WATCH: 5 Patchiest Stories Of The Week

Patchy: adjective | full of local character and heart; amusing, inspiring, uplifting, shareable, quirky, downright weird

#1 Staten Island Ponies Detained By NYPD For Prancing Around In Snowstorm

"The Staten Island ponies pranced through Stella's slush as if it were a bed of mountain wildflowers on a summer day."

Read the full story on the New York City Patch

#2 Get Naked In Detroit To Save Russell Artists’ Enclave

"Detroit photographer Thomas Ulch is inviting Detroit residents to be part of a group nude photo shoot he hopes will raise the hundreds of thousands of dollars needed to bring the facility up to code."

Read the full story on the Detroit, MI Patch

#3 Raccoon Breaks Into NYC Bank, Waits Out Snowstorm

“While we have a strict 'no mask' policy within our branches, we made an exception here because the raccoon was just seeking a little shelter from the snowstorm and was also unable to remove his mask,” said Erich Timmerman, a Chase spokesman. “Chase is dedicated to the communities we serve.”

Read the full story on the Forest Hills, NY Patch

#4 FIU Students Dispel Spring Break Stereotype

"The students spontaneously offered to stay into the night cleaning up the same stretch of South Beach where hundreds — if not thousands — of other students and young people from around the country had left a huge mess for someone else to clean up."

Read the full story on the Miami Beach, FL Patch

#5 Montville Students Spread Inspiring Message On Bathroom Mirrors

"'WARNING,' the text printed on the sign reads, 'Reflections in this mirror may be distorted by socially constructed ideas of beauty.'"

Read the full story on the Montville, NJ Patch