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Safetyville USA: A Tiny Town Teaches Tots To Cross The Street

December 2, 2016 | Melody Stone

Why is there a cluster of small buildings just off Bradshaw in Rancho Cordova? There’s a mini McDonald’s, a shrunk-down Capitol Building. Get the story behind Safetyville USA in the latest installment of Roadside Distractions.

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A Riverboat That’s Not Afloat: The Old Spirit Of Sacramento

October 7, 2016 | Melody Stone

What’s a three-story paddle boat doing on the shore of Sacramento River near Garden Highway? We looked into the vessel’s origin as part of our “Roadside Distractions” series.

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Why Is There A Self-Cannibalizing Hot Dog Statue Perched On A Building Off Alhambra Blvd.?

August 5, 2016 | Melody Stone

A life-sized hotdog man hungrily licking his lips while squirting ketchup on his forehead stands atop an unmarked red and black building at the intersection of Alhambra Blvd. and T Streets. A reader asked us to investigate this roadside distraction.

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Giant Red Roseville Sculpture Is A Rose To Some, Is Not A Rose To The Artist

July 1, 2016 | Joanne Serrieh

Roseville residents will tell you the big red sculpture along north Interstate 80 is a rose. But a bit of research found otherwise. As part of the Roadside Distraction series, Capital Public Radio got the story behind the sculpture.

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A Dinosaur With No Name

June 3, 2016 | Jonathan Ayestas

Drive along Interstate-80 in Dixon, Calif. and a huge, white figure looms in the distance. At first, you can’t tell what it is, but as you speed past, a dinosaur comes into view. A dinosaur. At a pumpkin patch. What does one have to do with the other

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Two Coasts, Two Cities, Two Signs: The Story Behind The ‘Ocean City MD 3073’ Sign

May 6, 2016 | Melody Stone

A normal-looking mileage sign along the freeway in West Sacramento causes motorists to take a second glance. Placerville, South Lake Tahoe and Ocean City Maryland? What’s that all about? We tracked down the man responsible for the sign.

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CapRadio Goes For A Ride With Our Roadside Distractions Series

April 7, 2016 | Melody Stone

CapRadio's Digital Producer Melody Stone takes us along as she explores roadside distractions like the Milk Farm and a castle on I-80. She’s spearheading CapRadio's Roadside Distractions series.

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Behind The I-80 Castle: A Drag-Racing, Beauty School Mogul’s Dream House

April 1, 2016 | Melody Stone

Roseville-area commuters have often wondered what’s the story behind that castle along Interstate 80. Who lives there? What’s with all the debris on the lawn? What does it look like inside? CapRadio found the answers to some of these questions.

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Milk Drinking Competitions, Wind Storms, Flying Cars Under The Smiling Neon Cow

March 4, 2016 | Melody Stone

For the second installment of our "Roadside Distractions" series we look up at that large smiling cow sign off I-80 in Dixon. The Milk Farm was once a bustling roadside business. Now it's just a concrete pad and a sign. We figure out what happened.

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How The Financial Meltdown Saved Sacramento's Drive-In Movie... For Now

February 5, 2016 | Melody Stone

Rancho Cordova boasts the largest drive-in movie theater on the West Coast and rumors of this entertainment relic’s impending demise are as alive and well as the drive-in itself on a Saturday night. So is this outdoor theater on the verge of closing?