Overview

• Bakery owner Sean Young sued the town zoning board for violating his freedom of speech rights after they decided that a painting of pastries on his bakery's wall was advertising and not art.
• The mural is four times bigger than the sign code allows and violates size limits.
• The controversy has residents of Conway, New Hampshire grappling with big questions about creativity and liberty as it tries to preserve its rural character.
• The town and Young agreed in February to pause court proceedings pending a vote on a revised definition that would allow the painting to stay, but it failed in last week’s elections.
• The judge now wants to hear from both sides by May 10.