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San Francisco Chronicle
Review: 'Landline,' a rom-com with love crumbling everywhere
San Francisco Chronicle
"Landline" is also a delightful reminder of our past: Baggy jeans, "Mad About You" jokes, rollerblades, fuzzy toilet seat covers, floppy disks, trench coats, and the sounds of a whirring dot-matrix printer and a 10,000 Maniacs song on a stereo. Hillary ...

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Montreal Is Hosting A Massive Rollerblading Party At Parc-Jean Drapeau This Summer
MTL Blog (blog)
The event has been happening since 2004, and now's your chance to join in on the fun. Via pinterest. You'll be getting some exercise, challenging yourself, and raising money for the development of sports and healthy life habits in Quebec. You can join ...

Big rise in paramedic calls in region
Belleville Intelligencer
Council approved seeking funding for eight projects approved under the city's Active Transportation Plan in 2016. Such programs qualify for up to 80 per cent funding from the provincial coffers under the Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling Fund. The ...

The Ross Gazette (press release) (subscription) (blog)
Skating to success at Lydbrook Summer Fair
The Ross Gazette (press release) (subscription) (blog)
The sun shone on the record number of visitors to the annual summer fair for the Orchard Trust at Lydbrook and they were able to enjoy live music from Which One's Gerry and Lydbrook Training band, birds of prey, a traditional Punch and Judy show, ...

Patch.com
ICYMI: Swampscott Selectmen Answer Rail Trail Questions - Patch
Patch.com
Swampscott, MA - The Rail Trail question passed in June, but the Board of Selectman Q&A is still available online.
Implementing Swampscott rail trail to take timeWicked Local Swampscott

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Bids sought for Rail Trail pavilions | News, Sports, Jobs - Leader ...
Gloversville Leader-Herald
GLOVERSVILLE — The city will begin soliciting bids for two new pavilions that will be added along the Rail Trail. The Common Council agreed on Tuesday to ...

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The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News
Skatepark Is Back and Everyone Is Dropping In
The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News
At the Martha's Vineyard Skatepark's re-opening celebration on Saturday, all ages were invited to hit the newly renovated park with any style they wanted. And all ages did ... That skate park was created 14 years ago, and after a lot of love needed a ...

The Beverly Review
Special Olympics names Nagle as executive director
The Beverly Review
... Shimoda, a Mt. Greenwood resident who participates in the Mt. Greenwood Special Recreation Association, received a hero's sendoff as he departed for the Special Olympics World Games in Austria, where he won gold and silver medals in speedskating.

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WUWM
'Arbitrary Stupid Goal' Is Neither Arbitrary Nor Stupid
WUWM
Regular customers included John F. Kennedy, Jr., who was allowed to glide in on Rollerblades, John Belushi, who sometimes slept in its rocking chair with a paper towel roll as a pillow, and Calvin Trillin, who risked expulsion from the publicity-averse ...

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Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Always learning and listening, Matthew Strome won't stop with Flyers
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
"Call a spade a spade — his skating has to improve," Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said in June after the draft. "We all know it. He's a good hockey player with good size. He makes plays, scores goals and knows how to play the game. "He's got one ...

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Boone Cyclo.Via Sunday July 23rd
Go Blue Ridge
From 11am - 4pm Sunday, portions of Howard Street, Depot Street, and Rivers Street will be closed to vehicular traffic, but open to Human Powered Fun! You can enjoy biking, skateboarding, walking, running, dancing, Adult Tricycle Races, a Safe Kids ...

Three games left in roller derby season
Crestview News Bulletin
CRESTVIEW — The Beach Brawl Sk8ter Doll Panhandle roller derby team has members from Crestview, Milton and Holt, as well as Tennessee and Alabama. Ranked 205th in the nation, the nonprofit team — playing with Panhandle United Roller Derby Inc.

The Beachwood Reporter
Sports
The Beachwood Reporter
The inaugural World Roller Derby Week will include a public birthday celebration, a retro roller derby game played with the rules and uniforms of the 1970s, and a donor pledge campaign for a national roller derby blood drive. One of only three major ...

The Republic
City firefighters, roller derby team raise money
The Republic
Columbus firefighters will lace up skates and face off against a local female roller derby team to benefit the Firemen's Cheer Fund. The third annual Skates and Ladders fundraiser event will be at 6:30 p.m. July 30 at the Columbus Skateland, 2660 N ...

The News Tribune
Some wheelchair users enjoy Houston skate park challenges | The ...
The News Tribune
Some wheelchair users have enjoyed a Houston skate park as part of so-called adaptive athletics.
Some wheelchair users enjoy Houston skate park challengesIsland Packet

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NBC2 News
Texting while biking will possibly be banned in Sanibel
NBC2 News
The rule would also apply to skateboarding, rollerblading, hover boarding and operating a surry. However, some visitors don't all agree with the possible new policy. The item is on Tuesday's city agenda, and the council will decide if they want to put ...

Valley morning Star
Nice Ride: Island bike lane becoming popular for visitors - Valley ...
Valley morning Star
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Irv and Pam Downing ride their bikes every day in the bike lane on Gulf Boulevard.

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Echonetdaily
State approves $6 million for Tweed rail trail
Echonetdaily
While arguments still swirl regarding the pros and cons of a rail trail versus a return of trains to Byron Shire, in neighbouring Tweed money has already been approved for the conversion of section of the old North Coast line into a world class rail ...

Macon-Bibb could have nicest skate park between DC and Miami, mayor says
The Telegraph
Macon-Bibb County officials say they're optimistic the latest upgrades to a skate park could draw tournaments from well beyond Middle Georgia. The County Commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a $550,000 contract for phase two of work to the ...

Macon-Bibb could have nicest skate park between DC and Miami, mayor says
The Telegraph
The skate park has become a popular destination for skateboard and rollerblading enthusiasts since opening earlier this year, and this next round of improvements could help the park attract even more events, Macon-Bibb leaders said. Funding for phase ...