The Antonios can only guess at the number of times they've begun their day with a can of paint brushing over fresh graffiti left on the side of their store by taggers.

"Maybe 70 times," said Jacob Antonio Jr., 27.

His father, Jacob, begged to differ.

"More than 100 times," he said with exasperation.

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Early this year, the Antonios began to notice that some stores and commercial buildings in the neighborhood weren't being tagged, and they tended to be the ones with murals. After some investigating, they learned that if you hired the right muralist, the taggers would respect the work and not mess with the mural.