Friendly Neighborhood A-Hole

I found this way back in 2006, when I was living in the Rittenhouse Sq. area of Philly. It was on the sidewalk in front of my apartment building, and I stood there looking around for any potentially hazardous spots. There were none. I also spent a lot of time trying to decipher the word before ‘sidewalk’ in the first line. Covered? Covened? Couonod? I know you were pissed and your ankle was probably killing you, but c’mon guy, help us out here.