Monday, March 18, 2013
This year, the Birmingham-based bike festival will host the Michigan State Criterium Championship.
There still may be snow on the ground but many in Birmingham are already thinking summer, as the Birmingham Bike Festival gears up for its third year. The one-day festival featuring dozens of bike races for all ages and skill levels is set for Aug. 25 this year in downtown Birmingham. In addition, this is a big year for the festival as it prepares to host the 2013 and 2014 Michigan State Criterium Championship for men. "Not only does being awarded host (of the Criterium) speak to the level of professionalism our event has achieved with the first two festivals, but it's going to attract a lot of riders," said Jeffrey Surnow, a Birmingham businessman and the festival's founder and director. The Michigan State Criterium Championship is a one-…
Monday, August 27, 2012
Check out stories and race results from Sunday's second annual bike festival in downtown Birmingham.
"You can't help but smile when you're riding a bike." There were more racers, more fans and even more smiles during the second annual Birmingham Bike Festival — the celebration of bicycles and bike racing that shut down downtown Birmingham for most of Sunday. The festival was organized by local businessman and bike lover, Jeffrey Surnow, owner of the Surnow Company. "(The Birmingham Bike Festival is about) bringing the community together for a variety of fun and healthy life style events," Surnow writes on the event's website. "Breathe some fresh air, enjoy the city, and spend less time in the car and more time outside." This year's festival was special for a lot of reasons, the biggest being Miles4Miles, the parade-style ride that raised …
Saturday, August 25, 2012
The Birmingham Bike Festival forecast, meanwhile, includes a high of 86 degrees under mostly sunny skies.
Warmer weather returns this weekend, though temperatures shouldn't break into the 90's. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high of 87 degrees. There will be light winds between six to 11 miles per hour, though the wind could gust up to 18 miles per hour. On Saturday night, the skies will be partly cloudy with a low of 68 degrees. Sunday opens with lovely weather for the Birmingham Bike Festival. The high will be 86 degrees under mostly sunny skies. The bike festival opens at 8 a.m. downtown and ends at 5 p.m. Meanwhile, the low Sunday night will dip down to 68 degrees with a 40 percent chance of rain. Looking ahead to Monday, temperatures will dip down to a high of 80 degrees and there's a 50 …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Birmingham Bike Festival creator Jeff Surnow talks about making Birmingham more bike-friendly, working to improve experience for downtown residents.
The second annual Birmingham Bike Festival happens Sunday in downtown Birmingham, and soon downtown streets will be filled with hundreds of bikes, riders and their fans. Patch sat down with the festival's creator, Jeff Surnow, to learn what's he's looking forward to, what's new and how they'll be addressing the criticism the festival received last year. Surnow is the owner of the Birmingham-based Surnow Company, located at the corner of Bates and Maple. Birmingham Patch: What's your favorite new addition to the Birmingham Bike Festival this year? Jeff Surnow: Without hesitation, the added children's charities is my favorite part of the festival (including Mott's Children's Hospital, the Miles Levin Foundation, Make-A-Wish, etc.). To have …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Also happening this weekend is the first varsity football game of the season for the Groves High School Falcons.
It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Patch has the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time.
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The parade-style race during this weekend's Birmingham Bike Festival benefits the Miles Levin Miracle Fund at Beaumont Children’s Hospital.
You can walk a mile in someone's shoes, or you can ride a half-mile to raise funds for kids in Nepal and Metro Detroit. This weekend, as part of the second-annual Birmingham Bike Festival, Birmingham will be host to Miles4Miles, a parade-style family biking event benefiting the 2012 Miles Levin Miracle Fund at Beaumont Children's Hospital and the Miles Levin Nepal Foundation for Health and Education. But just who was Miles Levin and why was he such an inspiration? According to Beaumont surgical oncologist Richard Keidan, Levin was a Cranbrook student who passed away from a rare form of cancer shortly after graduating in 2007. Levin was a few days short of his 19th birthday. "Miles was an inspiration to me in his fight against cancer," said…
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The second annual Birmingham Bike Festival happens Sunday in downtown Birmingham. Here's what you need to know.
After the success of last year's inaugural Birmingham Bike Festival, area businessman, bike enthusiast and event organizer Jeff Surnow is back. And for a second year in a row, he's bringing hundreds of cyclists and their fans to the streets of downtown Birmingham this Sunday. "Although the name of the event is Birmingham Bike Festival, it's not all about bikes," Surnow, the owner of the Birmingham-based Surnow Company, writes on the event's website. "It's bringing the community together for a variety of fun and healthy life style events ... Breathe some fresh air, enjoy the city, and spend less time in the car and more time outside." This year, the Birmingham Bike Festival is bigger than ever, featuring more races, live entertainment and a…
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Online pre-registration is open until Thursday for racers looking to compete in 14 categories.
Now that the Dream Cruisers have left, it's time for Birmingham to celebrate another form of transportation with this Sunday's Birmingham Bike Festival. Stay tuned to Birmingham Patch this week as we take a look at what's in store for the event, now in its second year in downtown Birmingham. But first things first: if you want to participate, you need to register. Online pre-registration will be available at www.birminghambikefestival.org and www.usacycling.org until Thursday. Those who register day-of will have to pay an additional $10 in all categories. To register, here's what you need to know: Want to ride but don't know which race to participate in? The Birmingham Bike Festival has an extended line-up of races for riders of all ages …
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The second-annual Birmingham Bike Festival will begin at 8 a.m. Aug. 26 in downtown Birmingham.
Birmingham recently honored two of its own, recognizing Jeff and Michael Surnow, founding sponsors and organizers of the Birmingham Bike Festival. The Surnow brothers were honored last week by Birmingham Mayor Mark Nickita for their "committment to improving the health and livability of the community through the creation and support of the Birmingham Bike Festival." The inaugural Birmingham Bike Festival took place on Aug. 28 last year and was the brainchild of Jeff Surnow, a passionate cyclist and the owner of the Birmingham-based commercial real estate firm, the Surnow Company. This year's event will take place on Aug. 26 in downtown Birmingham at 8 a.m., featuring dozens of races for various skill levels (from kids to professionals), …
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Also at the Monday night meeting, Birmingham officials approved requests for the second annual Birmingham Bike Festival.
With the election of commissioner Mark Nickita as Birmingham's newest mayor, and commissioner George Dilgard as its newest mayor pro tem, Monday night's meeting of the Birmingham City Commission was a busy one. Here's a rundown of what also happened at the Monday night meeting: Commissioners voted Monday to remove the historic designation from the Stewart House at 505 Townsend St. According to a presentation by city planner Shelia Bashiri, the current owner of the home — Donald Klein — has made several attempts to improve the house in recent years but was rejected by the state when he applied for tax incentives. Bashiri said due to additions and renovations to the home in the late 1980s, the state determined the home wasn't historic. …
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Michael Garcia
5:19 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
This is so exciting. Last year's BBF was so much fun. The course layout puts spectators right in the middle of the action. If that isn't close enough, you can sign up for a race - there is one for everyone. See you there! more ›