Tag: capitol hill
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CHS: Honest buyer returns bike after discovering it was stolen
Justin at Capitol Hill Seattle has a wonderful story today about Cleo, who was reunited with her stolen bike after the purchaser did some searching online to find out it was stolen. The two lessons here seem to be: Report bike thefts to the police (you can even file police reports online) and to online…
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Site to connect those with garden space to those who want to grow started with a bike ride
I wrote about wepatch.org for Capitol Hill Seattle, but I was tickled to discover that the inspiration for the site came while founder Peter Rothbart was riding his bike on Capitol Hill. This is more evidence that the urban agriculture movement will be powered by bikes. Some people on the Hill have space but don’t…
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Capitol Hill company tries to take the hills out of riding
I wrote a story for Capitol Hill Seattle about Clean Republic, a company based out of a garage near the top of the Interlaken Blvd hill that makes electric front wheels to fit any bicycle. They will be at the Seattle Bike Expo this weekend if you want to check them out. Seattle can paint…
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Capitol Hill thief caught taking a bike, computer and beer – UPDATED
CHS reports that an alleged bike, computer and beverage thief was caught near Mercer and 16th Ave this morning: An alert neighbor and Seattle Police teamed up Thursday morning to bust a man who had just grabbed a bike — and a beverage or two — from next door. Here’s an account sent around the…
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Bicyclist struck by Hummer on Capitol Hill
CHS reports that a bicyclist was not seriously injured after colliding with a Hummer on E Olive Way at Howell just before midnight last night. An anonymous commenter reported the following: I heard the crash and people yelling so I went out to see what happened. It had only been about 5 minutes, but the…
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After scary collision on Broadway, Duggan on path to full recovery
Michael Duggan’s shift as a host at De Luxe Bar and Grill was over, so he drank an end-of-shift beer and hopped on his bike to head home. He was riding south on Broadway early December 18 near Roy, and next thing he knows he’s in the hospital. People who helped him after the wreck…
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