VeloCity Bicycle Cooperative is organizing a community ride to several of Alexandria's favorite ice cream and frozen custard shops.
VeloCity Bicycle Cooperative has the perfect remedy for the summertime blues—an ice cream ride around Alexandria. Cyclists can gather at VeloCity’s facility located at 2111 Mt. Vernon Ave. in Del Ray at 6 p.m. Saturday. The group will then take a casual group ride around the city with stops at three local frozen treat shops—Pop’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Company located at 109 King St. in Old Town, the Coldstone Creamery located at 329 Swamp Fox Rd., before a final stop back in Del Ray at The Dairy Godmother at 2310 Mt. Vernon Ave. Cruiser bikes are suggested for the trip but not required. Kids are welcome, too, but parents might keep in mind that a route connecting all three stops would be approximately 7.2 miles. VeloCity, a nonprofit …
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Bicycle cooperative holding its 'soft opening' Saturday at its new Mt. Vernon Avenue location.
VeloCity Bicycle Cooperative is making its “soft opening” at 10 a.m. Saturday at its new digs at 2111 Mt. Vernon Ave. The nonprofit, which educates community members about bike maintenance, safety and other issues, was displaced from its Old Town location on S. Union St. when the building was sold. “Not all things fully set and ready but we are anxious to start to provide services to the community,” VeloCity Director John Patterson wrote in an email on Friday. On the VeloCity website, Patterson wrote that not all products and services may be available on Saturday, so those entering the shop should probably come armed with some patience. The nonprofit has offered free pedicab service at First Thursdays in Del Ray and also had a tent …
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Drew Hansen
2:24 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
Because of Saturday's rain, VeloCity's ice cream ride has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, July 22. more ›