Tag: capitol hill

June 26, 2012

Schemata Workshop hosting monthly bagel stations for bike commuters on Capitol Hill

Schemata Workshop—a mega-bike-friendly design company—enjoyed giving bagels to bike commuters on Bike to Work Day so much, they have decided to do it every month. So if you bike through Capitol Hill on your way to work in the morning, swing by Schemata’s 12th and Howell offices on the last Friday of the month (starting…
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tagged: bagels, capitol hill, schemata workshop
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
June 11, 2012

Memorial for Nap Cantwell Thursday, his would-be 19th birthday

As Nap Cantwell entered adulthood, his personality began to shine. But now friends and family are mourning the loss of a man they hardly had the chance to know. Cantwell was running late for work when, riding his father’s bike, he collided with the side of a van at Pike and Boren the morning of…
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tagged: capitol hill, deaths, elysian brewing, memorial, nap cantwell, seattle times, wrecks
June 7, 2012

Musician and Elysian Brewing son Nap Cantwell dies from injuries in May crash

The young man who was seriously injured when he collided with a van while biking down Pike at Boren late last month has died, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. Nap Cantwell was the son of Dick Cantwell, owner of Elysian Brewing, and Chiyo Ishakawa, deputy curator for the Seattle Art Museum. He was 18. From CHS:…
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tagged: boren, capitol hill, deaths, elysian brewing, nap cantwell, pike, pike/pine
May 31, 2012

Weekend Guide: Get a free Muffin on Melrose Friday morning + BikeBot + Ballard Crit

Central Seattle Greenways (of which I am a founder) received a Small & Simple Grant from the Department of Neighborhoods to clean-up, promote and improve the Melrose Trail on Capitol Hill. One of the group’s plans is a series of simple muffin giveaways they’re calling Muffins on Melrose. Some people will be hanging out on…
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tagged: ballard crit, ballard news tribune, bikebot, capitol hill, central seattle greenways, melrose, melrose promenade, muffins on melrose
May 29, 2012

Person biking seriously injured in collision with van at Pike and Boren

A man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday morning after colliding with a van at Pike and Boren. According to police, he was riding eastbound westbound on Pike (which is uphill) (UPDATE: Commenter X below said the man was traveling westbound) when he collided with the side of a van traveling south…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, collisions, injuries, pike/pine