Lobsterman Genevieve Kurilec holds a lobster caught while fishing along Deer Isle, Maine. Kurilec says more women are beginning to captain their own lobster boats. Chris Arnold/NPR hide caption

A customer using Safeway's personalized deals gets this loaf of bread for 99 cents instead of the original $4.29. Ashley Gross/KPLU hide caption

The city of Camden, N.J., is considering getting rid of its own police force and turning to the county to try and combat record crime. Mel Evans/AP hide caption

Pianist Kirby Lee Hammel and drummer Jake Alexander perform as Clangin' & Bangin' at an Oakland farmers market. Nina Thorsen/KQED hide caption

Martin Amis is the author of London Fields, Time's Arrow and The Rachel Papers. Isabel Fonseca hide caption

Bill Fay's new album Life Is People is out August 21. Courtesy of Steve Gullick hide caption