Elsewhere

Crafty Supermarket Expects Thousands of Shoppers in Over-the-Rhine Saturday: Cincinnati, I hope to see you there!

BuyCincy Holiday Event Aims to Give Local Shops $500,000 Bump: a Cincinnati-wide initiative to boost support for independent businesses this holiday season.

Floral Wedding Ideas: this inspiring round-up from Emmaline Bride includes our personalized seed bomb wedding favors.

Heidelberg Project’s Penny House Destroyed by Fire: Detroit’s large-scale Heidelberg Project installation has been the victim of arson several times this year; please spread the word and consider donating to help ramp up security at the site.

Bloomfield Hills Man Buys House Next to Ex-Wife, Erects Giant Middle Finger Statue: just that, in metro Detroit.

Graffiti Mecca 5Pointz Repainted White in Long Island City, Queens: more sad news for awesome public art [although a federal judge ruled that the property owner may owe the artists damages].

Photos, Videos: The NYBG’s Magical Holiday Train Show Is Back!: local firm Applied Imagination has outdone itself in its annual display at the New York Botanical Garden.