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Pedal for Peace

07/23/2011 - 8:00am - 1:00pm

Pedal for Peace invites you to join us on Saturday July 23 at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis.  We hope to raise $15,000+ to help provide satellite phones, motorcycles, and uniforms for Nonviolent Peaceforce’s unarmed civilian peacekeepers in Sri Lanka, Mindanao Philippines, and South Sudan. 

Grease Rag's guide to winter biking in the Twin Cities

Only the most brutal, ice-encrusted conditions can keep commuter Lee Penn off her bike.

"If my pedals can't clear the snow pack," she said Sunday, "then I pull out my skis and ski to work."MORE »

St. Paul tries pilot compost pick-up program

"Recycling alone is not gonna get us to the bottom of that trash can," Dianna Kennedy said about Eureka Recycling's new composting project. The program, which includes collecting food waste and soiled paper products from three groups of 200 households each and turning the waste into compost, is part of Eureka's effort to fulfill the city of St. Paul's goal of becoming a waste-free city by 2020. An additional group will receive education about composting and a fifth group will serve as a control group.  MORE »

Pedaling whole foods to family tables: Velo Veggies joins bike delivery scene

Randall Dietel bikes up to the Mill City Farmers Market in a rush. His workday for Velo Veggies has started later than he likes -- though it's not yet even 9 a.m. on a Saturday, a time many reserve for sleeping in or sipping coffee at home.MORE »

The challenges of going green: Bicycle commuting on the Metro Transit System

As I load my bicycle into the back of my car I wonder if I'm ready for this.  My trip was already delayed once by rain, or actually my lack of raingear. I haven't ridden a bike much further than around the block in years. But it looks like a nice day for a ride.MORE »

Spring cleaning for bicycles

Now that spring has officially begun, a lot of you are probably wondering how to get your bike ready for the road, since you’ve left it in the garage or chained to the porch all winter. When it comes to bicycles, most of you are probably not as crazy as I am. I was like the US mail – neither snow, nor sleet, nor hail could stop me.MORE »

Todo sobre mi bicicleta

This summer, it seemed like everyone was riding a bike. Whether people were commuting, running errands, or just cruising on a sunny day, Minneapolitans and St Paulites were putting the fun between their legs and going for a ride.MORE »

Fixing a flat: Bike basics

Presta valve. Lock ring. Derailleur. The bike guru tells you what you need to know to get rolling again.





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