Council Amends Villa Parke Community Center Improvement Contract – Pasadena Now

As part of Monday’s consent schedule, City Council unanimously agreed to authorize the City Manager to amend a contract with Thomco Construction, Inc. to increase a contract for improvements at the Villa Parke Community Center by $640,000. additional $. After initial contract approval, plans prepared by Public Works in coordination with Department of Parks,... Read More

Great British Olympians through the decades

As one of three countries to have competed in every Olympics, Britain has a long line of pioneering women. From one female athlete in Paris 1900 to more women than men for the first time at Tokyo 2020, Team GB’s growth has been fueled by its female contingent. On International Women’s Day, here’s a... Read More

Crypto Futurism Converged Pop Culture Rolling Stone Live: Los Angeles

You may have blinked and missed a multidisciplinary artist Domino among the crowd of revelers at rolling stones pre-Super Bowl party. As hundreds of LA’s most influential people strolled between the event’s star-studded performances, cordoned-off areas and red carpets, digital art darling Domino could be found examining the non-fungible art adorning the walls of... Read More

For Asian American women, the Olympics reveal a stark duality

BEIJING (AP) — During two pandemic Olympics hosted by Asian countries, Asian American women ahead of the Games encountered a stark duality — prized on the world stage for their medal-winning talent, rocked by escalating the crisis of racist abuse at home. The world’s most elite and international sporting event, which pits athletes and... Read More

Local sports calendar (February 12) | Sports

LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Prep Boys Basketball Watchfire signs Danville shootout: Rantoul vs. Westville, 11 a.m. Clinton Central at Seeger, 5 p.m. Clinton Prairie at Covington, 5 p.m. Central Fountain at Southmont, 5 p.m. North Vermillion at South Vermillion, 5 p.m. Watchfire Signs Danville Shootout: Chicago Lincoln Park vs. Danville, 6:30 p.m. Girls Basketball... Read More

Icons and Innovators to be Honored at Eighth Annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction

Advertising Live Event at MacMurray Estate Vineyards May 6, 2022 SANTA ROSA, Calif. (February 9, 2022) – Sonoma County Vintners, in conjunction with presenting sponsor American AgCredit, will honor four Sonoma County icons and innovators at the Sonoma County Barrel Auction (SoCoBA) to be held at MacMurray Estate Vineyards on Friday, May 6, 2022.... Read More

Democrats renew push for industrial policy bill targeting China

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials and Democrats in Congress are pushing to revive stalled legislation that would inject billions of dollars into scientific research and development and bolster domestic manufacturing, amid deep differences on Capitol Hill over the best way to counter China and deal with lingering supply chain woes. House Democrats unveiled a... Read More

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: answers to some big questions

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are fast approaching, with all kinds of questions – about international politics, public health and, yes, even sport – looming over them. So here’s what we know so far. When are the Beijing Olympics? The opening ceremony is scheduled for February 4, a Friday, although some preliminary events will... Read More

Volleyball news good and bad features high in annual South Korean sports reporting rankings

SEOUL, 23 Dec. (Yonhap) – No South Korean sport has experienced the kind of roller coaster volleyball has experienced in 2021. The sport’s highs and lows have dominated the news cycle as well as the annual rankings of the sport. Top 10 sports reports published Thursday by the Yonhap news agency. A series of... Read More

The Sports Report: Clippers in familiar playoff territory

Hi, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s go directly to the news. Andrew Greif on Clippers: It would usually count as a revealing moment if a rookie, after just his second basket of the game, turned to his defender and said something about his defense hitting enough to warrant a technical foul. Newsletter Go... Read More

40 facts about the Thai American street skateboarder

Eric Koston is one of the most successful competitive skaters in X Games history. With an infectious smile and infectious positivity, Koston is one who you can count on to make skateboarding fun and exciting. But let’s not forget that he is also one of the pioneers of modern street skating, with a relentless... Read More

Joe Biden announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

The Biden administration is expected to announce a limited diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympics this week, according to a new report. As part of the proposed boycott, U.S. government officials will not attend the Winter Olympics in February, but U.S. athletes will continue to participate and compete, CNN reported Sunday. President Joe... Read More

Premier Skateboard Association: Backyard Skate Battle Obstacles

The Premier Skateboarding Association (PSA) continues its Backyard Skate Battle series this Saturday with BSB # 3, hosted live at Berrics in Los Angeles. The live street skating broadcast begins at 1:00 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. EST). Tune in to ClutchPoints for an afternoon of must-see skater clashes, exclusive interviews and hours of tricks.... Read More

What is a longboard skate?

