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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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DC Shoes Pledges $1M For Skateboards To Return To LOVE Park

Before the 2002 * ban on skateboarding there, LOVE Park attracted skateboarders worldwide. On Tuesday, June 1st as cheering skateboarders watched, DC Shoe Company * of Vista, California * promised that it would donate $100,000 each year for 10 years to pay for "maintenance, security and upkeep" of the park if it was reopened for skateboarders. (Full Article) Search *
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Huge Skateboard Park Coming to Philadelphia

A 2.5 acre (109,000 square foot) skatepark * is planned for the Schuylkill Park near the Museum of Art in Philadelphia *. Planners include Franklin's Paine Skatepark Fund *, SkateNerd Inc., Synterra Ltd., Purkiss Rose RSI, Damiano & Long Consulting Engineers, Orth Rogers & Associates, Inc., Qualified Women in Construction, and AB Architects (AB ARCH). (Full Article) Search *
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Philadelphia Skateboard Politics Continue To Unfold

The Philadelphia * bureaucracy is at it again, and has rendered skatespot Dilworth Plaza largely unskateable through the $6,500 installation of "cleats and metal discs to railings and benches". "As a message to young people, it's not a good thing", stated Scott Kip of the Skateboard Advocacy Network *. (extract: ...SkateboardDirectory.com) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * - When the famous LOVE Park was closed to skateboarders in 2002 *, some...represents advocates the return of skateboarding to LOVE Park. According to reports, on Monday April 22nd...met with Philadelphia constituents who wanted the park reopened to skateboarding. Both sides reportedly...) (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 (Full Article) Search *
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Tony Hawk Makes Youngster's Wish Come True

For Austin * Perkins, there's no one else he'd rather meet. No wish he'd rather have granted. "He's my favorite skater," Austin said. On Monday, he will meet Hawk. "It's a big honor," Hawk said Friday. (extract: ...parents say. "When they built that skate park over on El Dorado -- he was just...Austin around the Tony Hawk * Inc. offices, where they produce videos and come up with...who -- just like Hawk -- also has a love for baseball. Austin hasn't been skateboarding...) (Full Article) Search *
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"Little Tricky", Skateboarding's New Generation Rising

Look out, future... Five-year-old Mitchie Brusco *, of Kirkland Washington *, with two solid years of skate experience behind him, may just be poised to be a future skateboard star. As with all child stars, the outcome remains to be seen... though we have heard that the 5-year old has his own agent. (extract: ...a taxicab. But at skate parks nationwide, where loud music and teenage bravado reign, Mitchie...skateboarding prowess drew the family to Cleveland, where he competed in the Gravity Games *, a...shopping with his mom. He fell in love, and from the moment she paid for...) (Full Article) Search *
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Powell Team News, February 2004

Updates on Jon Comer *, Danny Wainwright *, Rodney Jones *, Steve Caballero *, Pat Channita *, Oliver Buchanan *, Jordan Hoffart *, Silas Baxter-Neal *, Tyler Hansen *, and Aaron Perko. (extract: ...the 2004 * X-Dance Film Festival in Park City, Utah * last week. Jon was out...demos. Next was New Zealand * and Australia * where he was doing shop appearances and autograph...this month at Club Sonar in Vancouver * where over 1000 people attended including Blade 3...) (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: ...Independent Truck company and the Ermico Foundry where independent trucks * are manufactured. According to Vitello...his future wife at San Francisco * University where they both attended classes, and from where Vitello graduated with a degree in Spanish *...running a bike shop in Golden Gate Park and being a mechanic for a Harley...) (Full Article) Search *
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Think Team News from Greg Carroll

Team and company news update from the Think Team. (extract: ...just in time for Tampa * am 2002 * where he took 2nd in the Best Trick...) (Full Article) Search *
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