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Tour de Friends to Benefit Local Non Profit Para Los Niños Tonight
06.17.11 | Filed Under: Events
There is something fantastic about the way that residents support local community in Burien. Look at events like Cove to Clover or Burien Clear Sweep and you’ll understand that Burienites will do whatever it takes to build up this city. Tour de Friends, tonight’s bike culture building event, is no exception... Read On...
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Sustain: Burien by Bike
Each week Michael Stein-Ross contributes Sustain, a column about community & sustainability in Burien.
The month of May was “Bike to Work Month”. In the spirit of this celebration, I was riding my bike to work the other day when I pulled up to a red light next to another cyclist. For the first 20 seconds we just stood there with our bikes, looking straight ahead, waiting for the light to turn green. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? Here’s what went through my head: “Wow, beautiful morning; smells good out here...wouldn’t have been able to say the same if I had decided to drive today...I wouldn’t have pulled up to this lady on her bike either. (I glance over). Does she even see me here? Why am I acting like I’m in a car? There aren’t two windows and a bunch of metal between us, just some lovely air - wonderful for transmitting sound. I’m going to say good morning.” So that’s what I did. And she wished me a good morning back, just in time for the light to turn green. And that brief interaction made my day... Read On...
The month of May was “Bike to Work Month”. In the spirit of this celebration, I was riding my bike to work the other day when I pulled up to a red light next to another cyclist. For the first 20 seconds we just stood there with our bikes, looking straight ahead, waiting for the light to turn green. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? Here’s what went through my head: “Wow, beautiful morning; smells good out here...wouldn’t have been able to say the same if I had decided to drive today...I wouldn’t have pulled up to this lady on her bike either. (I glance over). Does she even see me here? Why am I acting like I’m in a car? There aren’t two windows and a bunch of metal between us, just some lovely air - wonderful for transmitting sound. I’m going to say good morning.” So that’s what I did. And she wished me a good morning back, just in time for the light to turn green. And that brief interaction made my day... Read On...
Helping Hands: Para Los Niños
05.27.11 | Filed Under: Columns | Helping Hands
Each month Jason DesLongchamp contributes Helping Hands, a column about social benefit organizations that are making a difference in Burien.
If you’ve driven down Burien’s 152nd corridor you know about the explosion of businesses that have sprung up in the last several years. Less well known, but no less important, is the establishment of non profit organizations that have been rapidly growing in Burien... Read On...
If you’ve driven down Burien’s 152nd corridor you know about the explosion of businesses that have sprung up in the last several years. Less well known, but no less important, is the establishment of non profit organizations that have been rapidly growing in Burien... Read On...