Since we are rapidly leaving 2010, I thought it would be worthwhile to review what has been happening in the Memphis skate-world. A lot has happened! 2009 was a year of advocacy. Translation? Lots of public meetings. I think by the end of 09’, Skatelife Memphis had worn out a lot of the skate community [...]
Ian Lemmonds recently wrote a fantastic post that described the promise and new possibilities associated with the Grand-opening of the Greenlaw ramp. March 27th marked the one month anniversary of its opening. It’s an understatement to say that the ramp is getting well used. Since the ramp opened, the number of daily participants has almost tripled from 11 to [...]
The final Mud Island meeting is upon us and this will be the grand finale for the public master planning process that started last March. For those who were not able to attend the first two rounds of meetings, please try to attend one of these final meetings. We need you there. We especially need [...]
In the previous two posts, we have been interviewing Jeff Haley, the project manager for Colorado Springs memorial skate park project. Colorado Springs opened this park in March 2009. It’s the second largest skate park in the country and the city was just ranked number 1 in July 2009 as being the best city in [...]
In this post we continue our conversation with Jeff and talk about how the City of Colorado Springs chose the location for its destination skate park, how the location has brought new participants into the park and why extending hours to night operations were important. Choice of Location AS: How did the city come to [...]
Once a year we go and visit my wife’s family in Colorado Springs and our two boys get to have the time of their lives with our three nephews. Between our last July visit in 2008 and our present one- the city built a major destination skate park which after all was said and done [...]
I went on one of Sherman Willmott’s tours of Memphis with my Father a few weeks ago. Sherman gave us a personal tour of Memphis where he pointed out the places, other then Graceland, that contributed to the city’s rich musical history. He is available for personal tours . Turns out he just happens to [...]
Ok, so what’s the big deal about a skate park on Mud Island? We have all seen several posts here on MemphisConnect from various Memphians including myself and advocates such as Kris Gurley. Why the big push? It’s plain and simple – the project is the next big thing that needs to happen Downtown and [...]
A major concern we had moving to Memphis was the public school system. Where our son would go to school, as discussed previously, was a major if not the most significant reason for the location we chose to live. Do your research We visited discussion boards where people offered their advice for moving to Memphis. [...]
Getting Involved: Filling the recreational void All of us have different outlets that keep our lives balanced. We talk to friends, enjoy a relaxing beer or wine, pray, meditate, go eat Memphis barbecue or go beat our bodies up in the gym. If you just moved to Memphis from the West or either coast, your [...]
