Big Bear Lake, CA -- The second Big Bear Chamber of Commerce mixer of the season takes place tomorrow, May 11, offering you a chance to network—and join your friends and business associates for a bike ride 'round Eagle Point. The Tuesday evening event, from 5 to 7pm, is hosted by Ted and Heather Devito of Mountain Fitness Center, as well as the Himalayan Restaurant, which will … [Read more...] about Fitness the Focus of May 11’s Big Bear Chamber of Commerce Mixer
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Big Bear Ride: Free Community Bike Tours Offered on Saturdays in May
Big Bear Lake, CA -- It is finally time to put away the snow shovels and break out the bikes, and the Bear Valley Trails Foundation and the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce have partnered to make possible the Big Bear Ride series, encouraging Valley residents to “get out, be active, and live well.” The first of three free community bike rides is planned for this Saturday, May 1, … [Read more...] about Big Bear Ride: Free Community Bike Tours Offered on Saturdays in May
Crowds Anticipated for May 21 Big Bear Climb of Amgen Tour Cycling Race: “As If It Is a Saturday Night Fourth of July”
Big Bear Lake, CA -- “The call was almost a year ago,” Event Resources Director Rick Bates told the City Council of Big Bear Lake, “when we came to you with a proposal to bring the Amgen Tour of California to Big Bear.” Fast forward to the present, and the cycling race—the largest in North America and said to be on par with the Tour de France—is cycling into Big Bear in just 24 … [Read more...] about Crowds Anticipated for May 21 Big Bear Climb of Amgen Tour Cycling Race: “As If It Is a Saturday Night Fourth of July”
Palmdale Named Amgen Tour’s New Stage 6 Start; Cyclists Will Ride 135 Miles to Big Bear Lake on May 21
It was just a week ago that race officials for the Amgen Tour of California announced that the start of stage 6 in the eight-day cycling competition would not start from Pasadena on May 21 for the 135-mile ride to Big Bear, due to road closures and safety issues along the Angeles Crest Highway, which has been damaged by fires and subsequent mudslides. However, with just five … [Read more...] about Palmdale Named Amgen Tour’s New Stage 6 Start; Cyclists Will Ride 135 Miles to Big Bear Lake on May 21
Good News: Highway 330 May Re-Open As Early as Mid-May
When Highway 330 was closed in mid-March and, a day later, an emergency culvert repair and road replacement project began under a CalTrans-issued emergency contract, it was anticipated that the highway closure would last into mid-June. However, per a conversation with Darin Cooke of CalTrans today, Highway 330 may re-open earlier than anticipated. “The excavation is pretty much … [Read more...] about Good News: Highway 330 May Re-Open As Early as Mid-May