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Books, movies, television, things to read — we look back at 50 of the great things that entered our field of vision in 2014.

Forecasters warned that the New York City region could face the worst of Hurricane Sandy as it bore down on the U.S. East Coast’s largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of financial markets and mass transit, sending coastal residents fleeing and threatening high winds, rain and a wall of water up to 11 feet (3.35 metres) tall. It could endanger up to 50 million people for days.

Both candidates are ex-San Diego councilmen, but Democrat Scott Peters raised far more from his former council district than Republican Carl DeMaio has from his.

In some Jewish homes this Hanukkah, families will celebrate with an alternative to the traditional potato latke: the boyo. These Turkish-style stuffed pastries -- also known as bulemas, depending upon their shape and the village their maker comes from -- are made by Jews whose ancestors lived in the Ottoman Empire.

When most drivers get a ticket from a speed-zone camera, there's little they can do but pay the fine. After all, the ticket often includes photographic proof that their car was over the limit. But a Maryland driver is fighting his $40 fine precisely because of what the photos show: his car, sitting at a red light.

The administrative branch of the National Football League is tax-exempt, and many wealthy team owners can get generous subsidies from local governments for stadiums. Critics argue the public money could be better spent elsewhere. But can you put a price on the love of the game?

If you live in a college town, you may have noticed campus coffee shops are still buzzing late into the evening.

Hurricane Sandy, the superstorm that's headed north from the Caribbean, is expected to make landfall along the New Jersey coast. Its impending arrival prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands.

Airs Friday, April 12, 2013 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

After a series of violent attacks on transgender people in Washington, D.C., the city's transgender community is demanding action. Police have hesitated to call the assaults hate crimes, but they're increasing efforts to keep the population safe.