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Entries from November 2006

C.I.C.L.E.’s Car-Free Hauliday Toys ‘n’ Mittens Ride

November 20th, 2006 · No Comments

Bring toys and warm clothes to share with families in need. Suggested gift items include new and unwrapped toys, warm gloves and hats for children (especially the hats with ear flaps.)
Deck out your bikes and don your finest hauliday duds for this festive bicycle ride that will tour Hollywood and surrounding neighborhoods playing hauliday tunes […]

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Tags: Bikes · Cycling · Give · Hollywood · Metro · Rides

LADWP Light Festival Bike Night

November 18th, 2006 · No Comments

Bikes ONLY for one night! The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), in partnership with the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC), sponsor this special preview night for bicyclists to enjoy the Holiday Light Festival at Griffith Park.
Bicyclists will be able to ride through the one-mile display of dazzling lights. A separate family […]

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Tags: Alternative Transportation · Bikes · Cycling · DWP · Griffith Park · LACBC · LADWP · Rec & Parks · Rides

Museum of Jurassic Technology Ride

November 10th, 2006 · No Comments

Join SurviveLA and illuminateLA as we ride into the mysteries of life with a visit to the enigmatic Museum of Jurassic Technology.
We’ll meet up at the Happy Foot/Sad Foot at the corner of Benton Way and Sunset Blvd. for the 9.5 mile trip (each way) to the museum which is located at 9341 Venice Blvd. […]

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Tags: Art · Bikes · Cycling · Education · Galleries · Museum · Rides

African American Forum On Education and Families

November 8th, 2006 · No Comments

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Dr. Bill Cosby Keynote Speaker at African American Education Civil Rights Agenda Forum Oct. 28th.
LOS ANGELES, CA - A community forum will be held at Maranatha Community Church, 3800 Martin Luther King Blvd., from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday, October 28th, 2006. The local “Education Is A Civil Right” committee, consists of professional […]

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Tags: Civil Right · Education

Cyclists Find Observatory Far From Stellar

November 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment

by Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer- November 8th, 2006
The reopened Griffith Park landmark is less than accommodating for those who bike up, some say.
They traveled 8 miles and climbed 842 feet peddling their plan to reach for the stars.
But a pair of Hollywood newlyweds who helped convince City Hall to overturn a ban on bicycles […]

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Tags: Alternative Transportation · Bikes · Campaigns · Civil Right · Cycling · Griffith Observatory · Griffith Park · Rec & Parks