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Gothamist learned that Vespa owners are resorting to illegal measures (okay, scraping off their vehicle ID numbers) to keep their scooters on the street, not that it'll help.

Gothamist looked at how some local stores seem to be encouraging little girls to dress in slutty Halloween costumes.

Gothamist was part amazed and part horrified by this crazed fight between a taxi driver and pedicab driver.

Shanghaiist found out that somebody (possibly government related) is sending journalists in China targeted malware ridden emails, though we haven't figured out why yet.

Gothamist had a crazy week: First Kanye disses Taylor, then the city health department suggests banning smoking in parks and beaches...and then a local news anchor said, "Keep fucking that chicken."

Gothamist had mixed feelings about a video showing a would-be bicycle thief getting a serious beatdown from the bike's owner and his friends—the lesson is: Do not steal bikes, bro!

Londonist witnessed unecessary tabloid shock at the languages spoken by some of London's children.

DCist revisited the saga of Molly, the stolen and ultimately returned local dog, when aggressive animal rights group PETA decided to speak up on the issue of leaving your pets tied up alone on the sidewalk.

Torontoist was shocked to discover the mythical chupacabra! Actually, a raccoon with alopecia, it turned out.

DCist went to the official launch of Google Moon and geeked out over astronauts while celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing.

with Canadiana—arriving in New York City.

• Bostonist went to the Boston Pride Parade and saw everything from Batman and Robin to dancing lifeguards. Oh, and a local sports team swept its rival.
• Chicagoist was all about artifacts this week: the collection of Italian artifacts worthy of Indiana Jones a local man had stashed in his house and an old photo of Bulls Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose flashing an alleged gang sign.
• SFist reacted to the city enacting the toughest recycling and composting laws in the U.S.

• Gothamist was mesmerized by the amazing story of a cat who survived a 26-story fall from a lower Manhattan apartment building. And the cat's name is Lucky!
• SFist asked members of the gastronomic elite to reveal their favorite junk food.

SFist, as expected, also tried recovering from the shock of this week's Prop. 8 ruling.

• DCist was shocked when a local newscaster threatened a gay blogger on live TV while they were discussing Kirby Dick's new film, Outrage, a documentary about outing closeted politicians who fight against marriage equality legislation.
• Shanghaiist knocked-off that super pretentious piece on bike culture by the New York Times by showing its own counterfeit bike style.
• Seattlest, staring at a week full of rain, started hunting for cheap flights to LA.

Torontoist investigated reports of a man-eating caterpiller (or a man eating a caterpillar) in the city's west end.

Phillyist tried to proofread this sign but gave up.

DCist couldn't help but notice that the Obamas' plan to give away tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll entirely online didn't go so well.

LAist has been keeping a close watch on local legend Nadya Suleman, aka OctoMom, and has this hilarious video of her giving birth.

Londonist followed in the footsteps of ambitious Victorian tourist James Patterson by completing the epic Patterson Challenge in 8 hours (and near-blizzard conditions).

Phillyist wondered just how much a star ball player is actually worth.

• Gothamist said good-bye to 2008 by looking back at the year and rang in 2009 in Times Square. (God bless YouTube for capturing Kathy Griffin's New Year's comments to a heckler.)
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• Chicagoist took umbrage with a New York Times article, explored the Korean food Disneyland, examined Rahm Emanuel's Charades game-face, and checked out a cookbook that focuses on an, er, unorthodox ingredient.
• Phillyist covered Philadelphia's Prop. 8 protests and continued to debate Eagles fandom.
• Gothamist bemoaned plans for a fare hike , and how he hates hugging fans.

• Gothamist greeted Election Day with excitement--and some really, really long lines. Even Tim Robbins had a meltdown at his polling site!
• Bostonist discovered that it's hard out there for a singer when we met The Opera Guy, a classically trained busker, and Jess Tardy, an independent singer-songwriter whose work has appeared on television.
• Seattlest thought that this video of Capitol Hill hipsters literally dancing in the streets -- to Journey, no less -- ought to go into an Election Night 2008 time capsule.

• Gothamist was mesmerized by the trailer for Empire, a movie about biking in NYC with a flagrant disregard for traffic laws, safety and basic common sense.
• Phillyist couldn't really talk about anything but their World Series-winning Phillies. The curse has been reversed!
• LAist got annoyed at the Sarah Palin effigy in West Hollywood. It was eventually taken down, but then a Barack Obama one was put up in Redondo Beach.

• SFist asked readers (who weren't busy battling it out over the election) to take a moment to decide what should be done with the city's mammoth Mervyns space after the retail semi-giant decided to call it quits this week.
• Bostonist couldn't get enough of hometown icon (and living embodiment of PC computers) John Hodgman.
• Shanghaiist wonders if any of the 3,000 single men and women who attended this mass matchmaking session hooked up.