Tag: events

August 2, 2023

My book release party is August 28 at Elliott Bay Book Company

I finally got the chance to hold an advance copy of my book Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars, and it was a bit surreal. As soon as I got word that advance copies had arrived, I walked over to the press office inside UW Tower to get…
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tagged: biking uphill in the rain, elliott bay book co, events, seattle bike blog
July 14, 2023

Riding STP for a cause

Why do people ride Cascade Bicycle Club’s annual Seattle to Portland? There are going to be quite a few people asking themselves this exact question this weekend at some point during their 200-mile ride. But every year, there are people riding for a specific cause, using the feat as a way to draw attention to…
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tagged: ampersand bikes club, asha for education, bicycle nomad, cascade bicycle club, cystic fibrosis foundation, events, friends on bikes, gruppetto cycling club, northstar cycling club, outspoken cycle club, ride for the philippines, stp 2023, stp affinity bike clubs partnership
June 22, 2023

Saturday-Sunday: The Nine to Five is an all-night scavenger hunt by bike

The Nine to Five is a classic, legendary Seattle event that has been making its return in recent years. It is a wonderful counterpoint to the Fremont Solstice Parade bike ride. Rather than celebrate the long day of sun, the Nine to Five celebrates the short night. Riders will hit the streets from sunset to…
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tagged: events, nine to five
May 24, 2023

Thursday: Feit will release poetry collection ‘The Night of Electric Bikes’ at Good Weather

Josh Feit is a longtime reporter, a co-founder of PubliCola News and now a writer for Sound Transit. But on Thursday, he’ll showcase a different kind of writing: urban design poetry. Head to Good Weather Bicycle & Cafe in Capitol Hill’s Chophouse Row at 7 p.m. Thursday to hear Feit read from his new poetry…
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tagged: events, josh feit, paul constant, the night of electric bikes
May 11, 2023

When I say ‘Bike Everywhere Month,’ I mean EVERYWHERE

The long winter finally ended recently in Seattle, just in time for the year’s first heat wave. The sun is out, so biking energy is endless. Seattleites in sunlight are like sharks: they must keep biking in order to breathe. Bike Everywhere Month is well underway, and the number of events is not slowing down.…
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tagged: bike everywhere month 2023, cascade bicycle club, commute seattle, events
April 14, 2023

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways event will imagine ‘pedestrian streets in every Seattle neighborhood’

OK, OK, yes, it is ridiculous that Pike Place allows cars (especially non-delivery vehicles). But that is just one little street downtown, and it tends to take up most of the space in local conversations about pedestrianizing streets. Let try this statement on for size: There should be at least one pedestrian street in every…
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tagged: events, pedestrianize this, seattle neighborhood greenways