Skateboard News: Midwest Melee and No Shade In Sight Contests, Bones Wheels and Syndrome Distribution Update

Information about the 2004 * Midwest Melee, Sunday, August 1st at the 3rd Lair in Minneapolis, Minnesota *, and about the No Shade In Sight Contest at the Huntsville Public Skatepark in Alabama *. Also updates about Bones Wheels * and Syndrome Distribution *, with mentions of Jesse Paez *, Greg Lutzka *, Andrew Cannon, Oliver Buchanan *, Mathias Ringstrom *, Luke Perry, Chris Senn *, Malcolm Watson, Woodward *, Dayne Brummet *, Dave Andrecht, Gershon Mosley *, Paul Rodriguez *, and more. (Full Article) Search *
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Tony Hawk Foundation Receives $50,000 From Activision to Finance Public Skateparks

The Tony Hawk Foundation * today announced that Activision * ... has donated $50,000 to the Tony Hawk Foundation (extract: ...foundation's efforts to finance and promote public skateboarding parks nationwide. The donation underscores Activision...) (Full Article) Search *
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Skatepark in design for Dade City, Florida

This article, reprinted from Florida *'s Saint Petersburg Times, gives a little insight into the planning and implementation of a local skatepark in Dade City, in part using fingerboards and miniature versions of the ramps. (Full Article) Search *
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Skatepark.org

"This site serves as a resource for everyone involved in the process of getting a public skatepark built, and generally promoting skateboarding." www.skatepark.org Search * Related
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Skaters for Public Skateparks

"A 501(c)(3) non-profit skatepark advocacy organization... dedicated to providing the information necessary to ensure safe, rewarding, freely-accessible skateparks are available to all skateboarders." Based in Oregon *. www.skatersforpublicskateparks.org Search * Related
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Public California Skateparks Sidestep Liability

Since the current liability bill (AB 1296) expires in January, skateparks everywhere - not just in California * -could have closed without new legislation. (Full Article) Search *
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Hawk, Hoffman at SkatePark Expo, Jan 28-29

Tony Hawk * and BMXer Mat Hoffman are scheduled to be on hand for the press and registered attendees of the first Launch! National Skatepark Expo, on Jan. 28 and 29, 2003 *. (Full Article) Search *
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Vans Skatepark Opens in Orlando

All about the opening of the new 61,000 square foot Vans * skatepark. (Full Article) Search *
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Sooke Sk8 Park

"Public skatepark is about 45 minutes from Victoria *, BC." On Throup Rd by the middle school. film.bc.ca/sk8/ Search * Related
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Skate parks growing in popularity

This article talks about the six publicly-funded skateparks currently in the Arizona * Valley and mentions five more that are in the works. Anyone planning a public skatepark should read this article. (Full Article) Search *
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