@The Guardian U.S. In Bend, residents have been getting a chuckle out of seeing googly eyes stuck on installations in roundaboutsGoogly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and featured on a popular late-night talk show.On social media, the city shared photos of googly eyes on installations in the middle of roundabouts that make up its so-called “Roundabout Art Route.” One photo shows googly eyes placed on a sculpture of two deer, while another shows them attached to a sphere. It’s not yet known who has been putting them on the sculptures. Continue reading...

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Googly eyes on Oregon city sculptures cause officials to be on the lookout

In Bend, residents have been getting a chuckle out of seeing the decorations stuck on installations in roundabouts

@The Guardian U.S. Residents concerned as North Carolina city lifts boil advisory and scientists detect lead in water at area schoolsWhen the western North Carolina town Swannanoa was battered by Hurricane Helene in September, two large trees crushed Stephen Knight’s home. His family of six was launched into a complicated web of survival: finding a temporary home, applying for disaster relief, filing insurance claims.The new logistics of living included the daily search for food and water. Until earlier this week, most residents of this town east of Asheville had no drinkable tap water for 52 days. After the storm damaged infrastructure around the region, water had been partly restored in mid-October. It was good for flushing toilets but not safe for consumption. In some places, sediment left the water inky like black tea. Continue reading...

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Asheville restores drinking water 53 days after Hurricane Helene – but not all are ready to sip

Residents concerned as North Carolina city lifts boil advisory and scientists detect lead in water at area schools