Bike shortage takes on new shape due to price hikes and supply chain issues

CHAMPAIGN – As Champaign Cycle slowly returns to its normal inventory, it is experiencing price increases for bicycles and bicycle parts that indicate the ongoing national bicycle shortage, which began after the sudden increase in sales at the start of the pandemic. Since May 13, a Statista report found that Americans spent $7 billion on […]

200 Charlottesville kids get free new bikes

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) — Children of all ages and their families lined up Sunday afternoon at Tonsler Park for the third annual Bike Giveaway. Wes Bellamy is the event organizer and says it’s just a day of love every time, even though this year it’s bigger than ever. “Last year we gave away 50 bikes […]

Business Pulse – Pizza Hut buffet resumes operations

There are events in life that have a way of sticking in your memory. I will always remember where I was when I proposed to Cupcake. I remember exactly where I was when I heard that planes had crashed into the World Trade Center. And I’ll remember where I was when I heard the Pizza […]

At your service: the garage sale supports Special Olympics

Jessie’s Run on Father’s Day? Yes, you should do it for the family and for the community. When it comes to garage sales or jumble sales, you never know what you’re going to get. “This will be your staple garage sale, so there will be everything from soup to nuts,” said Lorraine Williams, former president […]

Rajasthan becomes second Indian state to sign memorandum of understanding to save soil

Rajasthan has become the second Indian state to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to save soils by preventing and reversing desertification of fertile land. In the Save Soil program held in Jaipur on Friday evening, Rajesh Chand Meena, State Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Lalchand Kataria, State Agriculture Minister with Sadhguru, Founder […]

Fight rising gas prices with 25% off a bike or e-bike

By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 4:50 p.m. EDT, June 4, 2022 | Updated: 4:50 p.m. EDT, June 4, 2022 National Bike Week begins tomorrow – with a record number of e-bikes taking part in a variety of events designed to showcase the many benefits of cycling. Sharp price increases at the gas […]

Brand… | Why Kawasaki won’t swap WorldSBK for MotoGP

Kawasaki has reiterated its commitment to racing in the WorldSBK championship, saying there are no plans for a return to the MotoGP world championship following Suzuki’s explosive decision to leave the premier class. Last month, Suzuki publicly confirmed that it would cease its MotoGP efforts at the end of the 2022 season, just two years […]

Stellar Heli buys Kaslo Hotel, Busaba gets new owners – Nelson Star

The Buzz starts this week in Kaslo. The people who saved the Kaslo Hotel in serious disrepair in the early 2000s, John and Susan Eckland sold the 126-year-old monument. Jason Remple and Kerry Luckyowner/operator of Stellar heliskiingtook over at the start of the year. It’s a great story of the not-so-small lakeside village, which is […]