Photo: Shutterstock At first, I was surprised to find that I am not the only person rollerblading in quarantine. My daughter found an old pair of plastic skates that still (barely) fit her and dug up the skates I used to play derby with years ago. We put on some Disney tunes and skated...
Read MoreRoller skating is a blast, we already know that. But in March, you can make a lot of money doing something you already said yes to. This Vancouver casting call is looking for people who can roller skate for their next pizza commercial, and they’ll pay lucky skaters over $ 4,000. The casting call...
Read MoreIt is not uncommon to see a figure rollerblading around St Kilda’s Esplanade. But, until now, to participate you had to go out and buy a pair yourself, or somehow inherit a pair of classic retro roller skates. Everything has changed now with the opening of a classic retro caravan that rents new sets...
Read MoreMADERA, Calif. (KSEE) – Miracle Skate in Madera has been around for over 40 years and on March 31 it will close at the fairgrounds. The rink says after negotiations with the Madera Fairgrounds Board their lease has not been renewed, but the owner says he hopes to find another place to continue having...
Read MoreThe group which organizes public skating parties, hosted a Roller Disco Puppy party and offers various roller skating and dance lessons in Greater Victoria is making a public appeal for space to host future Friday skating parties. Roller Skate Victoria was launched in 2018 and has seen a steady increase in people coming to...
Read MoreThe group which hosts public skate parties, hosted a Roller Disco Puppy party and offers various roller skating and dancing lessons in Greater Victoria is launching a public plea for space to host future Friday skate nights. Roller Skate Victoria was launched in 2018 and has seen a steady increase in the number of...
Read MoreThe group that hosts public skating nights, hosted a Roller Disco Puppy party and offers various roller skating and dancing lessons in Greater Victoria is launching a public plea for space to host future Friday skating nights. Roller Skate Victoria was launched in 2018 and has seen a steady increase in the number of...
Read MoreThe original Skate games hold a special place in the hearts of all fans of skating games. There are lots of rumors around Skate 4 which indicate that a sequel could finally be in the works. EA Games has avoided providing any information about the upcoming game. But if insider reports are to be...
Read MoreStacey Short and friends at Skate Fest Central Coast November 8, 2019 The first-ever central coast festival dedicated to all things roller skating was held in October. An initiative of RollerFit founder and local trainer, Stacey Short, Skate Fest was an inclusive and supportive weekend filled with activities to help Central Coast residents...
Read MoreA Colorado Springs man was arrested over the weekend after a mother was brutally assaulted in front of her two children at a local ice rink. Monique Reetz said she passed out after receiving a sudden kick in the head from the husband of a woman who assaulted her on Saturday in Skate City...
Read MoreThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be out of date. Please look at the history’s timestamp to see when it was last updated. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo .– A mother was punched and kicked in the face on an ice rink in Colorado Springs in front of her children...
Read MoreKaty Perry was literally filming the “American Idol” auditions at the Milwaukee Art Museum on Wednesday. Good, for the most part. A video that made the rounds on social media on Wednesday night showed a bit filmed for the ABC singing show with Katy Perry roller-skating in the museum lobby as a contestant plays...
Read MoreThis story expands on some of the themes from Blondey McCoy’s cover story in issue 19 of Highsnobiety magazine. You can buy the new number here. In the late ’90s, former Thrasher editor Jake Phelps (RIP) started calling heavy tricks “hammers,” a term that Baker / Deathwish pro Jim Greco raced with, turning it...
Read MoreJob : June 14, 2019 / 3:41 p.m. CDT / Update: June 14, 2019 / 3:41 p.m. CDT (WKYC) An end-of-year school party at an ice rink in Euclid, Ohio ended in chaos this week after police used sledgehammers and pepper spray to disperse crowds of hundreds of teenagers. The incident happened at the...
Read MoreThanks to two mystery women, Owen Wilson was up and rollerblading in no time. The actor spent his Wednesday afternoon learning to skate as two blonde girls, both barefoot, accompanied him on his quest to Santa Monica, California. Wilson, 50, wobbled beside them in beige skates as the ladies walked down the sidewalk, one...
Read MoreContent of the article The local roller skating community is not a thing of the past and they are having a festival this weekend to prove it. Content of the article Calgary Roller Skate kept roller skating alive in the city after Lloyd’s Roller Rink closed over a year ago. Group co-founder Theresa Tucci...
Read MoreIf you’ve seen Ubisoft’s new skating game at E3 2019, you’re probably wondering how to download Roller Champions. It’s free right now as a tech demo / alpha that Ubi wants people to play and test for feedback, before full release. The newly announced Roller Champions is currently available as a limited-time demo (June...
