SkateTown USA
New Rink in Cincinnati

Early this summer, Cincinnati's 30-year-old skating rink, Golden Skates, closed its doors forever. The City of Springdale's Police and Fire Department claimed imminent domain on the property and after several meetings and talks, the city claimed the property and the owner of Golden Skates relocated his rink to a new location with a new name, Skatetown USA. .

Skatetown USA opened its doors for it's first adult night on Sunday, October 19. The new facility was built from the ground up and it contains two separate floors, one for roller skating and the other for roller hockey.

The Rink is located just five miles from the "Old Golden Skates" location. The address is 8730 North Pavilion Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069 (513) 874-9855. Web address is www.Skatetownusa.us

Story and Photo by - Desi

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Adrenalin Awards and Skate Jam 2004

The hottest skate awards ceremony and skate jam weekend is knocking at your door
Get ready to vote for your favorites

You've seen the Soul Train Awards . . .
You've seen the Grammy's . . .
Now Get Ready for the Adrenalin Awards!

This is The Skate Jam where YOU "the skaters" play a part in the making of history!

Wilmington, Delaware
April 30 - May 2, 2004

The Adrenalin Awards and Skate Jam 2004 is sponsored by:

Skate Xpressions
by Hez

Hosted by:
Three-0-Two Entertainment
and SkateGroove.com

MIND, BODY AND ROLL

CREDITS

WRITER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Desiree Crawl

ASSISTANT EDITORS
Michael Blackwell
Necothia Bowens
DeWayne Goodlow

PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARTWORK
Desiree Crawl
Necothia Bowens

Cover and Feature Article Photos Provided by:
Bryant Morris

Wedding Photos provided by:
Walt and Angela Parham
Glenn and Tunisia Nichols
Michal Dowell and Tosha Downey
Jim Chandler

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Skating Websites to Visit

Midnight Rollers 2000
Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia

www.midnightrollers2000.com
When you visit this site, you can meet the members, view photographs and find out what events the group is involved in.

The Steppers Club - Atlanta, GA
www.thesteppersclub.com

The Steppers Club website is for those who have or want to have some "Stepping" in their game. The site is owned by Sarah Teagle of Atlanta (formerly of Roll With It Productions). You will find Stepping events, lessons, information about the history of stepping and much more. So if you ever wanted to learn how to step, this may be the place to start.

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Lillian from Bronx, NY asks:

"What is the best way to exit the floor when everyone is going fast on the outside?"

Do you have an answer or suggestion?

Send it to: Desi@SkateGroove.com to be published in the next issue.