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Is a sidewalk chalk drawing in Stillwater a whimsical piece of art or a dastardly and illegal expansion of commercial signage?

 reports the issue is causing quite a stir in town because a coffee shop is drawing pictures and messages on the sidewalk outside of the store.

Tim Palm has been drawing the art/advertising since 2004 and his wife says they notice an uptick in business when he does. The store doesn't face the street; it's in the back of a building.

But someone has called the police -- literally called the police -- on them for doing so, according to 

City officials said the coffee shop can still make the signs, just leave the store's 

That should fully satisfy someone who'd call the police on a chalk drawing.

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Is this a whimsical and cute chalk drawing on a Stillwater sidewalk or a dastardly and illegal expansion of commercial signage?

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