• In Ocean City’s annual Weird Week, competitors will craft sculptures with saltwater taffy and French fries. [Inquirer]
• Two bouncers at a Trenton bar face weapons charges after being apprehended with nightsticks, tasers, pepper spray and BB guns. [Times of Trenton]
• Chain restaurants are increasingly using Foursquare to connect with customers, offering users of the service special perks and deals. [NRN]
• Ancient bones recently found in Ethiopia have marks indicating butchering, which suggests pre-humans were eating meat about a million years earlier than previously thought. [Reuters]
• A Guantanamo Bay court sentenced Osama bin Laden’s former chef to fourteen years in jail yesterday. [NYP]
• A feminist advocacy group is trying hard to prevent a Hooters from moving into Cardiff, Wales, saying it will “contribute to sexual harassment of women in the city.” [Salon]
• A young California couple is leading a quest to bring back heirloom seeds. [NYT]
• Buffalo police found a living cat marinating in olive oil and peppers in the trunk of a man’s car. [NYDN]
