Tag: anne-marije rook

August 1, 2012

Cascade: Using special techniques, Can Bike Camp teaches people with disabilities to ride

With the help of specially-designed roller bikes and a large crew of volunteers, Can Bike Seattle teaches people with disabilities to ride two-wheel bikes. Can Bike Seattle just finished up a week of lessons in late July. With the ability to ride comes empowerment, independence and the ability for families to bike together, writes Cascade…
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tagged: anne-marije rook, can bike camp, cascade bicycle club, konnie drews
July 13, 2012

Cascade profiles some inspiring 2012 STPers

Anne-Marije Rook has been writing some fantastic profiles of some inspiring people who are riding in the STP this year. In the end, this is what biking is all about: Making your life stronger and happier. Click the headlines to read the full stories: Rider spotlight: Jodi from Mount Vernon won’t let cancer stop her…
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tagged: anne-marije rook, ben talbert, cascade bicycle club, don ligocki, jodi monroe, kim thornadtsson, stp 2012
February 7, 2012

Ballard News Tribune: Ballard Locks closed for repairs until Thursday

The Ballard Locks are closed to walking traffic until Thursday as the Army Corps of Engineers works to repair erosion, the Ballard News Tribune reports. That means two days of detours to either the Fremont Bridge or (if you really have to) the Ballard Bridge. From the BNT: The Ballard locks will be closed to…
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tagged: anne-marije rook, ballard, ballard bridge, Ballard Locks, ballard news tribune
January 19, 2012

Snow won’t stop the Riding Reporter (and many others) + VIDEO

The Riding Reporter‘s Anne-Marije Rook made this video yesterday in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood: With powdery snow on the ground and most cars staying in driveways or buried under snow in the streets, many of the adventurous souls who ventured out on two wheels yesterday described the experience as a biking paradise. OK, maybe “paradise”…
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tagged: anne-marije rook, mike lindblom, phinney ridge, riding reporter, seattle times, snow, video, west seattle
November 8, 2011

Riding Reporter: Ballard designer making wool cycling apparel for winter

Biking five miles to her apparel design classes at Seattle Central Community College, Katharine Andrews learned the power of wool in the the rain. So she founded Telaio, which makes stylish wool clothing for everyday cycling. The Riding Reporter’s Anne-Marije Rook spoke to Andrews about her Ballard-based business. From the Riding Reporter: Telaio founder and…
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tagged: anne-marije rook, ballard, business, fremont, hub and bespoke, riding reporter, swift industries, telaio
August 15, 2011

Riding Reporter: A ride with a pedicab tour guide

In keeping with today’s unofficial theme, here’s another person around town making the bicycle economy happen. Anne-Marije Rook from the Ballard News Tribune took a spin with Sacsha Toda-Peters , a pedicab driver with attitude and great knowledge of the history of rickshaws in Seattle. From the BNT: Wearing a crisp white button-up shirt, a colorfully…
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tagged: anne-marije rook, ballard news tribune, bicycle economy, riding reporter