Tag: events

November 10, 2023

Tuesday: Cascade is screening The Street Project

Cascade Bicycle Club is hosting a screening of The Street Project 6 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 14) at their office in Magnuson Park. The 50-minute documentary “is an inspiring story about the global, citizen-led fight to make our streets safer,” according to the trailer: There will be a Q&A with Cascade advocacy staff after the film.
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, events, the street project
October 31, 2023

November 18: Seattle’s 14th Annual Cranksgiving food drive scavenger hunt by bike

Sniff. Can you smell that? There’s a crisp coldness in the air, and is that a hint of cranberry sauce? That can mean only one thing: It’s almost time for Cranksgiving. For the 14th year, Seattle Bike Blog is presenting a joyful day of bike adventures and good will to celebrate winter riding and support…
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tagged: bike works, byrd barr place, cascade bicycle club, central cinema, cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2023, events, rainier valley food bank, seattle pedaling relief project, u district food bank
October 16, 2023

Wednesday: Catch my all-new book presentation at Cascade’s HQ

If you have already attended one of my Biking Uphill in the Rain presentations, then you’ve heard about the early history of biking in Seattle. I’m excited to debut an all-new presentation at Cascade Bicycle Club’s Magnuson Park headquarters 6 p.m. Wednesday (October 18). Register on the Cascade website. The new talk picks up where…
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tagged: biking uphill in the rain, cascade bicycle club, 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