HERO: Linn Walsh wants to thank the woman from Delicieux Fine Desserts who reunited Linn with her lost pie last month. Excited by her mom's then-impending visit, Linn bought a blackberry pie from the Fairfax baker at the local farmers market. In her distracted state--and with toddler in tow--she somehow managed to pay the vendor for the pie and then walked home without it. Linn didn't realize it was missing until the next day, and placed a call to the bake shop to explain what had happened. The woman who called her back said yes, she had her pie and that they could meet up so Linn could get it in time for dinner that night. Later, Linn and her mom ate it with ice cream "and it was blissful." Aw, how sweet!

ZERO: A resident of Novato wrote in to tell us that she's been wondering how much money and time her city is planning on spending on DeLong Avenue. She says she's lived there for about four years and that "they continue to tear up, replace, design mediums, tear them up, repave and then dig again." The frustrated North Marin denizen went on to say, "I for one am tired of the 'lane closed' signs only to find no lanes closed or [no 'lane closed' sign right in front of the lane that is actually closed or another favorite, right lane closed when, in fact, it is the left lane that is closed."

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