Conversation with Alex Wilson, Founder and Executive Director of West Town Bikes

ByJohn Poplett

Alex Wilson founded West Town Bikes, using bikes as a vehicle [pun intended] to better the quality of life for young people on Chicago’s West Side. It hasn’t always been easy. Only as recently as 2020, the pandemic all but wiped him out, forcing Alex to take himself off the payroll and fire over half…

Bike to End Division Announces Fundraiser

ByJohn Poplett

The 1st inaugural Bike to End Division charity ride is now official! We’ve identified two worthy beneficiaries for the ride, West Town Bikes and One Spirit, which serve two of the neediest communities in the United States of America, respectively the West Side of Chicago and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. To…