Saturday October 21st
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
In beautiful Carroll Park
The task is to plant 30 trees in the festival area and then enjoy lots o
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Grist Mill trail (Patapsco Avalon) update
From Charlie:
They hit minor roadblocks in Sept. The trail was to be finished last
month. I rode the Grist Mill this weekend because I saw a lot of
activity in the area last week. The bridge is almost done. They were
working on it on Sunday. It should be finished within a week or 2!!
Looks great. Dedication is sometime in November. I’ll post when I
know.
Debating points aren’t always quite accurate
Curious about the facts debated by our gubernatorial candidates?
Topics covered:
Education
Crime
Electricity rates
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Coal plant boom poses ecological concern
By STEVE QUINN, AP Business Writer:
"Should power companies be permitted to build new plants that pollute more but are reliable and less expensive? Or should regulators push utilities toward cleaner burning coal plants, even if it means they will cost more and are based on newer, yet still unproven, technology?"
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Charm City Cyclocross Rocks the Reservoir
The Mid-Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association cycle- cross series opened its 2006 season on September 24 at the Charm City Cyclocross in Baltimore. And by the end of the day, there had been more statements made than at a Hollywood charity function. The biggest statement of the day came from the series itself, which lived up to its billing as the
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The roads are built for
A quote from a old school road engineer:
The roads are built for two types of drivers, drunks and truck drivers.
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Tour du Port 2006
Explore Baltimore by Bicycle at Tour du Port!
Join hundreds of other cyclists in discovering Baltimore’s waterfront by bicycle.
October 22, 2006
This Sunday morning autumn ride through the Inner Harbor and historic neighborhoods surrounding Baltimore’s famous port is a major event on the city’s calendar.
8-mile, 15-mile, and 22-mile routes are available.
Tour du Port includes:
Fun supported tour
Map and SAG/repair vehicle service during the ride
Refreshments at rest stops
Lunch at Tour end
Colorful Tour du Port t-shirt
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Baltimore City fire department gets grant for EMS bike team
Riggs, Counselman, Michaels & Downes has granted $30,000 to the Baltimore Fire Department
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Vindicated!
[From the Potomac Peddlers List:]
Vindicated! The other day, a group of juveniles driving in a white Jeep
Cherokee threw a large rock at me, while I was riding near Northern High in
Owings. They also almost ran me off the road. The rock struck my elbow
(hard!) and almost caused me to crash…I was going about 20mph. I managed
to get the tag number and before my bubble-head brain forgot it, I grabbed
my cell phone and entered it in as a phone number to help me remember amidst
my angry haze.
When I returned home, I called the Sheriff’s office to report the
incident…but I really did not have much faith that anything would come of
it. I just figured they’d say something like…” thank you, we will keep an
eye out for any further incidents with a vehicle of that description”. But
no …they actually sent an officer to my home, and he was very grateful and
took a full report even though there was no obvious damage to my bike or
myself. He said they would run the tag, go to the residence and somehow get
the info they needed to follow through.
I got a call later that day saying they had found the individual (a
17-year-old) and were charging him!
So if something similar happens to you and you manage to get the tag #…go
ahead and follow through on it!