Wilmington Grand Prix Criterium Race Video

Krank Boom Clank | We Got Your Weird Bikes!

 

Krank-Boom-Clank - Kinetic Conveyances of Whimsy

 

 Krank-Boom-Clank (KBC) is a kinetic industrial arts collective located in Santa Rosa, CA, including David Farish, Skye Barnett, & Clifford Hill. They build kinetic conveyances of whimsy and other mutant ride-able sculptures of delight.

Wilmington Grand Prix Begins May 21

The Wilmington Grand Prix is just two weeks away. May 21 is the Bike Summit and Kick-off party and May 22 is the street festival and race day. We have added an opening ceremony parade this year. Parade staging begins at 8:30 with a march at 10:00 am. Governor Jack Markell will be the Grand Marshall of the Parade to Fight Hunger. We will follow the parade with a four person foot relay race. The Miles for Meals race will benefit the Food Bank of Delaware.

We hope you can participate by; joining the parade, volunteering, attending and helping spread the word about the day. In addition to the pro and amateur races we will have many free activities for children including moon bounces, slides, pitching machines, orbitron, face painting etc.

Public House and Chelsea Tavern will each have an outdoor course cafe. For more information about the schedule for the day and course map visit wilmgrandprix.com.

Julie Miro Wenger

302-545-8305
juliemirowenger@gmail.com

L.A. Confidential at SUN Cinema May 20

 

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L.A. Confidential (1997)

Director Curtis Hanson captures the duality of 1950s Los Angeles in this striking film noir adaptation of James Ellroy's novel. The City of Angels might be sunny, inviting, and glamorous to the rest of the world, but it's also filled with corrupt cops, elegant hookers, murder cover-ups, and manipulative paparazzi, just the tip of the iceberg. 

It's impossible to know exactly who's trustworthy and who's not as three detectives (Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, and Guy Pearce) each use their own tactics to investigate a coffee-shop massacre. 

The script by Hanson and Brian Helgeland maintains the fragile framework of human relationships developed in the novel, while 45 different shooting locations give the film a solidly unique tone and feeling of integrity, immersing the viewer in 1950s Los Angeles. 

The entire cast is first-rate, with compelling performances from Spacey, Crowe, Pearce, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito, Kim Basinger, and David Strathairn.

The SUN Cinema at Biller's Bikes at 450 Franklin Street, Havre de Grace, MD shows classic films in quality widescreen. Admission, $7 requested donation. The concessions stand sells hot popcorn, boxed candy and beverages. For SUN Cinema info, see Biller's Bikes Events. Thanks to Swank Motion Pictures for licensing agreements.

SUN Cinema Summer Film Series

Here's the complete Spring/Summer SUN Cinema Season!

May 20 L.A. Confidential
June 17 The Man Who Would Be King
July 15 Beach Blanket Bingo
August 19 O Brother Where Art Thou
September 16 The Black Stallion

See Biller's Bikes Events for details. Admission: $7.00 Donation
Concessions stand sells boxed candy, hot popcorn and drinks.

Franklin Street Renovations, Havre de Grace, MD

Franklin Street will be undergoing major sidewalk and street construction in May 2010. Biller's Bikes has customer parking in the rear of the building (off alley/Lodge Lane). Depending on the need, we may use the big corner showroom door as the primary entrance. Easy enough to figure out once you're here.

Here's the minutes from the City Council in 2009 (the work was postponed to the present):

BUSINESS FROM THE MAYOR: 
Comments from Mayor Dougherty: 

He did share the following announcement regarding Streetscape Project in the Havre de Grace Main Street District that will commence in October, 2009: 

“Streetscape improvements will be taking place on the 400 block of Franklin Street, 300 and 400 block of Pennington Avenue and at the intersection of Washington Street, Market Street and Green Street.  The State of Maryland, through the Community Legacy Program, has funded $166,000 to the City of HdG for these improvements.  The improvements include new curbs and gutters, lighting and the continuation of the signature brick sidewalk.  Construction will begin on or around October 12, 2009 taking into consideration the Graw Days celebration.  It is a priority for the businesses to be impacted as little as possible and for the shortest period of time possible. 

These improvements had been postponed previously due to the improvements at the water treatment plant and the impact that project had on access to public parking. It was important that the expansion was completed before any streetscape improvements began.