Archive for the 'Shoefiti in the Press' Category
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Shoefiti Strikes Abilene, Texas
A local news station in Abilene, TX, takes a look at the local shoefiti scene, and finds many theories on why there are shoes popping up on powerlines around town: Abilene resident, Doug Nassar says that he believes hanging shoes symbolize gang activity in the area, and even more specifically represents when someone has been [...]
Published by admin on November 6th, 2010 tagged Shoefiti in the Press | 1 Comment »
Shoefiti in Richmond, VA
Alix Bryan takes a look at the Richmond, Virginia shoefiti scene in an article posted today. The article includes a quote from a gang investigator who was willing to go on record saying that shoefiti can be gang related: “Currently, shoes hanging from telephone wires can indicate gang presence or a drug territory, or it [...]
Published by admin on September 8th, 2010 tagged Shoefiti in the Press | Comment now »
The BBC Takes on NYC Shoefiti
The BBC stopped by Brooklyn and The Bronx to get to the bottom of what shoes hanging from powerlines is all about. Lots of theories are presented. Check it out:
Published by admin on November 23rd, 2009 tagged Shoefiti in the Press | Comment now »
Shoefiti Write-Up in L’espresso
How’s your Italian? Mine is not so good. A recent article in L’espresso in Italy takes a look at shoefiti: Un paio di scarpe da ginnastica da uomo, usate, e sospese al filo della luce all?inizio di via Gobetti (nella foto). Anche a Pescara, dopo Caserta e Bologna, arriva il fenomeno battezzato «shoefiti», nato dalla [...]
Published by admin on October 23rd, 2009 tagged Shoefiti in the Press | 2 Comments »
Shoefiti in the News in Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC, Canada’s News 1130 takes a look at shoefiti in a recent news report: Shoe-flinging is found around the world, from Canada to Colombia to Romania. It’s urban. It’s rural. Listeners have even started calling *1130 with theories. “Ask any highschool student. It means recent drugs have been brought into the area and they [...]
Published by admin on October 21st, 2009 tagged Shoefiti in the Press | Comment now »
EnergyAustralia Fights Shoefiti in Sydney, Australia
A power company in Sydney, Australia is addressing the local shoefiti problem: EnergyAustralia is urging people to report shoes hanging from powerlines, saying it is important to remove any obstacle that could threaten public safety or the reliability of the power supply. “Whatever the reason behind it, shoes over powerlines is simply another act of [...]
Published by admin on October 20th, 2009 tagged Shoefiti in the Press | Comment now »
Police Chief speaks
http://daily-journal.com/bloggers/breakingnews/?p=5637 Read what this police chief had to say “While most people have noticed it at least once, Kankakee Police Chief Mike Kinkade said there is nothing behind the belief that old shoes hanging over power lines is anything sinister. There are nearly as many shoes hanging from these electric lines as there are theories [...]
Published by Ed on September 22nd, 2008 tagged Shoe Sightings, Shoefiti in the Press, Shoefiti Mentions | 1 Comment »
What is Shoefiti??
“We will always have those shoes that we want to get rid of after owning them for a certain period of time, right!. No doubt about it! Some people can think of the most creative ways of sending the shoes into oblivion. If anyone is thinking of “shoefiti,” then he/she is correct!” http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/727085/the_shoefiti_story.html This short [...]
Published by Ed on August 8th, 2008 tagged General, Shoefiti in the Press, Shoefiti Mentions, Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Pittsburgh
Is shoefiti drug related? Some Pittsburgh residents seem to believe so based on this column in today’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: ‘Wired’ sneakers spawn many theories – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Look up. You might spy shoes swaying above cars and pedestrians near McKnight Playground in Manchester, on Starr Avenue in Bellevue, by Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in [...]
Published by admin on January 7th, 2008 tagged Shoefiti in the Press | Comment now »
Seattlest Takes on Shoefiti
Tom from the Seattlest took umbrage with the term “Shoefiti” after waking up on Tuesday with a case of the Mondays. Perhaps is the rain and clouds that draw out Mondays further into the week? Seattlest: Shoe Tossin’ Many urban legends abound about the mysterious and allegedly artistic practice known simply as shoe tossing. Unfortunately, [...]