at Alabama City Council Meeting

04/26/2016 - 9:25 AM By admin

Ah, local politics.

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Surfer Gang Slapped With Gang Injunction, City Named in Suit

04/26/2016 - 9:01 AM By admin

In case you didn't know, Palos Verdes Estates is home not just to beautiful equestrian trails, but also the notorious surfer "gang" the "Bay Boys," who have for decades guarded their 'turf' of Luna

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Video: Oingo Boingo Day at LA City Hall

04/21/2016 - 11:13 AM By admin

Oingo Boing Day? Why not.

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Fake “Sagging Pants” Ordinance Riles Some Azusa Residents

04/14/2016 - 12:23 AM By Brittany M.

Sagging pants may be an awful fashion choice, but they’re still legal. Just FYI.

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First-Ever Marijuana Museum Exhibit Coming to Oakland, California

04/14/2016 - 12:14 AM By Brittany M.

Got any plans this weekend?

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