Oakland ‘bike black’ organization launches new monthly rides, expands to other cities
Since launching in 2010, Red Bike and Green has been a welcome addition to Oakland’s burgeoning bicycle culture.
Pierre Rides Again
With the blessing of bike angel “Lala Lallement,” a local theater company is delving into New Haven’s two-wheeled past to help a nervous accountant confront his fear of the velocipede.
Oakland Real Estate News: Little known neighborhood gems (Community Voices)
Thanks to the newest tech boom, many people are moving to the Bay Area or are looking for more affordable properties than those listed in San Francisco.
Oakland's Bike to Work Day breaks new records
For the 19th year in a row, Oakland hit the streets and broke records on Bike to Work Day.
Participate in Oakland's 19th Bike to Work Day - TODAY, MAY 10
Did you know that Oakland has the eighth largest Bike to Work Day in the United States?
Or that Oakland ranks seventh in the U.S. for women that bike?
Or that Oakland has the sixth highest rate of bike riding?
Joy blooms in Golden Gate as new median, community food space take shape
Neighbors around the Stanford/Lowell part of Oakland's Golden Gate neighborhood are feeling pretty happy these days, thanks to new projects by two local social justice nonprofits - Phat Beets Collective and Planting Justice.
Three Takeaways from the Convention Center Vote
It's not every day that the San Diego City Council votes on a $1 billion tax increase.
Monday was one of those days.
Chinese Soft Power, Wikileaks, and a Small Amazonian Country
Suriname, with its pristine environment, has become a pawn in a new Great Game as the balance of power in the Americas shifts from the United States toward China. Documents made available by Wikileaks have opened a curtain, partially, onto previously unseen U.S. diplomatic reactions to an expanding Chinese superpower projecting its influence on the Americas in a manner unprecedented since the Cold War era.
In This State: An aging ski clan recalls few good old days
In This State is a syndicated weekly column about Vermont’s innovators, people, ideas and places. Details are at www.maplecornermedia.com/inthisstate. Andrew Nemethy is a veteran journalist and writer from Calais. He can be reached at Andrewnemethy@gmail.com.
Obama in Iowa City
With student Stafford loan interest rates on the verge of doubling, President Barack Obama entered the University of Iowa’s Field House today and urged students to appeal to Congress to extend the rate freeze before it jumps to 6.8 percent in July.
