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Teen charged in skating rink fire (KVUE Austin)
A teenager has been charged with arson in connection with Thursday’s fire at an abandoned skating rink in Southeast Austin.
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Roller skating: more than just birthday parties (Morris Ledger)
Lacey Picinich pulls her white roller skates out of her leopard-print suitcase, laces them up and climbs hockey-style over the cinder block wall onto the rink at the Florham Park Roller Rink.
USSG Education Conference
The United Skate Schools Group (USSG) will be holding their 2nd annual USSG Education Conference entitled Tools for Teaching on the weekend of August 25th to the 28th in Seattle,…
Roller skating: more than just birthday parties (Morris Ledger)
Lacey Picinich pulls her white roller skates out of her leopard-print suitcase, laces them up and climbs hockey-style over the cinder block wall onto the rink at the Florham Park Roller Rink.
Ottawa Inline Skating Festival
Steve MacDonald, who is the President of the Ottawa Inline Skating Club, e-mailed me recently about their upcoming skating festival. The event is scheduled for September 3rd, 2006, and will…
Japanese ice artists save creations from…
Beijing, July 29: Using heavy saws and thick chisels, 24 ice sculpture artists competed in Tokyo`s downtown Ueno park on Wednesday against each other and against the blazing sun to create masterpieces out of …
Rolling in the Heat
When you are out on the trails in the middle of summer, and the temperature is extremely high, it is best to carry at least two quarts of water with…
Buisson sets World Inline Marathon Record
My good friend Robert Burnson of the Inline Planet e-mailed me yesterday to inform me of Meaghan Buisson’s inline skating marathon record, which she set last Saturday in…
Life after gold
For the most part, Sarah Hughes says she feels like any other college student these days.
Gymnastics National championships, U.S. Classic: Tumbling into town
It’s just a bit like figure skating without the ice. Or synchronized swimming without the pool.
Minnesota couple buys Oakdale roller rink
Greg and Barb Ackerley were content with their personal and professional lives in Forest Lake, Minn., a small city north of Minneapolis.
Wheel Hardness and Wear
The relationship between wheel hardness and wear is a major concern of fitness skaters who put in a lot of mileage during the summer. If you trail skate two or…
Beware of Road Snakes
A road snake is a strip of asphalt laid on a section of road to cover up a crack and smooth out the surface. Road snakes are potential hazards, especially…
Buisson sets World Inline Marathon Record
My good friend Robert Burnson of the Inline Planet e-mailed me yesterday to inform me of Meaghan Buisson’s inline skating marathon record, which she set last Saturday in…
Former roller skating star now a rock n roller (Town Online)
Thirty years ago, Timothy Giovanniello was focusing on participating in the national roller skating championship competition, but times have changed, and now all he wants to do is rock n roll.
USSG Education Conference
The United Skate Schools Group (USSG) will be holding their 2nd annual USSG Education Conference entitled Tools for Teaching on the weekend of August 25th to the 28th in Seattle,…
Guide Review of the Labeda Hybrid Inline Skate Wheels
A guide review of the Labeda Hybrid Fitness/Race inline skate wheels was added to the site today in the Parts and Accessories category under Inline Parts|Wheels. As the name implies,…
Big Apple Roll
Just a reminder that the Big Apple Roll is scheduled for this weekend from Friday, July 28th to Sunday, July 30th. This is the 4th year for this event. If…
Wheel Hardness and Wear
The relationship between wheel hardness and wear is a major concern of fitness skaters who put in a lot of mileage during the summer. If you trail skate two or…
Rolling in the Heat
When you are out on the trails in the middle of summer, and the temperature is extremely high, it is best to carry at least two quarts of water with…
Big Apple Roll
Just a reminder that the Big Apple Roll is scheduled for this weekend from Friday, July 28th to Sunday, July 30th. This is the 4th year for this event. If…
Regional Technology Center has good first year
Confusion threat to school parks Arizona Daily Star - Jim Miller calls “the best ones around” were often padlocked shut when he would make the five-minute walk from his home once Martin said that is because …
Convention Center opens wide: Visitors remark on scale of new…
That seemed to be the consensus as a steady stream of visitors strolled through Spokane’s new Group Health Exhibit Hall on Thursday.
Montreal splits crowd
BY MARK J. KONKOL , RUMMANA HUSSAIN AND KENDRICK MARSHALL Staff Reporters As the Gay Games winds down in Chicago, organizers of a rival gay sports extravaganza — the World Out Games — are gearing up for the …
Skating on Wet, Wooden Bridges
In a previous quick tip we looked at what to do when you encounter wet conditions while you are out trail skating. In addition, in a past how-to we described…
Buisson sets World Inline Marathon Record
My good friend Robert Burnson of the Inline Planet e-mailed me yesterday to inform me of Meaghan Buisson’s inline skating marathon record, which she set last Saturday in…
Skating at 75 (The Herald Bulletin)
Marilyn Skinner skated around the Anderson Roll Arena with ease, surrounded by kids and adults, as the disco lights flashed and Old Time Rock and Roll filled the air.
Regional Technology Center has good first year
Confusion threat to school parks Arizona Daily Star - Jim Miller calls “the best ones around” were often padlocked shut when he would make the five-minute walk from his home once Martin said that is because …
Ottawa Inline Skating Festival
Steve MacDonald, who is the President of the Ottawa Inline Skating Club, e-mailed me recently about their upcoming skating festival. The event is scheduled for September 3rd, 2006, and will…
Skate Canada - Orangeville will begin their Fall Skating Program on August 15th (Orangeville Citizen)
Skate Canada - Orangeville will begin their Fall Skating Program on August 15th at the Alder Street arena from 5 pm - 7 pm. The Fall Skating Program is open to Pre-Junior, Junior and Senior skaters. Please Register using our on-line registration through our website.
Guide Review of the Labeda Hybrid Inline Skate Wheels
A guide review of the Labeda Hybrid Fitness/Race inline skate wheels was added to the site today in the Parts and Accessories category under Inline Parts|Wheels. As the name implies,…
Dressage Days arrive in Vermont next month
For the third straight year, horse fanatics from around the state will gather at the Champlain Valley Exposition on Aug.
Skate Canada - Orangeville will begin their Fall Skating Program on August 15th (Orangeville Citizen)
Skate Canada - Orangeville will begin their Fall Skating Program on August 15th at the Alder Street arena from 5 pm - 7 pm. The Fall Skating Program is open to Pre-Junior, Junior and Senior skaters. Please Register using our on-line registration through our website.
Flamboyant finale for Gay Games
Cyndi Lauper sang to the crowd in the closing ceremony The seventh Gay Games, a four-yearly event celebrating gay athletes, has ended in a blaze of colour, disco and pageantry in the US city of Chicago.
Inline Skating Tips
Just a reminder that there are 25 tips posted on the site under the Inline Skating Tips category. Here, you will find tactics about long distance skating, rolling at a faster…
