Phillip Barron The Herald Sun April 27th, 2006 Remember the childhood fun of a scavenger hunt? You and your friends run around the backyard or school yard, gathering clues in corners or under rocks. Sometimes the clues stared you in the face, but the excitement of the game obscured them from view. And for some [...]
Raleigh’s got an established Critical Mass. Chapel Hill had something like CM while I was in graduate school. So why can’t Durham? I’ve never lived in a city so afraid to hold a Critical Mass. Every time CM comes up for discussion on local listservs, the killjoys chime in and convince everyone that riding down [...]
Back in November, Treehugger posted some advance notice that Cat Eye would have this photovoltaic and vibration powered rechargeable bike light available in early 2006 for mounting on handlebars everywhere. From the Treehugger write-up: It’s powered by vibration, with the help of a photovoltaic solar panel. The light itself, about 3 cm x 6 cm, [...]
The 61st Tarheel Tavern is all about the bicycle: that simple, elegant, two-wheeled machine that spreads joy, gets you to work, carries you down (and up) mountain trails, carts your groceries, lets you feel like you’re flying on back roads, or reminds you of childhood. Science and Politics invites us for a ride along the [...]
Start your Earth Day off right with some caffeine and two wheels. Tomorrow, Jack Edinger and I are meeting at Broad St. Café at 9AM for some espresso. Come join us. The plan is to then ride to a few other cafés in Durham, enjoying a shot of espresso at each. For comparison purposes. It’s, [...]
The roads are dusted yellow every morning, it hasn’t rained in more than a week (and only briefly then), and the sun streams through the shadows. What’s catching the light? Evaporating morning dew or pine pollen?
The Durham Bulls 2006 season has begun. I saw the lights as I was riding home from the April Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting and, like a moth, I was drawn to them. I hope to catch my first game of the season this week.
Last week, a co-worker brought in some old pictures to scan. Among them was this photo of her cousins who “used to come down every summer from New York.” The photo was taken in the Caldwell township, outside Hillsborough, NC (ca. 1970)
a bus stop that was once a train stop. a road. a crosswalk. a bike path. crossing.