Monday, December 7th, 2009
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It was a pretty monumental day for one Brazilian boi who came out of the woodwork to demolish the rest of the world’s competition in the Tampa Am 2009 Skate Contest. It was the 16th year the event has gone down and it once again gave birth to some ...
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
For years now, the Skatepark of Tampa has monopolized their venue for skateboarding. Actually I really don’t know if they’ve ever jumped on the rollerblading scene while it was hot in the 90’s. Who knows but it’s now 2009 and they realize that. It’s time to end this segregation and ...
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Here’s a chance for you posers to get out of POSERVILLE and strut your stuff for the entire world to see. Isn’t it time for you to live the life of a sponsored skater? It’s difficult when you live out in the middle of butt Egypt to get your name ...
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Apparently, the Skatepark Of Tampa is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy due to lack of performance from many of their stores. This news comes around the same time, actually on the exact same date last year when they claimed that the company would go public on the New York Stock ...
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Saturday, March 21st, 2009
The Tampa Pro is well underway and from nearly 100 skaters the top 35 have made it to the semis (with top qualifiers Paul Rodriguez and Keegan Sauder getting the all-important ticket straight to the finals).
Here are the semi-final heats -- watch all the action tomorrow (Sunday) starting at 12 ...
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Saturday, March 21st, 2009
The guys at Skatepark of Tampa put on one of the best skate contests of the year with their Tampa Pro but it isn't really known as a place to catch the top vert skaters. They did their best with a $25K prize purse and an overhaul of the ramp ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
With so many awards going to Pros these days, it leads one to believe that the amateurs are of a lesser kind. They are maybe lesser quality but definitely not of a lesser kind of human. That’s why it’s great to see their skills and attributes finally recognized ...
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