Four more downtown parking spots just a paint job away? A previously used apron area on Pulaski Street is no longer needed, with the adjacent building using its parking lot differently.

This allows the street area to be painted for parking and will add four precious spots where patrons on the square can park. More information in today's City Briefs.

Picture by Mike Fak  (Click on picture for larger image.)

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Tree removal and heavy pruning is happening throughout the city. Here a tree along 10th Street gets limbs sawed off before a storm snaps them and causes damage to a home.

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French first lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy, second from left, is pictured in Paris on Wednesday during a break in filming of the movie "Midnight in Paris," directed by Woody Allen.

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Winners of the Drysdale Junior Golf Tournament at Bergen Golf Course in Springfield July 12-15 were (left to right) Megan Hobbie, runner-up in the championship flight; Joelie Bennett, winner of the championship flight; Lindsay Alewelt, winner of the consolation in the championship flight; and Isabelle Stiefvater, of Lincoln, consolation runner-up in the championship flight.

Picture by Kris Stiefvater