Weekend recap: Museums, mini-bikes, and cherry pie

[Mini-Bike Winter competitors.]Photo: Dat To say there was something for everyone this past weekend would be a vast understatement. Kicking off on Friday night was of course Mini-Bike Winter (MBW). With the help of MBW special correspondent Mykle Hansen, I brought you updates from opening night and Saturday’s Chariot action. Yesterday, the MBW festivities reached … Read more


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Let the Mini-Bike Winter games begin…

[Skate Bomb!] [This coverage of Mini-Bike Winter IV comes from our special correspondent Mykle Hansen] Let the games begin! Mini-Bike Winter got off to an explosive start last night when a parade of nearly 150 brightly lit bikers — including several dozen visitors from Canada, Seattle and California, and quite a few first-time bombers — … Read more


North Portland greenway trail moves toward vision

[Potential trail would go near University of Portland.]Photo: Scott Mizee/npGreenway Last night in North Portland the community got an update on npGreenway’s vision for a new riverfront trail that will someday link the St. John’s Bridge to the Eastbank Esplanade. A group of of about 25 citizens, trail advocates, and neighborhood leaders came together to … Read more


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Twas the night before Mini-Bike Winter…

[Mini-Bike Winter specialcorrespondent Mykle Hansen.] …and all through the town, mini-bikes are rolling, and no one has a frown. Excuse my bad poetry, but it’s the eve of Mini-Bike Winter and I’d like to introduce esteemed Zoobomber and BikePortland’s special correspondent, Mykle Hansen. Mykle will give us an insider’s look at this year’s event, which … Read more