Longboarding is one of the most popular types of skateboards. Here’s everything you need to know about the classic sidewalk surfboard. Cyclists use longboard skateboards for many purposes and in many skateboarding contexts and disciplines, including downhill, freestyle, slalom, street luge, cruising, carving and dancing. Technically speaking, a longboard is a large skateboard that... Read More

Roller skates are back in popularity

Philadelphia – The night has started wobbly. But a few laps later, he skated around the lost reels in Luther Vandross’ “Never Too Much” and the classic songs of the fatback band “I Found Lov’n”. I waited for the first code for the new version of “Candy Girl”, but I had no luck. No,... Read More

Roller skating has regained its popularity

PHILADELPHIA – The night started wavering. But after a few laps, I was sliding around the rink lost to the tunes of Luther Vandross’ “Never Too Much” and The Fat Back Band classic, “I Found Lov’n”. I waited for the first chords of New Edition’s “Candy Girl” but no luck. No, I wasn’t dreaming... Read More

5 things to do in Borderland this weekend

THINGS TO DO! 1. Disney On Ice presents Dream BigOctober 9 and 10 at 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.El Paso County ColiseumBelieving is just the beginning as Disney On Ice presents Dream Big. Miguel aspires to become a musician and travels the land of the dead to discover his family history. Moana... Read More

Black Angelenos take LA roller skating culture back to rinks and streets

The following article is republished thanks to a collaboration with KQED Arts. Chinwe Oniah’s story Kamry James had just had a bad breakup when she decided to try roller skating in 2019. It was love on the first roller. “I would dream of rollerblading,” she recalls. “I would wake up and go to work... Read More

How to Roll Backwards Rollerblading – The New York Times

“Your mind twists back, but your skates roll the same way back and forth,” says Ana Coto, 30, an Los Angeles-based actress and dancer who, at the start of the pandemic, posted a TikTok video. of herself rolling happily. – skate in a wide empty street singing Jennifer Lopez’s song “Jenny From the Block”.... Read More

‘Skate City’ street skating game drops from Apple Arcade in PCs and consoles

In these tumultuous times, it’s nice to get away from it all and come back to a simpler time in our life. Skate City is a welcome throwback to the ’90s skate scene, but players can expect a more lo-fi and relaxing experience. Unlike Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series, Skate City eschews the typical... Read More

How learning to roller skate helped me connect with a piece of black LA culture

Many people are just starting to roller skate during the pandemic because of social media, but LA has a long and rich history and culture of skating. (Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times) Some have turned to leaven. Others have become parents of plants. My favorite quarantine hobby? Roller. In the early months of... Read More

Learning to roller skate taught me about black skate culture

Some have turned to leaven. Others have become parents of plants. My favorite quarantine hobby? Roller. In the early months of the pandemic, roller skating was suddenly all over TikTok and Instagram, bite-sized clips of gorgeous, carefree skaters gracefully gliding through the palm-lined streets, overtaking my feed. But it was the video of the... Read More

The summer of rollerblading is upon us

Roller skates are making a comeback and we’re here for it. While stay-at-home orders have forced people across the country to be more creative when exploring the world outside of their humble abodes, roller skates – America’s long (almost) lost staple of the 70s, 80s and 90s – saw a kind of resurgence. The... Read More

Owen Wilson learns to roller skate with the help of two blondes as they stroll through Santa Monica

Thanks 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 More

Session is a new skating game for Xbox One

A 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 More

Drake, French Montana Roller Skate at Floyd Mayweather’s Birthday

Most 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 More