SkateparkNews

A free skateboarding camp for South Side Bethlehem teens is being held next week. It’s among Homebase Skateshop owner Andy Po’s initiatives to do more for local youth after he was the victim of an armed robbery in the neighborhood last month. Homebase, which is on West Fourth Street, also is providing free equipment rental for camp participants. It runs from 10 a.m. to noon Monday through Aug. 24 at…

A Perkasie committee wants to raise money to build a concrete skate plaza in Lenape Park that would include trails, benches and other elements. Master Plan Details:

If you’re watching and waiting to see what happens with the Roxhill Skatepark and Playground project, which went to a second round of bidding (as reported here last month), we have an update today from Seattle Parks‘ project manager Kelly Davidson. She says, “After a review and protest period, California Skateparks has been determined by Contracting to be non-responsive. Contracting has determined that Grindline Skateparks is the next low bidder…

Get warmed up for Dew Tour on the “gnarl wall” Baltimore Sun By Brooks Welsh Looking for a place to get amped for Dew Tour? Check out Ocean Bowl Skate Park, the oldest municipal skate park in the county. First opened in 1976 as a result of a city wide ban of skateboarding, Ocean Bowl has been a staple of the city since its opening. With a small bowl, back…

phillyBurbs.com By Kristen Coppock MEDFORD — It won’t be long before skateboarders will be practicing their ollies, grinds and air grabs at Freedom Skatepark. Work on the shuttered skate park is scheduled to begin later this month. It will reopen in the coming months as a dual-use facility, allowing BMX riders access for the first time. Both groups will have individual schedules for using the sub-park. The park was closed…

Lincoln News Messenger EPIC Indoor Skatepark in Rocklin is quickly becoming known worldwide. That was evidenced by a visit the center got from a Frenchman celebrating his birthday this summer. Florian Moritz of Paris, France, found EPIC’s website and decided it was where he wanted to skate. “Before my departure I (never heard) about EPIC but (decided) I must find (an) indoor skate park in California,” said Moritz. “I’ve found…

NEW YORK CITY — Skateboarding has taken the Big Apple by storm in recent years and the city has responded with a torrent of new public skate parks. There are currently 18 public skate parks in New York City, seven of which have opened since 2010. There’s at least one public skate park in every borough, with two more parks planned to open within the next few years. That means…

Delmarva Daily Times Later this month, Lower Shore residents and visitors will have an opportunity to watch some of the country’s top skateboarders compete in Ocean City while the Dew Tour is in town. Skateboarding, once an activity seen as a nuisance, has matured since the 1970s and is now a legitimate sport and recreational activity. It should be pointed out that in the late 1970s, Salisbury had a…

Homeowners Association Paid for Construction of Facility Starting this weekend, skateboarders in eastern Loudoun will no longer have to drive elsewhere to get their fill of nosegrinds, frontslides and fakies. This Saturday, Dec. 12, the first Loudoun County-owned skate park will open in South Riding. Built for $150,000 over a 37-day period, the concrete park is 5,600 square feet of ramps, hills and rails situated next to the Dulles South…

MARSHFIELD, MISSOURI – Many of the 60 Strafford residents at the Tuesday, Nov. 10, Parks and Recreation Committee meeting brought their transportation into City Hall with them. Others left a jumble of bicycles outside the door as they went inside to learn what it would take to build a municipal skatepark. Often using their skateboards to rest their feet or elbows on, the youngest of the attendees listened for more…