MANSFIELD — September’s Newsroom After Hours concert featured live performances by Indoor Model, Hard Hat, Wanted Alien, Jonathan Hape and Jeff Ritz. In addition to a lineup of Ohio artists playing original songs, Skate Ohio brought ramps and rails and fire twirlers performed in the alley.
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Skate Ohio unveils renderings of Shelby skate park transformation
B.J. Price unveiled renderings — by FiELD9: architecture — of the upgrades Skate Ohio plans to bring to Shelby’s Louis Beach skate park.
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News Man Weekly Podcast: Tony Vero, Skate Ohio and an Inkcarceration recap
MANSFIELD — The fifth edition of the News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In Tuesday’s edition, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Richland County Commissioner Tony Vero, as well as B.J. Price and Adam McElroy from Skate Ohio. Hunnell and Vero talk about a variety of topics, including ongoing efforts to complete […]
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Gallery/videos: Skate Ohio launches ‘Attack the Spot 2’ event in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The photos and videos taken Friday evening are from a Skate Ohio “Attack the Spot 2” skateboard event on West Fourth Street in downtown Mansfield. Skateboarders congregated between the blocked-off section of North Mulberry Street and North Walnut Street. Events on multiple obstacles included “Cash for Tricks,” highest/longest ollies and multiple jam sessions. […]
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ArcelorMittal partnering with Skate Ohio to modernize Shelby skate park
ArcelorMittal is contributing $50,000 to Skate Ohio, a local non-profit, to help transform the Veteran’s Park skate park in Shelby.
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Newsroom After Hours debuts goth/ punk rock show May 17
MANSFIELD — The first Newsroom After Hours show of the 2024 season will draw from local and regional talent for a goth and punk rock show Friday.
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Councilman Diaz provides Mansfield Ward 5 update
I would like to apologize for slacking on my updates! I’ve tried to stick to monthly email blasts but I realize that my last email update was in December. January and February were active months for Ward 5. We welcomed a new business (Brasshouse Boardroom), and are excited about Operation Fandom/Blackbird Records relocating next door […]
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Community members launch sled library at Liberty Park
MANSFIELD — Nine-year-old Paul Crego shrieked with delight as his red sled slid down the hill at Liberty Park. Unbothered by the frigid temperatures, he rode to the bottom and hiked back up. After a few trips down he hill, he walked over to the simple gray rack underneath the tree, swapping the red rider […]
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Brasshouse Boardroom opens Mansfield ‘skateboarding headquarters’ downtown
MANSFIELD — Brasshouse Boardroom held its grand opening on Jan. 5 to celebrate a new skateboarding headquarters.
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Skaters create their own park in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — B.J. Price was prepared to make an impassioned argument when he arrived at the Liberty Park tennis courts Friday afternoon. But the resistance he was anticipating wasn’t there. The meeting with Mansfield Parks Director Mark Abrams lasted less than 10 minutes. At the end, there was an agreement between the Mansfield Parks Department […]