working more on this, Here is the search code that works:

@data = $dom->find('div.today_nowcard-sidecar')->each;

Now i'm left trying to dig through all the data -- when i go through the array i find that the info i need is represented in the dom identified by ${$VAR1}->{'tree'}->[4]->[5]->[4]->[5]->[4] (data gotten using Data::Dumper on @data). Any pointers?