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Kandyce likes bonfires. Andrew has a penchant for paperclips. And Kristen is keen for subtitles, postage, and "saying hello." Well, hello. This group—along with Jessica (knuckle-cracking), Lily (tomatoes), and Sam (negative ions)—make up the Urban Curators, a merry band of design students who have turned the most ravaged walls and overgrown lots of Providence, Rhode Island into their own public gallery.

Here's how it started. Reportedly introduced at a workshop on Semiotic Disobedience at the Rhode Island School of Design, the artists discovered that they have one predilection in common: a passion for urban disrepair. They tracked down frames. They coated the squares with gold paint. And they fanned out across their adopted city looking for boarded-up windows, graffiti-marked walls, and any spot that's seen its day—and ready to be showed off. Framed and photographed, even the most despairing surface takes on a special gleam.

Browse through the photos on their site; watch the videos; leave a comment if you'd like. And then, make like the urban curators and take new note of the aging, neglected parts of your town. You may find your own inner city museum.

Tea cozies aren't just for Grandma anymore. Knitting has transcended the stereotype of expectant moms and grannies—now the young and hip have enlisted. Just over a year ago in Montrose, Texas, Knitta began as a way to find a home for wayward and unfinished projects. Today, a crew of guerilla knitters regularly hits the streets, dedicated to "warming the world, one car antenna at a time." They wrap trees, ketchup bottles, street poles, park benches, stair rails, and jump ropes with soft, brightly colored woolens. And that's just in New York City. They've also taken their knit graffiti to Washington, California, Arizona, Maryland, and Paris. Even the Great Wall of China has been "tagged" with the Seuss-inspired "knitta bombs." The revolution will not be chilly.

Sunset Boulevard got a movie named after it. Now Wilshire Boulevard is finally getting its due. This elegant Flash site from The Los Angeles Conservancy explores the street's diverse neighborhoods and rich history. A timeline takes you from the saber-toothed cats of Ice Age L.A. to the fat cats who built mansions along Wilshire in the 1900s. In the 1930s, the strip was called the "Fifth Avenue of the West." In the '60s and '70s, skyscrapers expanded the picture. Preservation efforts in the 1980s and after helped save some Art Deco buildings, although not soon enough to protect the renowned Brown Derby restaurant. Don't miss the interactive map that lets you stroll from One Wilshire in downtown, through the Miracle Mile and Beverly Hills, all the way down to Palisades Park in Santa Monica, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Wilshire is definitely ready for its close-up.