Newest articles on The Sacramento Press tagged as "bike kitchen"

Second Saturday 03/14/09

2009-03-15T04:49:34Z

This Second Saturday we set up shop at Bike Kitchen for the evening of Mochii yogurt, cold beers, good people and a super fun band, The Poplollys! We did a little meet and greet, gave away our reusable grocery bags, stickers and fantastic Mochii yogurt from our friend Marc Otero!

Its is very interesting to hear people talk about there experience with the site just four months after launch. I met a few community contributers and a couple familiar faces from the local media world. With the weather teasing like its Spring people were out and about this Second Saturday and I hope you stopped by and said hello!

Sacramento Anarchists Cafe Saturday

2009-01-24T02:40:26Z

You know the old joke:

Q: How many anarchists does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: Dude, anarchists don’t change anything!

But don’t tell that to the various activists who will be showing up at the Brick House Gallery in Oak Park Saturday from noon-10 p.m. for the third Sacramento Anarchists’ Cafe.

Representatives from anarchist groups in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as Sacramento, will be speaking and holding workshops in the edgy art gallery all day long. They range from SANE, a group that runs a needle exchange, to Courage to Resist, a group that helps GIs who wish to terminate their military service. There will even be a workshop on “Herbalism for Women” and a representative from the Black Panthers.

What unites these disparate groups is what gallery owner Dave Dave Davis calls a desire to “do these things out of love for humanity, I guess. That sounds lame, but the common denominator is the love of the common person. We believe it doesn’t take a huge amount of government for us to take care of each other - we should be doing it ourselves.”

One workshop with a particularly anarchist feel to it is one in which activists can learn how to make stencils. “What they do with ‘em later isn’t covered,” says Davis.

Holding the “cafe” enables these groups to talk to each other and share strategies. After all, says Davis, “We are small organizations, we’re all underfunded. Coming together, we learn new ways to strategize around our challenges.”

The Brick House is home to the original Bike Kitchen, a self-help bike repair shop, as well as a number of artists’ studios. The gallery will host the event, which runs through the day and is free of charge (though donations are welcome). There will even be a complimentary dinner served.

The Brick House is located at 2837 36th Street, at Broadway in Oak Park. For information visit sactoacafe@riseup.net.

Building a new world with broken bikes

2009-01-17T19:17:33Z

The Sacramento Bike Kitchen (SBK) has been open for a week and the buzz is all over town. A DIY bike workshop that spreads bike culture with its unique approach to getting 'er done. Volunteers help YOU know your bike by showing you how to fix and maintain it. The result is that you are much more at cause over your 2 wheeled friend NOT the effect. Your affinity skyrockets for all things bicycling and simply cannot go anywhere unless it's on a bike. Well alright thats a little over the top but I hope you get my point.

At the kitchen we have a theory that most entry level bicyclists have had their hearts broken with the box store variety of bicycles that are not long for the dumpster. Poorly fitted and ill advised in keeping their bikes in working condition, most bikes from Walmart, Kmart etc. end up given away or even abandoned on the street. A once promising idea of going green filed away in the bad idea category of our memory banks.

We highly recommend one find a local bike shop and let them earn your business with their great service. Many come to mind like Steve Loebach from Carmichael cycles, Whit Brooks from the Bicycle Chef and Terry Cox from College Cyclery, just to name a few. These tireless experts can assist you in making your cycling goals come true. Others like Steve Rex can build a bike that's so beautiful you will never want to drive a car again.

The SBK is a nonprofit organization built on the goodwill of area bike enthusiasts. Our shop subsists or thrives on the donations of like minded folks that want to spread the idea that the bike is the most genius from for moving the body from A to B. We here have plans shoulder to shoulder with the local bicycle shops to increase the numbers of commuters that will make Sacramento the place it should be, a great place to live, work and play. A place free from noise polution, congestion, bad air and most importantly the disconnection from our fellow man. You see, a cyclist is more likely to wave at complete strangers on the road. He has so much fun he or she must share it with someone else!

Here at SBK our natural enemies are pollution, obesity, body apathy and doing nothing for the greater good. Our friends are all people who want to make a difference including those here at Sacpress who have given us the chance to blow our horn.

Please join us in making Sacramento the greatest biking city in California and then who knows what other goals we can tackle.

Portland and Amsterdam watch out!

John Boyer

SBK donations
1915 I street
(916)-442-3177

Donations gladly accepted 8-10am M-F and Wed,Thurs and Friday evenings 6-9PM

Help is on the way; The grand opening of the new Sacramento Bike Kitchen

2009-01-02T18:01:00Z

Its party time come this Second Saturday. You see the Sacramento Bike Kitchen has a new center and we are throwing a grandopening party. The Bike Kitchen otherwise known as SBK is a nonprofit org(501(c)3) with the intention of keeping you on your bike and more importantly creating more advocates who create a more bike friendly community, one bike at a time.

Heres how it works. For a small fee you can have someone show YOU how to fix and maintain your bicycle. A sort of teach a man to fish philosophy. We survive on donations such as unused bikes and bike parts. Unused, tools, and bike stands are gladly accepted as well. 2 hats we are wearing is the recycler and educational center for all things cycling. We are made up of bike advocates who simply want to accelerate the bike boom in Sacramento. Less cars and more bikes will make Sacramento a happier place to be.

Safety classes, how to fix a flat, as well as how to adjust your brakes will be part of our tools in creating a better biking Sacramento. Your old parts will be recirculated into your community, creating affordable quality bikes on the streets which will intern create a demand for new bikes and so it goes. The only people that should fear us are the big box store owners who sell poorly made bikes that are not even fitted to the rider. (boy do we have stories)

Our new building is at 1915 I street, on the tracks between H and I The space is well, spacious with high ceilings. The exterior is Ivy covered industrial with a big roll up door.

So come to our grand opening this Second Saturday. Refreshments will be available. We only ask you to ride your bike and if you would like to, donate to the common good a bike that is just gathering dust . We will find someone who badly needs a good affordable mode of transport. Our help is yours.

See you at the party.

go to www.sacbikekitchen.org for more info

Lead Me to Your Business!

2008-11-08T01:14:31Z

The past few weeks of growth at The Sacramento Press has been quite exciting to witness. With more readers, more contributors, and more content, we are sure to see some major success with our site for our community.

As the Sales Manager of Sac Press, I am now finding myself moving ahead “full-steam” with our plans to gain great advertising from our local, Southside Park and downtown businesses.

My mission is simple. I will seek local and national businesses who are most reflective of, and beneficial to, the needs and views of our readers and contributors.

Most of our advertisers will have already brought their businesses from what we like to call “brick-to-click,” by having robust, fully-functional, interactive websites. The excitement for us is in taking your, online, community “clicks” to our local businesses’ “bricks.” There’s no better working relationship!

We’ve got a lot to offer with beautiful ad designs, vigorous “click-through” traffic, affordable packages, customizable tag-bundles, instant uploads, and comprehensive customer service.

So keep the leads coming! And a special thank you to Bite Club, Space 07 Salon, Hefner Realty, and Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen for allowing your advertisements to be the first to post.

Sincerely,

Angela Jackson
Sales Manager of The Sacramento Press
Email: angela@sacramentopress.com