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submitted by Ari for team Bicyclism 43 weeks 2 days 23 hours 12 minutes ago
The story is from the LA Times and is, as usual, not in touch with the issues:
"This week may be the last time bicyclists stage a monthly mass ride through Santa Monica following police crackdowns on their free-wheeling event that residents complain has snarled traffic...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Bicyclism 53 weeks 4 days 15 hours 37 minutes ago
Tomorrow night's Critical Mass in San Francisco marks the 15th anniversary of the rebellious rolling ride that locally has propelled the bicycle movement into the political mainstream and globally has been copied by hundreds of cities.
What began with four dozen bicyclists riding together up Market Street...(more)
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submitted by Ari for team Bicyclism 50 weeks 4 days 4 hours 10 minutes ago
I LOVE urban riding vids and this one about unicycles in Manhattan rocks my world. I prefer two wheels, but you've got to respect this...
Note the size of his wheel -- damn! Also, when he's cutting through stopped traffic, all I could think about was what...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 11 weeks 2 days 14 hours 10 minutes ago
Sports figures are increasingly calling the pricey coastal city home. 'On everybody's street they have a Kings player,' said a blase-sounding resident.
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submitted by Lisa 1 week 1 day 17 hours 25 minutes ago
Many rookie tourists stick to Midtown Manhattan, where they can easily get the impression that in New York City everyone is always rushing, that you can barely see the sky and that nature is virtually absent. In fact, its most storied natural phenomenon, the Rockefeller Center...(more)
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submitted by Jazz 10 weeks 6 days 6 hours 15 minutes ago
Tom McAlister refers to himself as the "last dog standing" -- or maybe it should be flying? -- among the handful of kite stores that once did business in the San Francisco Bay area.
"We have modest expectations, so we've been able to stick it out," said...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth 8 weeks 2 days 16 hours 34 minutes ago
Your town got you down? We’ve got your escape plan. These 20 stars of America’s 21st-century Renaissance are riding a wave of civic reinvention and fresh ideas.
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submitted by Lisa 50 weeks 5 days 16 hours 9 minutes ago
It's almost Halloween. Here's a video to teach you how to make vampire fangs!
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Batboy's revenge! 1 week 1 day 5 hours 6 minutes ago
Not every parade has a man dressed in a hospital gown running down the street raving about how hot Sarah Palin is. Then again, not every place is like Berkeley.
Thousands of people attended the "How Berkeley Can You Be?" Parade and Festival, which showcased how...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 57 weeks 6 days 15 hours 57 minutes ago
The blind, haggard harbor seal washed up on Cape May's shore in March.
Sent to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, it has spent the past few months in its own tank, getting healthy and putting on weight.
The center, which doesn't have the space or money...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours 41 minutes ago
Far more California high school students failed the state Exit Exam and did not graduate this year than last year, a decline that state educators blamed largely on the fact that test results of disabled students were counted for the first time.
Nearly 10 percent of the...(more)
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