Long after the printing press rendered town criers obsolete, that other ancient form of information dissemination, the sidewalk sandwich board, quietly persists.

Seattle restaurant and bar Saint John’s makes a practice of putting out chalk-art sandwich-board signs — some political, some just meant to be funny (like “YOUR WORLD SERIES HQ” with a ...

Co-workers at Swallow Café in Brooklyn say barista Zach Fruit is a mild-mannered guy—until he writes on the sandwich board outside of the shop. Written in chalk every day at 6:30 a.m., the 24 ...

The Unbearable Cuteness of Sandwich Boards Decrying the Signs of the times. By David Wallis • 08/04/15 7:19am. PHOTOS: David Wallis for Observer. ... replete with chalk halo.

The Westminster City Council agreed to take another look at sidewalk sandwich boards last night after hearing an impassioned plea from the owner of a West Main Street bakery.“We are decaying. We ...

The almost secret room at Meltdown — there is little-to-no advertising, save for a chalk sandwich board out front — has predictably become more crowded since the cameras moved in, but regulars ...

“But if I go out with an 8-by-10 board on my sidewalk, and then you have a little rinky-dink board next to mine, we need absolute rules for that.” Advertisement ...

“I’ve been using the sandwich board, chalkboard signs this whole time, just like many other stores around here,” said Zachary Langster, co-owner of Petersburg restaurant Loco Kitty.