Portland resident and River City Bicycles employee Wendy Williams celebrated a hard-fought victory at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Bend yesterday. BikePortland contributing photographer David Haines was there and snapped this podium shot…
A cool and rainy Friday like this is the perfect opportunity to showcase two local job opportunities which are all about keeping you warm. First up is Showers Pass, the Portland based technical clothing specialists (and discerning BikePortland ad partners). Showers Pass is seeking an Inside Regional Sales Manager to assist with World domination plans.
If working the phones and customer database isn’t your thing, you might be interested in a spot with SoupCycle. Winning candidates for this position will deliver hot soup by bike to SoupCycle’s growing soupscriber base. Benefits include riding your bike all over town for money and partaking of their hot and tasty comestibles.
Check the links below for full job details and be sure to tell them you read about it here. Good luck!
Event Name: Trees by Bike at Whole Foods Market Laurelhurst
Event Start Date: 11 December 2010
Start Time: 11:00:00 AM
Web Site: http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/laurelhurst/
Event Description: Support Trees by Bike and buy a locally grown Douglas or Noble Fir tree and have it delivered to your home by bike. They will be at the Whole Foods Market Laurelhurst store every weekend up to Christmas from 11-6pm. Trees start at $33.
Contact Email: helen.lee(at)wholefoods(dot)com
Event Name: 5% Day for BTA
Event Start Date: 6 January 2011
Web Site: http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/laurelhurst/
Event Description: 5% of todays net sales will benefit the BTA and their work in our community. Please shop with us on this day. We’ll also have giveaways for folks who traveled by bike and also a $75 gift basket with delicious food and BTA goodies to raffle.
Contact Email: helen.lee(at)wholefoods(dot)com
Event Name: Bike Artisan Fair
Event Start Date: 6 January 2011
Start Time: 11:00:00 AM
Web Site: http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/laurelhurst/
Event Description: Our Bike Artisan Fair will feature many of your favorite artists including Cycle Dog, Microcosm Publishing and Sopra. This will be a free outdoor event in our covered eating area and there will be heat lamps and hot cider. Bike artisans will pay a $10 admission fee which is donated to Whole Planet Foundation. This event also occurs the same day as our 5% Day for BTA so come and show your support. We currently still have a few spots open if you are interested in participating.
Contact Email: helen.lee(at)wholefoods(dot)com
Whether it’s his amazingly well-lit bike, his tireless activism, or the fact that he rides around with pruning sheers in his panniers, Beaverton resident Jim “K’Tesh” Parsons tends to attract a lot of attention.
On one recent night he attracted the wrong kind of attention and was egged by two young kids in a car. But instead of getting mad or getting even, Jim got two new bikes for kids in need that will someday turn into many more.
Here’s the story…
Tomorrow the Gateway Green project will pass its most important milestone since citizen activist Linda Robinson and East Portland developer Ted Gilbert first unveiled their vision back in May 2008. A host of major electeds, supporters, and other bigwigs will come together for a ceremony to officially sign the project’s “Declaration of Cooperation.”
The Portland Tribune and The Oregonian are both reporting that the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously today to approve a $5 vehicle registration fee that will go toward $22 million in funding to pay for reconstruction of the ailing Sellwood Bridge.
The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation began the public process on three projects aimed to improve biking in and around the Lloyd District this morning.
The three projects (which we first reported on back in May) include: improving bike traffic flow through the NE 12th Ave/I-84 overpass; making NE Holladay Street into a bike corridor; and closing the bikeway gap on Vancouver Ave near the Rose Quarter. The first meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee was held this morning and was hosted by Scott Bricker (hired as a public outreach consultant) and PBOT project manager Ellen Vanderslice.
Despite the soggy forecast, we’ve got another great weekend guide with plenty to do and see around town, so bundle up, ride safely, and enjoy yourself!
7:00pm and 8:30pm: The Cyclocross Meeting, a film by Brian Vernor
A documentary on cyclocross and the personal experiences and connections it has inspired around the world, Brian Vernor’s new film screens this Thursday at the Clinton Street Theater. Treat yourself to free beer and door prizes at one of the two showings, and a Q&A with the filmmaker and a few cyclocross professionals. $10, tickets available at 21st Avenue Bicycles or online here.
7:00pm-10:00pm: Crank Bicycles Grand Opening
Yet another addition to the already long list of new bicycle businesses in Portland, Crank Bicycles will be opening their shop this weekend in the bike-centric SE Buckman neighborhood. Stop by 2725 SE Ash Street and enjoy beer, door prizes, and more!
Event Name: Citybikes Drop-In Wrench Night
Event Start Date: 12 December
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Web site
Event Description: Every Second Sunday of the month at the Annex (734 SE Ankeny), we host a drop-in night from 6-9pm where the shop mechanics will help you learn how to fix your bike issues.
Love to wrench already? Come by and make use of the bench tools, we’ll only interrupt if you need us. These workshops continue through March.
You pay for parts and extra-special services (TBD by you and the mechanic on staff)
Wrench Night at Citybikes is a free-of-charge event for our cycling community.
Contact Email: adsoc@citybikes.coop
