Digital Billboards Help Nab Criminals (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
Accused bank robber Timothy Griggs probably never guessed his picture would be posted for more than 160,000 drivers to look at every day. Kevin Rowson Reports

Art Review: Exhibition tells life stories through art (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The fabric sculpture tells the story of how Pa Saw Phaw fled her homeland of Burma and the difficulties of adapting to her new life in Pittsburgh. ...

By KEVIN HOWELL (Salem News)
SALEM— After buying the old building on state Route 165 just west of state Route 45 in Salem, local business owner Dave Doepker knew he had to preserve the building.

Lenox: Town takes lead on new signage (Cnylink)
After five years of trying to get four signs repaired or taken down, Trustee Ann Marie Rossi has finally seen some action. Rossi, who represented the Canastota Beautification

L.A. councilman proposes new billboard district in Koreatown (Los Angeles Times)
Anti-billboard activists are alarmed by a plan to allow signs along a 17-block area, saying the city should first crack down on illegal ones. A Los Angeles city councilman has proposed the creation of a new billboard district in Koreatown, one that would run 17 blocks from east to west and take in major corridors such as Wilshire and Olympic boulevards.

Lamar agrees to submit billboard for approval (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Billboard firm Lamar Advertising agreed today to allow the revocation of a permit for a controversial 1,200-square-foot digital sign being assembled Downtown, and to put the project through a process that will involve public hearings and votes.

How dinner meeting led to $750,000 billboard deal in city (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Embattled city of Pittsburgh development czar Pat Ford met over dinner with executives from two advertising companies in late 2006, giving them assurances that two questionable billboard applications would be deemed valid, according to sworn testimony by one of the participants in the meeting.

Lamar executive gave gifts to development officials (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A top executive at a sign firm that got a controversial billboard permit has repeatedly given gifts to Urban Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Pat Ford and his wife, mayoral spokeswoman Alecia Sirk.