Read MoreCommunity Skate Night is back for another action packed night this Friday. Locals and visitors gather from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Old Spanish Trail Pavilion, 3641 SUS Highway 191. Usually held on the last Friday of each month, this month’s Community Skate Night takes place a week earlier, on May 24,...
Read MoreThe 70s, 80s and 90s never die on Wednesday and Sunday evenings at the West Skating Center in Pattison. FEDERAL WAY, Washington – Wednesday and Sunday evenings at Pattison’s West Skating Center are adults-only. Beginner and expert skaters alike come together to celebrate and skate to hits from the ’70s and’ 80s. But for...
Read MoreRollerskate Vancouver returns to the city to host another season of fun eight-wheel events at the Robson Square Ice Rink. Woman’s legs in a vintage roller skates / Shutterstock Rollerskate Vancouver returns to the city to host another season of fun eight-wheel events at the Robson Square Ice Rink. There is a party on...
Read MoreWhen Andrea Fraser-Winsby played roller derby, her name was Andi Struction. She retired from roller derby after seven years due to the wear and tear on her body, but she still found a way to keep her love of skating alive. Fraser-Winsby started Rollerskate Vancouver in 2017 to bring together like-minded rollerbladers for social...
Read MoreAs the city begins to come alive after a long winter – one cherry blossom tree at a time – we are ready to soak up the warm weather and sunshine as much as humanly possible! Celebrate spring with one of your favorite outdoor activities for kids: roller skating. Brooklyn Bridge Park begins skating...
Read MoreA 12-year-old boy, who aspires to play for a National Hockey League team, has convinced voters to legalize in-line skating in town, nearly two years after he and his mother were tipped off by police that street skating was illegal. A hockey player since the age of 2, Cam Noyes said he had been...
Read MoreNEW YORK — First-time documentary filmmakers Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler once dragged their cameras through New York’s Central Park to capture the last people still passionate about roller skating. Ice rinks across the country were gone. The activity seemed dead. “We were shooting a story about what we thought was the end of...
Read MoreNEW YORK — First-time documentary filmmakers Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler once dragged their cameras through New York’s Central Park to capture the last people still passionate about roller skating. Ice rinks across the country were gone. The activity seemed dead. “We were shooting a story about what we thought was the end of...
Read MoreNEW YORK — First-time documentary filmmakers Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler once dragged their cameras through New York’s Central Park to capture the last people still passionate about roller skating. Ice rinks across the country were gone. The activity seemed dead. “We were shooting a play about what we thought was the end of...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — First-time documentary filmmakers Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler once dragged their cameras through New York’s Central Park to capture the last people still passionate about roller skating. Ice rinks across the country were gone. The activity seemed dead. “We were shooting a play about what we thought was the end...
Read More(AP) —First-time documentary filmmakers Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler once dragged their cameras through New York’s Central Park to capture the last people still passionate about rollerblading. Ice rinks across the country were gone. The activity seemed dead. “We were shooting a play about what we thought was the end of the skating era...
Read MoreKristen Bell and Dax Shepard get in the Christmas spirit! the bad moms actress and parenting alum enjoyed a night out at the roller rink on Sunday, Dec. 23 — and even though it was for their 4-year-old daughter, Delta’s birthday, the couple seemed to be having the most fun. Bell, 38, documented their...
Read MoreComedian, musician, host Chris Crofton’s King of Advice Podcast and former Nashvillian Chris Crofton asked the scene for an advice column, so we gave him one. Crowning himself the “king of advice”, Crofton will share his hard-earned wisdom with anyone who seeks it. Follow Crofton on Facebook and Twitterand to submit a question to...
Read MoreA new roller skate business has opened in the neighborhood. The newcomer to Venice, called Moxi roller skate shop, is located at 1501 Main Street. The store – with an additional location tucked away in Long Beach – specializes in colorful custom roller skates and wheels in styles like the Moxi Lolly with colored...
Read MoreDust off your roller skates for Skate Galaxy’s Adult Roller Skate Party on August 9 Image bank Through Dillon Lowe @dillonmlowe August 9, 2018 Roller skating is not just for kids anymore. Tonight you and your friends can visit Galaxy Skate for its Adult Roller Skate Night, a fun and relaxing...
Read MoreA new GamesBeat event is just around the corner! Learn more about what comes next. Microsoft revealed that Session will be an Xbox One console exclusive at its Electronic Entertainment Expo event today in Los Angeles. Session is a skating game. The genre was once popular with series like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and...
