Just 4 Kids, Key West, Fla. (Paint brush mural). “The costly blight of graffiti affects communities of all sizes, all across the nation,” said G. Raymond Empson, president of Keep America Beautiful.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Pee Wee Harrison wanted to fix the graffiti eyesore on Portland’s freeways. He noticed the graffiti was like a weed: “Every time you paint over it, it’s a new canvas and within ...