That’s why Sean has teamed up with the Institute for Justice to file a federal lawsuit challenging Conway’s unconstitutional sign code. And no one can say with a straight face that Leavitt’s mural would be any safer, healthier or more aesthetically pleasing if it portrayed flowers instead of pastries. Government officials don’t get to tell people, including entrepreneurs and businesses, what they can and can’t paint. But Conway insists that Leavitt’s mural is a “sign” for one ridiculous reason: the mural features baked goods and Leavitt’s Country Bakery sells baked goods. Why? Because, they say, the mural is no mural at all-rather, it is a sign larger than what the town’s sign code allows. The local community loves it and so does Sean.īut the town’s zoning officials insist the mural must come down. The result was something fitting and delightful: a whimsical depiction of a sunny New England mountain landscape made entirely of baked goods, such as doughnuts and muffins. Sean gave the students carte blanche to design and paint whatever they wanted. That changed in summer 2022, when a group of local high school art students got permission from the bakery’s owner, Sean Young, to use the façade as a canvas. But for all that time, Leavitt’s has just featured a drab, blank red façade above its front door. It’s the only shop in town that handmakes its donuts, and in 2022 Leavitt’s won the “Best Doughnuts in New Hampshire” award from a local news station. Leavitt’s Country Bakery has been a pillar of the town of Conway, New Hampshire, for over 45 years.
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