Hello, bike lanes!

Anyone driven down Walnut in the last 24 hours or so? I did, but didn’t have my camera with me…stay tuned.

Tags: bike lanes. Walnut, Elgin, IL, Illinois, resurfacing
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Life in Elgin Photos of the Week, June 8 - 14

These photos are from the Life in Elgin flickr pool. Click the photo to go to the flickr page of the person who took it.

Photo by bill_m

Photo by kellybelly

Tags: Bluff Fen, Elgin, flickr, Gasthaus, IL, Illinois, photography, photos
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Friday Show

Click here for more info on the shows that go down at the Gasthaus.

Tags: Bear Proof Suit, Canaveral, Elgin, Gasthaus, IL, Illinois, Lefty Loosie, Moon River Productions, music, shows, Tacocat
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I’m back!

I spent last week riding my bike around Illinois like a mad woman. (Photos and a description to follow.) Tonight as I catch up on Elgin news I find out two bicyclists were hit by cars in Elgin while I was gone! One is only twelve and the driver who hit him ran (boo!) and the other is a teenager who the Courier refers to as a pedestrian. (Bicyclists are not pedestrians!)

The good news is that neither of these bicyclists were seriously injured. Maybe this can start a conversation in Elgin about what needs to happen so bicyclists and motorists can share the road together safely.

Tags: accident, bicycle, bike, Courier News, crash, Elgin, hit and run, Illinois, police report
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Life in Elgin Photos of the Week

These Life in Elgin flickr pool photos are from June 1st - 7th. Click them to go to their main flickr page.

By Apes of Wrath

By King Camel

By Apes of Wrath

And some great photos taken prior to the past week keep on coming:

By King Camel

By King Camel

Tags: Elgin, flickr, IL, Illinois, photography, photos
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What a weekend!

I was actively doing things almost the entire weekend, so no full blog post. But the Amazin’ Race was GREAT on Saturday, and there is already a blog post about our team available at the Downtown Neighborhood Association’s blog. Check it out!

Time for me to go to sleep. Blogging will resume again soon.

Tags: Amazin' Race, blog, DNA, Downtown Neighborhood Association, Elgin, IL, Illinois, scavenger hunt
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