Month: July 2026

By Stephanie Stahl

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    HAMILTON, New Jersey (KYW) — Finding wellness in art and nature — that’s what’s happening at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey, where there are 300 works of art in a giant park.

The Grounds For Sculpture is a 42-acre paradise that’s a museum and arboretum and a center for healing.

“When you’re moving in nature, you feel like you’re moving with nature and that just lifts my spirit and it’s done wonders for me,” Christina Bulow of East Windsor said.

Bulow says after her young son died, she came here to recover.

“I wanted a place to walk and become mindful and find some peace,” Bulow said. “You know, not to think of the what-ifs all the time.”

The Tai Chi class is just one of many different programs at the Grounds For Sculpture centered on health and wellness, including one where doctors write prescriptions for patients to come for a dose of nature’s medicine.

“There’s a lot of different ways that it can just really help the whole body during your healing journey,” Tiffany Allen, director of education and engagement at the Grounds For Sculpture, said.

Allen says there is a big emphasis on the therapeutic powers of a sculpture garden.

“Studies have shown that being around art and nature can not only lower cortisol — it can help with critical thinking,” Allen said. “It can help with brain fog.”

The class happens in the shadow of a sculpture called Harmonize.

“People are really getting into it and loving it,” Tai Chi instructor Tony Jackson said.

Jackson says Tai Chi provides mental and physical benefits.

“It helps you manage stress,” Jackson said. “And when you start managing stress, your blood pressure goes down, your heart rate isn’t beating so fast, the cortisol isn’t pumping into your system.”

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By James Taylor

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    SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The City of Sacramento says someone is using red paint to create their own no-parking zones along city streets.

People who live in the Curtis Park neighborhood say they first started seeing new street parking restrictions go in several months ago, but they had no idea that it was an unauthorized act.

Savorian Smith first noticed it outside her home on Second Avenue.

“Somebody had the nerve to do it without permission,” she said.

Chris Browder also noticed the mysterious red markings.

“It appeared they were there to alert people that you’re not supposed to park there,” he said.

When city officials found out about the unauthorized red zones, they sent a crew out to cover them up with gray paint.

But there’s a twist: it turns out it actually is illegal to park in these spots.

In January 2025, a new traffic safety law took effect that creates a 20-foot “no parking” buffer zone near crosswalks to make it easier for cars, pedestrians, and bicyclists to see each other.

Each of the unauthorized red zones was in these 20-foot areas, and the city says people could get a ticket for parking here no matter if the curb is red or gray.

A city spokesperson told CBS News Sacramento that “the city asks that residents not paint curbs or make other modifications within the public right-of-way on their own, as unauthorized changes can create confusion and may conflict with established traffic control standards or planned improvements.”

But the city didn’t answer questions about why the red curbs were removed, or if it’s still illegal to park there.

“I understand the sentiment, and maybe I appreciate it some, but vigilanteism doesn’t really do us any good,” Browder said.

The city says it doesn’t have enough funding to immediately paint all the curbs near crosswalks, but they are adding them in new transportation projects and as resources allow.

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By Kevin Ko

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    LIVERMORE, California (KPIX) — After closing early on Tuesday due to the Little Fire, staff at Da Boccery in Livermore realized about $1,000 of meat and cheese was missing.

The restaurant and bar is located on Vineyard Avenue, sitting across the street from the Ruby Hill neighborhood.

Ruby Hill residents were among thousands ordered to evacuate on Tuesday, as the wildfire headed northeast towards the neighborhood.

“Between myself and our owner, we decided to close early for the safety of the staff and guests,” Mitchell Bryant, the general manager of Da Boccery, said. “We come to find out that next day that at 7:30 p.m., somebody had cut the bolt to our back gate, come in, and helped themselves to a case of our burgers and tri-tip. Then, he returned around 10:30 with a friend to take four more cases of burgers, some bacon, and some cheese.”

An investigation of the theft is ongoing, according to a Livermore Police Department spokesperson. The crime is considered a felony, as the worth of the stolen property exceeded $950.

“The optimist in me would like to think that maybe he’s trying to feed a family or got some other personal problems, (and) that this was his only recourse. But honestly, I think it was just opportunistic,” Mitchell said. “It was bizarre and unfortunate. We never thought we’d have to deal with that.”

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