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Slam City Jam Skateboard Event in Calgary, August 2006

After 12 years in Vancouver *, Slam City Jam has announced that their next event will occur in Calgary *, August 25-27, 2006. Organizers expect that more than 150 of the world’s top professional skateboarders will be there to compete for over $100,000 in prize money. The Slam City Jam is an annual event that has been in operation since 1994 *, and appears as a scenario in the video game "Tony Hawk *'s Underground". (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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Skate park proposed for city of Rowlett, Texas

"The Herfurth Park pool has probably seen its last butterfly stroke and water aerobics class. City officials say it's time to fill it up with concrete and turn it over to the grinders. The Parks and Recreation Department has proposed creating a skateboard park on the site, complete with ramps, rails and half- and quarter-pipes." (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboard Carrying Outlawed in New Jersey City?

At a time when many towns are building skateboard parks, the Cape May, New Jersey * City Council plans to ban the mere possession of the boards in some public areas. Without taking comments from their constituents, the council unanimously introduced an ordinance that makes it illegal to 'possess, park or stand, carry or transport,' any skateboard at some public places within the city. A public hearing on the ordinance is set for 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 643 Washington * St., Cape May, New Jersey on Tuesday, December 16. (Full Article) Search *
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Shred America to Skateboard From Chicago To New York City

Two filmmakers from the Windy City are planning to skateboard from Chicago, Illinois *, to New York * City. They plan to make a documentary about the adventure and the hardships, drama, and triumphs it brings. (Full Article) Search *
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Slam City Jam

The official web site of the annual Slam City Jam skateboarding contest in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * since 1994 *. www.slamcityjam.com (Keywords: 'skate') Search * Related
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Skateboard News Grab Bag: Gravity Games, Slam City Jam, Rye Airfield's Ramp Camp, and Atomic Warthog Russian Magazine

Updates about the Gravity Games *, the Slam City Jam, Rye Airfield *'s Ramp Camp, and an upcoming russian magazine, Atomic Warthog. (Full Article) Search *
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Funded Skatepark Seeks Home

The city of Spokane, Washington * has a budget for a 10,000 square-foot, full featured skatepark. The problem is, they can't figure out where to put it. (Full Article) Search *
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The Skateboard, The City, and Socio-Spatial Censorship

Here Architect Iain Borden * discusses "skateboarding and socio-spatial censorship in the late twentieth century city" in his article "An Affirmation of Urban Life." Says Iain: "Cities are always places of contestation and contradiction, conflict and counter-cultural engagements. ... But of course cities are also places of power, and the contradiction between homogenization and fragmentation of urban space is continuously fought over, as urban managers of all kinds ... seek to dictate the character of social space. The urban practice of skateboarding is one such area which they seek to control." (Full Article) Search *
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