GUELPH — A local graffiti artist has had a change of heart, and now the owner of the property they damaged is opening hers.

Not only did the graffiti artist known as “Solar” apologize for tagging a community mural painted by volunteers on the side of an Arthur Street warehouse a week ago, the graffiti artist also gave money to help pay for repairs.

“I made a mistake, one beyond both community and self,” begins the handcrafted letter, delivered Tuesday to the building’s owner.

“The ...

Yo, this year's batch of Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveauwas uncorked just after midnight, and it's got a bangin' new label that's sure to resonate with the wine's urban demographic! By French law, Beaujolais Nouveau—a young red wine made from the Gamay grape and bottled at the end of harvest—may not be released before the third Thursday in November. So the company does a big publicity stunt every year, uncorking the first bottle at the stroke of midnight, and designing a different labe...

A “notorious” graffiti vandal — among the “dirty dozen” most wanted criminals highlighted in a front-page Herald article last year — is behind bars after being nabbed on charges that he defaced more than 30 subway and commuter rail cars, authorities said.

J*** B*****, 33, was ordered held on $80,000 cash bail at his Dorchester District Court arraignment yesterday, a day after Transit Police escorted him from Chicago, where he was arrested last month after cops there observed him ph...

Can you imagine getting arrested for cleaning?

Moose Benjamin Curtis can.

He’s a street artist that cleans grime off dirty walls, signs, and tunnels — instead of using spray paint — to create his urban masterpieces.

Even though he’s been arrested for doing it, Curtis continues to do the art known as “reverse graffiti” for advertisements and out of his own enjoyment. But he especially enjoys using the art to advocate for environmental organizations and causes, he tells Grist writer Gr...

Police have discovered the identity of one of New York City’s most prolific graffiti vandals -- and he’s one of their own.

Steven W*******, 43, of Flushing, a patrolman who retired from the NYPD in 2001 after hurting his leg, is the notorious “Neo” -- one of the peskiest subway taggers of the 1980s.

And the spray-painting miscreant is making a comeback, cops say.

“He’s definitely prolific,” a source said.

Transit cops investigating graffiti in northeast Queens watched as Neo’s tag...

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis turned down the chance to buy works by graffiti artist Banksy before he hit the big time.

The singer is an avid art enthusiast and was approached by the reclusive Brit who offered to sell several of his pieces to him.

However, Kiedis was in "tour mode" and was too busy to strike a deal - and now regrets his hasty decision because Banksy's works now sell for millions.

He tells Britain's The Sun, "I met Banksy years ago and made the mistake of not buyi...

The United Nations Office for Human Rights in Colombia, has sent an open letter to the Prosecutor General's Office condemning police responsibility for the death of young graffiti artist in Bogota, August 19, 2011.

"The Office has followed the case, and through its monitoring work found evidence indicating excessive use of force by the public servant who caused the death of the child," the UN office stated in the letter.

Furthermore the High Commissioner and other human rights bodies of the Uni...

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Mak1one, a Cape Flats born grafitti artist, puts the finishing touches to his set at the Baxter Theatre in Rondebosch, for David Kramer's latest 'musical comedy' production: 'Some like it Vrot'. The 36 year old artist has been painting for many years and works closely with the Heal the Hood NGO and helps youngsters stay off the street and be creative through grafitti art. PICTURE: THOMAS HOLDER

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Ivan Salinas paints over his artwork in Valley Village after Barbara Black was fined by the city for an illegal mural. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times / April 6, 2011)