Bostonist loves the biking, so we were happy to see Boston Biker's great Back To School Bike Guide. There are definitely many aspects of biking in Boston that differ from biking elsewhere, so the guide is key for bikers accustomed to zooming down large, empty, straight streets. Here, you'll have to deal with tons of traffic, one-way streets, insane intersections where seven streets meet without signage (or bike lanes), and--best of all--streets that don't really......

In addition to that whole All Star Game thing, there are a couple other non-major league athletic events of note coming up. Participate, spectate, or ignore, based on your interest level. The City of Boston is sponsoring Bike Fridays on July 25 and August 22. These Fridays will allow bike commuters to roll into town in style, accompanied by police escorts within the city limits. We hope that drivers will stop honking incessantly and driving......