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I often feel like we should talk a lot more about Portland’s bike racing scene and the people who make it tick. After all, our region has a dynamic community of people who love competitive cycling in all its forms. At this point in the season, many of those folks are switching gears from road … Read more
Get psyched for the Blazers’ 50th anniversary season.
The owners of the Asa Flats & Lofts in the Pearl District wanted to prevent people from sleeping in alcoves of their building along Northwest Marshall and Lovejoy streets. Their solution was to erect large metal gates. But the gates kept out more than people seeking refuge, they also prevented customers of nearby businesses from … Read more
This story is by northwest Portland resident, Planning & Sustainability Commissioner and devoted civic activist, Chris Smith. I confess, I’m a heavy user of Amazon Prime. Not in the “I’m too lazy to go to the grocery store” way, but more of a “there’s so much selection, I can get exactly the thing I’m looking … Read more
Did you know house sitting is now called (by some at least) “rent hacking”? It sounds cool, but I prefer “camp hacking,” a term I coined for camping options beyond the usual parks and campgrounds. If you’re looking for a quick-and-dirty way to camp with your bikes, maybe it’s time to think outside the box.
Portland will be in the spotlight next week when the nation’s leading experts on bicycling and walking planners descend on our city for the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals annual conference.
— This week’s Monday Roundup is sponsored by River City Bicycles. Welcome to the week. Here are the most noteworthy items we came across in the past seven days…
Don’t just pop them onto the sidewalk
We’ve had two fresh listings this week. Learn more about each one via the links below… –> Order Management Specialist – Foundation Fitness –> Customer Service Representative – Stages Indoor Cycling
The weekend is nigh. If you’ve been itching to get out in this summer weather, the forecast looks excellent for a bike adventure or two.
“Burnout is a way of telling you that your form of activism was perhaps not very full circle.” – Gloria Steinem Burnout is a part of activism that doesn’t get talked about often enough. Ever since we celebrated the fourth anniversary of BikeLoudPDX (the all-volunteer activism group I co-chair) in August 2018, I began to … Read more
