Tag: bike works

November 25, 2013

126 Cranksgiving riders haul 1,443 lbs of food to Rainier Valley Food Bank

2013 was the year that Cranksgiving broke. Seattle’s Fourth Cranksgiving exploded in size, with a stunning 126 people biking to grocery stores and food stands all across the city, buying food for Rainier Valley Food Bank. Folks at the food bank report that Cranksgiving riders biked them 1,443 pounds of food Saturday, dwarfing last year’s…
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tagged: alchemy goods, ark lodge cinemas, bike works, columbia city, cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2013, eltana, g&o family cyclerly, hub and bespoke, iva jean, kexp, peddler brewing company, rainbow natural remedies, rainier valley, rainier valley food bank, swift industries, taking the lane media
September 26, 2013

Sunday: Join Rainier Valley Food Bank and Bike Works for an urban agriculture bike tour

What is the connection between urban agriculture and cycling? For example, Alleycat Acres funds most of its annual operations with a bike ride, and they even have a garden at their MLK/Columbia farm that is designed in the likeness of a bike wheel (AKA the “sprocket garden”). There is some sort of connection between food…
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tagged: bike works, rainier valley food bank, urban agriculture
July 30, 2013

Spoke & Food: Where to bike to dinner tonight

It’s time for the annual Spoke & Food bike to dinner fundraiser! Cancel your dinner plans and bike to a nearby (or far away) restaurant tonight. Bike and dine at participating restaurants between 5:30 and 9 tonight (Tuesday) and 20 percent of your dinner bill will be donated to Bike Works. Try a bike-supporting restaurant…
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tagged: bike works, events, fundraisers, spoke & food
June 26, 2013

Weekend Highlight: ArtCrank showcases Seattle bike-inspired posters

The popular nation-touring ArtCrank is heading to Seattle for the first time Saturday. Showcasing bike-inspired, handmade posters by local artists, ArtCrank started in 2007 in Minneapolis. Since then, the show has toured cities across the nation, but this is their first stop in Seattle. The show will be open from 4-11 p.m. at Sodo’s Piranha…
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tagged: artcrank, bike works, events
April 9, 2013

Awesome bike jobs alert: Cascade ‘principal planner’ and Bike Works summer shop worker

Whether you’re an experienced bike facility planner or a bike mechanic, the warming weather brings bike jobs. Here are a couple notices floating around this week. Know of more bike jobs in town? Post details in the comments. Principal Planner at Cascade Bicycle Club Details: Cascade Bicycle Club’s Principal Planner will lead the monitoring of…
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tagged: bike works, cascade bicycle club, jobs
March 27, 2013

Family biking ready to boom in 2013

The number of Seattle parents hauling their kids on bikes has grown steadily in recent years, and both Cascade and longtime family cycling leaders are upping their family cycling games in 2013. Familybike Seattle is a new nonprofit formed by Morgan Scherer, who has been an inspiring and active force behind family cycling in Seattle…
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tagged: bike works, cascade bicycle club, family biking program, familybike seattle, fiets of parenthood, morgan scherer