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Posted onMay 31, 2011Capitol Hill

Parks Board votes to keep Capitol Hill Skatedot

by MLJ1 Comment on Parks Board votes to keep Capitol Hill Skatedot

This just in from Scott: In its May 26th meeting, following a very in-depth discussion, the Board of Park Commissioners voted 4-3 to support the…

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Posted onMay 13, 2011May 16, 2011Capitol Hill

Summit Slope (Summit & John) Skatedot hearing wrap-up

by MLJ1 Comment on Summit Slope (Summit & John) Skatedot hearing wrap-up

One thing is for sure, if you threaten to take away a skatespot, the people show up.  Last night the NIMBY showing was strong, and…

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Posted onApril 26, 2011April 27, 2011Call to Action

CTA: Summit and John Skatedot under threat

by MLJ1 Comment on CTA: Summit and John Skatedot under threat

Get out your NIMBY sticks folks, because the Summit Slope Skatedot (formerly known as Summit and John) is officially under threat. The first official skatedot…

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Posted onOctober 21, 2010October 21, 2010Capitol Hill

Summit and John keeps pleasing skaters and sucking for neighbors.

by MLJ

Summit and John is still bugging the people living around it.  Cops are getting called daily and the noise is driving people nuts.  There are…

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Posted onOctober 4, 2010October 4, 2010Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill skatedot is already under fire, and it’s not even done yet.

by MLJ1 Comment on Capitol Hill skatedot is already under fire, and it’s not even done yet.

The Summit and John skatedot, which is the first official skatedot put into a park by Seattle Parks, is already drawing fire and the park…

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Posted onJune 23, 2009June 23, 2009Capitol Hill

Go Skateboarding Day: the solitude version

by MLJ1 Comment on Go Skateboarding Day: the solitude version

The hater in me wants to be all… “every day is go skateboarding day, man”, and “don’t try to turn this aspect of my lifestyle…

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Posted onNovember 18, 2008Call to Action

Delridge funding on the chopping block

by MLJ

As reported yesterday on the West Seattle Blog, The Delridge skatepark funding is about to get cut out of the budget by the City Council. …

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Posted onAugust 15, 2008August 16, 2008Call to Action

CTA: John and Summit

by MLJ1 Comment on CTA: John and Summit

It’s no secret that the Citywide Skatepark Plan left the urban core out in the cold.  The lack of available public space, fear of public…

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