Read More27 February 2018, 12:10 The boxer threw an old-fashioned roller-skating party for a host of famous friends. Drake appeared to be enjoying himself as he rode through Floyd Mayweather’s 41st birthday celebrations on a pair of roller skates this weekend. The ‘God’s Plan’ rapper attended Mayweather’s star-studded roller-skating party at World On Wheels in...
Read MoreMost celebrities like to head to the club for their birthday festivities, but boxer Floyd Mayweather preferred to keep it old-fashioned. To celebrate his 41st birthday, Mayweather, along with Drake and French Montana, decided to take to a roller rink. According to TMZ, Mayweather and his team took over the World on Wheels roller...
Read MoreRoller skating isn’t just for birthday parties and the 1970s anymore. At least not at Pattini’s Bistro and Skate, which announced its opening in Tampa this week. The sushi restaurant, cocktail bar, skating rink, and event space that rotates from 9 p.m. to after 10 p.m. are the newest additions to the plaza at...
Read MoreStiletto heels are notoriously difficult to walk on. You need balance and you’re basically wobbly. Roller skates are another form of “shoes” that take time and effort to master. Both can cause bodily harm otherwise, uh, exploited correctly and carefully. So, Saint Laurent Roller Skate Pumps are a fashion anomaly, as they combine two...
Read MoreWalking in high heels is difficult. Roller skating is also difficult. Getting around on roller skates (AKA stilettos with wheels attached)? It seems nearly impossible, but Yves Saint Laurent is apparently up for the challenge. The design house, with new creative director Anthony Vaccarello at the helm, has unveiled a roller-stiletto hybrid in its...
Read MoreIf Dairy Ashford Roller Classic Ice Rink it’s just a bit too much inside for you, you’ll want to take advantage of the brand new ice rink set up at Discovery Green this year: No, not the ice rink, winter is over. We are talking about The skating rink: Rolling at Discovery...
Read MoreIt turns out that Phoenix is ​​rolling deep. The valley is home to many roller and ice rinks – even a facility dubbed the Hall of Dames which is home to the impressive wooden Arizona Derby Dames track. Whether you’re looking to spend an evening gliding on eight wheels in a classic ice rink,...
Read MoreANDY JACKSON / Fairfax NZ Olivia Bernet of New Plymouth skates her things during the Novice Women’s Free Skating Final. There were jumps, twirls and dozens of tricks as the National Roller Figure Skating Championships kicked off Tuesday in New Plymouth. With 200 competitors of all ages coming from all over New Zealand for...
Read MoreRatrod Studio has a long history of providing extreme sports activities on mobile devices. They cover the snowboard with their Snowboard festival series, drift races with their Drift mania series, and skateboarding with their Skateboard party series. Oh, and let’s not forget the hockey fights with their Hockey fight games too. Well, it’s been...
Read MoreTony Hawk’s pro skating will return to PS4 this year, according to a brief appearance by the man himself during Sony’s keynote at CES 2015. He didn’t drop any other details, but it looks like fans of the Pro Skater franchise (and its various spinoffs) won’t have to wait too long to get started....
Read MoreI doubt anyone has had a rewarding experience going to an arena comedy concert Big show arenas are ergonomically compromised, although I blame myself for their success because I set a bad precedent. I...
Read MoreRoll7 co-founder John Ribbins has been thinking about a 2D skating game since he was a kid. “I used to draw all the tricks as pixel animations, but I didn’t have the skills to make it into a game,†he told Gameserver. The Tony Hawk series came and went, and skateboarding culture made its...
Read MoreAn article on the PlayStation Blog revealed that OlliOlli, a 2D skateboarding game, will be released exclusively for PS Vita in North America on January 21 and in South America, Europe and Asia on January 22. UK developer Roll7 said that OlliOlli mixes addicting gameplay and life with over 120 skateboard tricks and grinds....
Read MoreLast summer, I wrote about Zineth, a free-to-play pop art-inspired cel-shaded skating game by indie developer Arcane Kids. Now, that same developer is once again reinventing his fan-favorite skate game as a first-person “maximal skater” for PC and Mac titled Perfect Stride. So money. Perfect Stride isn’t just the exact same game with a...
Read MoreA “maximalist skater” for PC and Mac. Last summer, I wrote about Zineth, a free-to-play, pop art-inspired cel-shaded skating game from indie developer Arcane Kids. Now that same developer is back, re-imagining their fan-favorite skating game as a first-person “maximalist skater” for PC and Mac titled Perfect Stride. So money. Perfect Stride isn’t just...
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