Skating

Land Line Magazine
Dashcam vid shows rollerblader hitching a ride on bobtailing semi
Land Line Magazine
Dashcam video of a rollerblader hitching a ride on a bobtailing semi is prompting a warning from Canadian police about the dangers of such behavior.

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Quad City Times
Notes @ Noon: Davenport skatepark reopens after major repairs
Quad City Times
Calis Sims, 20, of Davenport completes a backside boardslide on a flat bar Monday at the Davenport skatepark. After being closed most of April, the park at 900 W. River Drive reopened over the weekend with a couple of new features, fresh paint and ...

Statesman Journal
Cherry City Roller Derby will crown champion May 20
Statesman Journal
“This season has been a topsy-turvy one in relation to the last few years,” President Amanda Harp, also known as Sassy McFly, said. “After some turnover in skaters, the Rydell Belles, who had been on top for the last four seasons, find themselves in a ...

Salt Lake Tribune
New event facility to link 'fastest ice on Earth' and fitness center while ...
Salt Lake Tribune
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Site plan showing how a proposed two-story building(in red) would connect the Oquirrh Park Fitness Center on the right with ...

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Wicked Local Swampscott
EDITORIAL: Swampscott Town Meeting should sit on rail-trail article ...
Wicked Local Swampscott
There is no doubt a rail trail is "a wise investment" and would be “a wonderful addition” to Swampscott - as Selectmen Naomi Dreeben and Laura Spathanas ...

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Wicked Local Concord
Resident urges delay of rail trail work along Jennie Dugan swamp in Concord
Wicked Local Concord
Kaye said she told McGregor tree-removal work is underway along West Concord's portion of the rail trail, and it will have minimal impact along the swamp. According to Kaye, removal of the old railroad tracks and work on the trail could be delayed ...

Students march for rail trail
BCLocalNews
From Kelowna to the North Okanagan, communities are creatively responding to George Galbraith's Okanagan Rail Trail donation matching challenge. Over 600 Lake Country students walked to raise $18,425 for the rail trail on May 5, Cinco de Mayo.

Manhattan Associates Unveils Manhattan Active™ Supply Chain Solution
Korea IT Times (press release)
Part of the Manhattan Active Transportation suite, the software enables real-time shipment tracking, freight management, shipment status updates and network operations monitoring via an in-cab mobile device. Receive up-to-date product, customer and ...

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Ride BMX
Dylan Ludecker – Day At Boulder Skatepark
Ride BMX
To celebrate Dylan Ludecker's departure from Colorado for the summer he decided to head to the Boulder skatepark to film a video from a day's session. This one really brought me back a little bit because Dylan is a super well rounded rider who has some ...

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Brewbound.com
World of Beer Announces 2017 'Drink It Intern' Selections ...
Brewbound.com
Tampa, Fla. — World of Beer, Inc. (WOB), is excited to announce the selections for the company's 2017 Drink It Intern program. Over 7,000 hopefuls applied ...

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CBC.ca
The world's fastest human is Canadian
CBC.ca
He is the fastest human powered by muscle alone. No motors, no hills, no sails, no drafting behind trucks, no Acme rockets. In case there's any confusion, this is not theoretical speed. Not some “equivalent velocity” generated in a computerized ...

CA: SCAG to Launch Walking, Biking Safety Campaign
MassTransitMag.com (press release) (registration) (blog)
The campaign, which will run through June, is part of "Go Human's" broader public awareness efforts to promote traffic safety and encourage active transportation -- walking and biking -- throughout the region. The about $500,000 campaign will be ...

Baltimore Sun
Skatepark of Baltimore to open new concrete street park
Baltimore Sun
The Skatepark of Baltimore is hosting a grand opening event Saturday at Roosevelt Park in Hampden. The event is to celebrate additions of an 11,000-square-foot concrete street-skating area with stairs, handrails, ledges and other features for skaters.

South Coast Sun
[WATCH]: Toti locals get on board to revamp skate park
South Coast Sun
About a year ago, the skatepark moved from its dangerous location on the tarred section at the corner of Isundu Drive and Civic Road near Hutchison Park to the old tennis court between Baggies and Warnadoone Beach. Now passionate local skaters of all ...

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South Coast Sun
[WATCH]: Toti locals get on board to revamp skate park
South Coast Sun
The locals envision a safe environment, where the youth are able to retreat to spend their days outdoors, away from their phones, televisions and couches. 6 hours ago. A group of skateboarders are on a mission to transform the Warner Beach skate park ...

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Detroit Metro Times
Skating Polly's stepsister bandmates talk inspiration and creative energy
Detroit Metro Times
Since starting after a jam session at a Halloween party at the ages of 9 and 14, stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse have released three albums as Oklahoma City-based Skating Polly. They releasing their EP New Tricks on April 28. To celebrate ...

INFORUM
North Fargo had many skating rinks
INFORUM
Neighbors likes to think it's just sitting down with you folks and visiting over a cup or two of coffee. Years ago, though, some considered coffee a no-no, as it was thought to be harmful to your body. But no longer. Neighbors has received a magazine ...

AllAfrica.com
South Africa: Super-Quick Simbine - Born to Blaze a Trail
AllAfrica.com
I realised that Akani was not powerful enough as a sprinter so I specifically changed his programme to include more strength training. 'We were doing so for about three months before he set a new national junior record. Running 10.19 was a massive ...

Danvers Rail Trail to host Mother's Day Walk
Wicked Local Danvers
Residents are invited to join the Danvers Rail Trail spring Mother's Day Walk at 10 a.m. May 13 meeting at the Danvers High School parking lot, 60 Cabot Road. Walkers can select a distance that meets their needs; to Putnamville Park, 1 mile; to the ...

Letters: Skate park proposal needs rethink
New Zealand Herald
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the current skate park where the unemployed youth hang out? I mean, isn't that how they get good at skateboarding? Because they dedicate so much time to it, rather than spending time on education or working? The ...