The 17th Annual Tour du Port!

Join thousands of riders at Baltimore’s Canton Waterfront Park to kick off the 17th Annual Tour du Port! Routes to ride: 12, 26, 40, 50 (half century route) and 62 mile option. The Tour routes travel through many historic neighborhoods, waterfront areas and scenic parks. This fully supported Tour includes refreshments at rest stops, map, SAG support and a post-ride celebration at the Tour’s end with lunch supplied by WHOLE FOODS MARKET Harbor East and Mount Washington locations, and live music! Tour du Port is One Less Car’s annual fundraiser – all fees go directly to advancing the programs and advocacy efforts of One Less Car, a non-profit organization dedicated to walking, bicycling and mass transit alternatives.

Register by August 29th for the discounted rate!

PR Opportunity: Nominate a Park to be Featured on CPA’s Front Page!
City Parks Alliance Seeks Applicants for “Featured Parks” Section on Website
Starting in September 2010, the City Parks Alliance website (www.cityparksalliance.org) will feature two outstanding parks on our homepage each quarter, and we’d like to invite CPA member organizations to submit their parks for consideration!  We’re looking for a breadth of park models to showcase nationally; no park is too big or too small.

To apply, just send an email and attachments with the following:

Required Information for Application

1.      Name of park

2.      City and State

3.      Contact name and email

4.      Provide a 200 – 300 word description of your park and 75 words on why your park should be featured.   Your park may be new, it may be old, or it may have once been something else!  Your park may be a  great success story because of local youth stewardship; it may have an innovative partnership; or it may just be a place that your community treasures for a special reason.

5.      Provide 2 color photographs [jpeg files preferred]

6.      Deadline:  Friday, August 27

7.      Send to info@cityparksalliance.org
If your park is selected, you will be notified by e-mail within a week after the deadline date. Applicants must be current members of City Parks Alliance.

Catch him here at the Southeast Anchor Library on Wednesday, August 18th at 6:30 p.m..
His new book “Four Fish” was reviewed yesterday in the New York Times Sunday edition.
Check out the review here: