Local skate parks carve positive niche in the community By Samantha Test Special to The Post and Courier Thursday, July 23, 2009 Skateboarders don’t see the world like everyone else does. Stairs are not a way to go up and down, rails are not for maintaining your balance and empty swimming pools are not something [...]
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Gallery 80808 in The Vista September 11-13, 2009 – Opening Night Friday September 11; 6-10pm Go ahead and put it on your calendar, because you do not want to miss the fourth installment of Skate and Create. The art this year has reached an amazing level of sophistication and beauty. Paintings, sculptures and other beautiful [...]
This morning the members of Columbia’s City Council unanimously voted to approve the city staff recommended bid for the construction of Owens Field Skatepark. This is an awesome moment for Columbia and for South Carolina. City staff will now coordinate the schedule for construction with the winning bidder, AOS and designer, Wally Hollyday. With any [...]
Pour It Now, a skateboard advocacy group is working with the City of Charleston to find a place to build a world class skate park that will give the 5,000 skateboarders in the Lowcountry a safe place to enjoy their sport.
“We want them to understand these kids are brilliant, theyre very creative, intelligent and very skilled, they just don’t have a place to exercise that,” Shannon Smith said.
Construction of Facility at Owens Field Could Start This Summer
BY NICK MCCORMAC
Ever since a skate park at Owens Field was demolished in 2007, local skateboarders have had to practice their craft on Columbia’s sidewalks and streets instead of one central — and legal — location.
But before the end of the year, skaters in the metro area might finally be able to return to their old skating grounds, which are slated to become home to the only custom-designed concrete skate park in South Carolina.
Get your boards ready, kids, it’s that time again. We have a couple events going on this year. The event is spread out across the week-end. Here’s the rundown for all you skate rats.
January 8, 2009 – 8:38 am
This Friday the 13th! It’s a Valentines warm-up! Come show some love for the skatepark and POUR IT NOW! New Brookland Tavern 8pm! Bands: Kid Trails (Patrick and Cameron of the Heist and The Accomplice) Cooter Scooters Sons of Young The Noise The Unawares Special Thanks to Travis Bland of Sons of Young for setting [...]
January 5, 2009 – 10:52 pm
McDuffie said the grant will help the city build the park more quickly.
Officials will begin taking bids by the end of this month and hope to build the park for about $500,000.
Depending on how many bids the city receives, construction could begin by late March or early April. McDuffie said the park should be completed by July or August.
January 5, 2009 – 10:44 pm
The Charleston Post and Courier featured POUR IT NOW in their best local events of 2008! 2008 was still brand-spankin’ new when I rolled into the now-defunct Map Room in West Ashley, ready to support and ready to dance. Even into the holidays, skateboarding advocates for Charleston’s Pour It Now foundation were happy to keep [...]
