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The 2010 Discover Hartford Bicycle & Walking Tour is happening (and I do mean happening ) this coming Saturday, September 11. Online r...

Calorie deficits are weird. You do something that uses of a lot of calories. You're not hungry while you're doing it, but then you&#...

In case you're asked to check your bags at the front desk of the oldest art museum in Hartford, you can use this photo as proof that you...

Tomorrow is supposed to have nice weather, but since Sunday is also supposed to be nice, you should forgo your Saturday bike ride and check ...

This morning brings us a bumper crop of bikes outside at this past Thursday evening's Creative Cocktail Hour . I spotted some familiar b...

Preface: There were photographers with actual camera mounts for their madly expensive gear, so if you want to see "professional-looking...

This weeks Hartford Advocate features a cover story on how lousy Connecticut is about accommodating cyclists, showing that they are right o...

Biking in the rain provides many surprises, especially when one is loath to check the meteorologists' predictions for the day. Needing t...

People who live in central and western Mass seem to be good at riding bikes. To figure out why I'm going up there this weekend. Well, no...

Flooded rivers, within reason and without property damage, are cool. Rivers are cool to begin with, but when they go over their banks and st...

I've been given the singular honor of being featured in Joe, Joel and Nick's monthly Catalogue show. Come check it out (and tell me...

Handcuffs for bike locks are as common as rusty fenders here in Key West; but this awesomely strange combination of handlebar and bar ends i...

So, perhaps is this of interest to my Grandma, because she's in Pompano Beach. I won't be able to make it down over the weekend. You...

Interstate 70 finds a way through the west side of the mighty Rockies via Glenwood Canyon , a beautiful drive many of us have prolly made dr...