One day after the highly anticipated Marvel's blockbuster movie "The Avengers" hits theaters, comic book stores across the country - and around the world - plan to give away free comic books as a part of an annual nationwide event.

We loved getting this note from some Oakland friends (and techies):

If next Thursday is Bike to Work Day, does that make this weekend Bike to Church Day?

In the East Bay, for the first time, the answer is "yes."

What recently-completed East Bay road project is less than one-fourth mile long and more than 10 years in the planning? 

If you guessed the Ninth Street Bicycle Boulevard Extension, the connection between Berkeley’s Ninth Street Bicycle Boulevard and Emeryville’s Doyle Street Greenway, you win the prize. (Okay, there is no prize – but good for you!)