Dozens of shoes dangle from a wrought-iron fence surrounding a 19th century mansion for battered women and children, which plans to close its doors on July 1. The flip-flops, tiny pink baby sneakers ...

This is part of an on-going series answering "Why is that?" questions about Salem and the Mid-Valley. The question: Why are shoes dangling from overhead utility lines in our community? We try to ...

SOUTH WHITTIER — A dozen pairs of shoes dangle from the telephone wires across from a public housing complex in South Whittier. Were they placed there as an advertisement for a local drug dealer? As ...

NEWARK, N.J. — George Williams has no doubt that the gray suede tennis shoes dangling from the telephone wire high above his house on 18th Avenue in Newark signify that drugs are sold there. Not long ...

‘Shoefiti’ is everywhere—but not everyone agrees on what it means. Some suspect it's innocent, while others ascribe darker meanings to a dangling pair of kicks. While these mysteries have ready ...