Tag: cal anderson

June 25, 2012

Seattle Bike Polo doc part of NY Bicycle Film Fest + Newbie Sundays at Cal Anderson

One of the films featured in this weekend’s New York Bicycle Film Festival is a documentary about Seattle’s Bike Polo scene (h/t Biking Bis). We stake a claim to being the founding city for modern hardcourt bike polo, which is now a global sensation. You can catch some of the best players in the world…
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tagged: bike polo, cal anderson, capitol hill, hit ’em in the mouth, videos
November 8, 2011

Cranksgiving 2011 – Seattle’s second annual pedal-powered food drive

One year ago, over 30 people biked to five grocery stores around the city racing (or not) to buy food for Rainier Valley Food Bank in Seattle’s First Cranksgiving. It was a blast, but this year’s ride will be bigger and better. Cranksgiving 2011 will be Saturday, November 19. Registration starts at 10 a.m., ride…
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tagged: cal anderson, capitol hill, columbia city, cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2011, rainier valley, rainier valley food bank
November 11, 2010

Cranksgiving Update – Ride is Nov. 20, top prize is a night at Belltown Inn

Details on Cranksgiving 2010 in Seattle are coming together. Several people have stepped forward to make it happen on very short notice, which is great. Thanks, everyone. Food donations are destined for the Rainier Valley Food Bank, which is doing a big pre-Thanksgiving food distribution on the 20th. The ride will likely end at Genesee…
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tagged: belltown inn, cal anderson, Cranksgiving 2010, genesee park, madison market, rainier valley food bank
November 1, 2010

Status of Cal Anderson bike polo looking better under new Parks rules, but remains ambiguous

The Board of Park Commissioners has recommended an 18-month pilot for a new tiered court use policy that could allow dodgeball and bike polo to play at Cal Anderson without being renegade activities. People have continued playing both games, even though they were not technically allowed. But the new rules are more complicated than necessary,…
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tagged: bike polo, cal anderson, dodgeball, parks and recreation
October 26, 2010

Parks Athletic Manager suggests banning bike polo from Cal Anderson

Capitol Hill Seattle reports that Dennis Cook, the Athletics Manager for Seattle Parks, has recommended banning bike polo, but not dodgeball, from Cal Anderson tennis courts:
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tagged: bike polo, cal anderson, dodgeball, parks and recreation
August 23, 2010

Your (very late) bike theft map (Aug 13-23)

View Bike Thefts (Aug 13-23) in a larger map Better late than never, here’s your weekly bike theft map, this time covering ten days. Again, this data is from SPD reports, and cannot be considered scientific or anything. But still, lock your bike extra-carefully if you are within ten blocks of Cal Anderson Park …
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tagged: bike thefts, cal anderson