Free LOVE Park

" In the late 1980s, by an accident of history, young people discovered that the park's curving stairs and ledges were perfect for skateboarding. ... It is time to rethink the skateboarding ban in LOVE Park." www.ushistory.org/lovepark/ Search * Related
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Where's the LOVE (Park?)

When Friends of LOVE Park, which was in discussions with the city, announced last week that DC Shoes * would kick in $1 million over 10 years for park upkeep if skateboarding was allowed, the city saw a window of opportunity open. And it bailed. (Full Article) Search *
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Movement To Reopen LOVE Park Gains Steam

Skaters and citizens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * are moving to make skateboarding a part of LOVE Park once again. (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboarding: The Sport, Explained

What are those crazy wheeled boards, anyway? This article tries to explains what skateboarding is to the uninitiated. "You might feel as if you're flying or riding the perfect wave. Maybe you just love the feel of the wind and speed. What are we talking about? Skateboarding through the streets, sidewalks, parks and ramps of America." (Full Article) Search *
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The Pros And Cons of X-Games

As Tony Hawk * sums up, "The prize money for the events hardly reflects the amount of money generated by the industry right now. It's not just ESPN *. All over, the sponsorship dollars are not distributed the way they should be." And that's not all... It's big business manipulating a counter-culture all over again. (extract: ...was pulsating from last Thursday to Monday. Free radicals convened for what amounts to the...were banned from skating in Philadelphia *'s Love Park, a cult favorite among skateboarders. Instead, in...) (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboard "Hood Games" Return To Oakland, California

Dozens of skateboarders were on hand on Oakland California *'s Franklin Street for the Hood Games 4, where the whole block from 14th to 15th streets was closed on Saturday May 13th, 2 (extract: ...help raise money for a planned skateboard park at Seventh and Jefferson streets in Oakland...good." Admission to the event Saturday was free, but money from concessions and a series...donated skateboard equipment will go towards the park. Many of the skaters in attendance at...He placed fourth in the contest. "I love it," Allen said. It's an individual...) (Full Article) Search *
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Network Marketers Target Skateboarders, Surfers

"With corporate giants like AOL Time Warner, Nike * and Sony *, as well as youth-oriented retailers like Abercrombie & Fitch and Old Navy looking for ways to tap into the formidable spending power of American kids, network officials said it was only a matter of time before action sports arrived." (extract: ...and his 10-year-old brother, Rudy, love to skateboard. So much so that it...the kids at the Y's skate park if they follow football, basketball or baseball...last month opened a $770,000 skate park at Phipps Park, part of a nationwide building boom of...with honing their skills on the skate park's ramps and three empty swimming...) (Full Article) Search *
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Think Team News from Greg Carroll

Team and company news update from the Think Team. (extract: The new Think video "Free At Last" is finished and should be on store shelves...you read this. And get this, it’s free…that’s right, and it’s not a ten...if you haven’t seen in part in FREE AT LAST find it and check it...) (Full Article) Search *
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Fausto Vitello, Skateboard Pioneer and Thrasher Publisher, Dies At 59

The founding publisher of Thrasher magazine * died Saturday, April 22 2006, of a heart attack while riding his bicycle. The 59 year old entrepeneur founded Thrasher with a friend in 1981. (extract: ...running a bike shop in Golden Gate Park and being a mechanic for a Harley...) (Full Article) Search *
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