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HandleBar Happy Hour: Chez Jay

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HandleBar Happy Hour at Chez Jay with extended HH pricing until 6:30 for our group:
Chez Jay offering it’s unique and friendly atmosphere to everyone including those famous faces that still call Chez Jay their favorite place became the social crossroads of an incredible cultural revolution that has impacted movies, television, music, art, politics and more. In recognition of its importance Chez Jay was declared a Santa Monica Historic Landmark in 2012. We will be on the Chez Jay Landing patio that opens onto the fabulous Tongva Park — the Chez Jay Landing offers it’s own menu to be eaten there or take out for a stroll in the Park.

Our Happy Hours support local businesses and BuyLocalSM like Chez Jay

#HBHH #BikeLocalSM #BikeSM #SMSpoke #DrinkLocalSM #EatLocalSM
Our Happy Hours support local businesses and BuyLocalSM

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At the end of every month we get together for fun, to support local businesses, and to celebrate all things bike. All are welcome!
Always fun, (almost) always family friendly!

Socialize, talk bikes, give input.

If it’s on your way don’t forget to pass the Bike Counter!

Big thank you to The Independence our July #BuyLocalSM #BikeLocalSM #HBHH venue. 

Great people — great fun!

Celebrate #BikeLocalSM, our Buy Local SM businesses, happy hour + new friends at our monthly events! Learn about upcoming local bike events + find out about and connect with us at SM Spoke as we visit and introduce you to some of our Buy Local SM businesses.  Eat Local, Drink Local, Buy Local AND Bike Local SM!

Think Santa Monica First: Buy & Bike Local

Bike Local, Buy Local: Eat/shop/play local by bicycle! It’s fun, healthy and good for the environment. Join us for our monthly Handlebar Happy Hour events the last week of the month, check the Calendar! Organized in partnership with Buy Local SM to help showcase our BLSM businesses and the joy of bicycling and the options of multi-modal transportation! All are welcome!

For every $10 spent at a Santa Monica business, as much as $7 stays in the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditure (Civic Economics, 2008.) Spending locally ensures that your sales taxes are reinvested right here in Santa Monica.
Check out the Top 10 reasons to Buy Local (FAQ bottom of page) 

May Bike Month

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TheLEAGUE-BikeMonthMay is National Bike Month, sponsored by the  League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.bike_month_250x250

WITH SO MANY REASONS TO RIDE, WHAT’S YOURS? »

It’s a celebration of bikes; a reminder to get rolling again; a gateway to riding more often; a time to evangelize the beauty of bikes; and much, much more.

Whether you bike to work or school; ride to save money or time; pump those pedals to preserve your health or the environment; or simply to explore your community, National Bike Month is an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride. The momentum is building: With growing cultural awareness around health and wellness, sustainability and economic savings, bicycling is being seen by new and broader audiences as a simple solution to many complex problems, from reducing obesity rates to increasing mobility options. This year, we want to hear from you. What’s your “why?” With so many reasons to ride, what’s yours? Use the hashtags #WhyIRide and #BikeLocalSM #BikeMonthSM on social media and also tag @SMSpoke @BikeLeague!

Each year the number and diversity of Bike Month celebrations continues to grow, accelerating the momentum around bicycling nationwide.

1st HandleBar Happy Hour for 2020 is Wednesday!

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Join us for our first HandleBar Happy Hour in 2020 at Lanea!
Our group will be treated to complementary chips and salsa to share and a free tamale with your first beverage purchased! Yummmmm!

When: Wednesday, January 29
Where: Lanea, 217 Broadway, Santa Monica 90401
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

#HBHH #BikeLocalSM #BikeSM #SMSpoke #DrinkLocalSM #EatLocalSM
Our Happy Hours support local businesses and BuyLocalSM

Big thank you to our last #BuyLocalSM #BikeLocalSM #HBHH venue TRiP!

If it’s on your way don’t forget to pass the Bike Counter!

Buy Local Festival this Saturday! Come see us!

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This Saturday September 7th: Buy Local Health and Fitness Festival.
NEXT WEEKEND: September 14th, Kidical Mass(ive) and September 15th, COAST: Santa Monica’s Open Street Event!
We need volunteers! Click events for links!

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Click here to volunteer for this event!

Santa Monica Spoke be there with family fun art activities! Stop in and say hi, decorate your helmet or a special Buy Local / Bike Local backpack! Get decorated for COAST!

This free community event, co-produced with the city of Santa Monica, will feature music, pop up shops, and interactive classes, and lots of opportunities to get to know your City. Local businesses will provide  expertise,  advice,  health screenings,  and  free product samples to promote a healthy and happy lifestyle for the entire Santa Monica Community. Businesses from every neighborhood will be there.  Don’t miss the chance to be part of this amazing feel-good festival and help support your local businesses, schools, and public services!

This year the Santa Monica Chamber is partnering again with the Santa Monica Classic/LA Marathon and the Santa Monica Education Foundation!

More event info here:

Who do you LOVE?

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VOTE TODAY for your #MostLovedSM!

Voting for your Most Loved Santa Monica Businesses of 2019 started February 1st!
We’d LOVE to have your VOTE for Santa Monica Spoke
Category #18, advocacy/non-profit!
VOTE HERE

Buy Local for our Schools:  Did you know that any purchase you make at a Santa Monica business directly helps support our schools?  In 2017, we collectively raised $8 Million for the SMMUSD just by buying local!

SUPPORT Buy Local.  If you are a Santa Monica business, click here to JOIN this free campaign.  If you are a resident, local employees, business owner or frequent local visitor, show your support for our community by signing the pledge.