>> Right now, The Hollywood Sign’s being transformed to “Save the Peak” — a campaign to raise awareness and money for the land to the West of the sign, which the Trust for Public Land is trying to buy so developers don’t build luxury homes on the space.
>> This weekend happens Inspiration, The First Annual Kulture Recycling & Vintage Clothing World Gathering with 35 vintage fashion dealers, 10 designer & artist booths, 8 charity garage sales, and 7 special exhibitions. For $35, you can be part of it tomorrow, Sat., Feb. 13 from 10 am – 5 pm. (via Magnifeco)
>> Bike thefts rose 29% last year — which means nearly 2000 bikes were reported stolen in 2009. The numbers are probably much higher though, since they don’t reflect stolen bikes that weren’t reported to the police. Have you ever gotten a bike stolen? And if so, did you report the theft?
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Sadly, I had two stolen in the past year. The first one I did report, but the second one I did not.
Comment by Chris — February 12, 2010 @ 2:29 pm
Twice?! That sucks :( Were they lost around the same place?
Comment by Siel — February 12, 2010 @ 5:44 pm
Every bike I’ve owned (less the one I currently own) has been stolen. I think I reported less than half the thefts. I’ve been pretty careful with them in my adult life and have only lost two since I started college (although one of them was almost stolen but the thief was too short to ride it away and dumped it in the grass fifty feet from where I’d left it).
Comment by Don Hosek — February 12, 2010 @ 6:19 pm
Don — Your comment made me LOL! My short legs would definitely make me a bad bicycle thief too — though just to be clear, there are other reasons I don’t steal bikes :P
Comment by Siel — February 16, 2010 @ 5:15 pm