5280 Magazine – December 2008 – "Spruced Up"
(From 5280 Magazine, December 2008, page 56) Spruced Up Your new, living Christmas tree. It wouldn’t be December without the annual debate between fake and cut Christmas trees. Artificial trees are easy to set up, but are often made with a toxic stew of PVC, lead, and carcinogenic chemicals—some manufacturers even recommend keeping children away. [...]
5280 Magazine – November 2008 – "Riding the Rails"
(from 5280 Magazine, November 2008, page 31) Riding the Rails Can RTD keep up with its success? If America is addicted to cars, Denver appears to have been in rehab. Fed up with high gas prices and commuter congestion—and, perhaps, possessing a desire to cut their carbon emissions—metro area residents have been taking public transportation [...]
5280 Magazine – October 2008 – "Dealer's Wheels"
(from 5280 Magazine, October 2008, page 34) Dealers’ Wheels Our 10-step plan to survive the world’s largest consumer bike expo. When 10,000 cyclophiles are let loose at the annual Subaru Denver VeloSwap, gearheaded pandemonium ensues. The consumer trade show and flea market offers 400-plus vendors selling gear, pros wandering through the crowd, and cycling companies [...]
Barack Obama: Meet Ottavio Bottecchia
Senator Barack Obama’s acceptance speech on Thursday night certainly marked a major moment in American history. Blogging for Playboy.com, my good friend Carol Keeley put it best: “Because this is the dream that Martin had. This is it, realized. And we all got to bear witness, peacefully.” I cannot, however, think of Obama’s ascent without [...]
Code Pink Pedals Peace at DNC
Members of the anti-war movement Code Pink, atop pink bicycles festooned with tassles, flowers and hot pink leopard fur, spread their message throughout the crowds outside the Democratic National Convention. Code Pink’s slogans, “Make Out Not War” and “I am a Delegate for Peace,” were ubiquitously stuck to delegates and other convention goers throughout the [...]
