Tag: bike works

September 4, 2014

Columbia City shaken after person drives into building + Community walk Friday

Columbia City residents and workers are still shaken up after someone drove into a hair salon last week and broke through the inside wall before coming to a rest inside the deli next door. Seven people were injured, including several children. Somehow, nobody was killed. The building’s structure was damaged and at risk of collapsing,…
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tagged: bike works, columbia city, deb salls, phyllis porter, rainier ave, rainier valley
June 25, 2014

Super Cool Job Alert: Recycling and Reuse Manager at Bike Works + Godspeed, Donald!

Donald Villarreal made his first appearance on Seattle Bike Blog in one of our first ever stories, which was about Bike Works’ volunteer repair parties. Also featured in that story: Davey Oil, who would later leave Bike Works to start G&O Family Cyclery in Greenwood. Donald ran Bike Works’ efforts to fix up donated bikes…
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tagged: bike works, davey oil, donald villarreal, g&o family cyclerly, jobs
March 26, 2014

Bike Works will host 2015 Youth Bike Summit + Notes from the auction

From its humble beginnings in a yellow house on Ferdinand Street in Columbia City, Bike Works continues to grow at an amazing pace. Their expanded reach is easy to see as both their programs and their annual auctions outgrow their former spaces. Their auction, held Sunday, outgrew its previous venue and expanded into the Seattle…
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tagged: auction, bike works, deb salls, jobs, rainier valley greenways, youth bike summit 2015
March 4, 2014

Get your tickets to the 2014 Bike Works auction + A chance to score that amazing Seahawks bike

Remember that amazing Seattle-made, Seahawks-themed Rodriguez bike that Mayor Ed Murray put on the line in his Super Bowl bet with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock? Well, (spoiler alert) the Seahawks won and the bike stayed here. And there’s really only one obvious choice about what to do with it: Donate it to the Bike Works…
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tagged: auction, bike works, ed murray, R+E Cycles, rodriguez bicycles, seahawks
December 17, 2013

Bike Works seeks leader for job skills, BikeMobile program + Cascade hiring 2 for education department

Bike Works has posted a very intriguing job listing: Job Skills Training Project Coordinator and supervisor of the BikeMobile project. The coordinator will lead a new and potentially ground-breaking project at the non-profit, whose mission is to empower youth and increase accessibility to bicycles in South Seattle. Their newest project is a BikeMobile truck that…
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tagged: bike works, cascade bicycle club, jobs
December 3, 2013

Help Seattle Neighborhood Greenways get a $25K match + more ways to support bicycling

If you are looking to balance your taxes or are just looking for a way to turn your cash into useful, positive work, Seattle and Washington State are flush with opportunities to make even a little cash go a long way. Here’s a rundown of some of your options: Donor will match $25K for Seattle…
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tagged: bike works, cascade bicycle club, donate, seattle neighborhood greenways, washington bikes