I moved to Providence in part BECAUSE OF the snow — mixed with the hills. I was a passionate sledder in my youth, having grown up in a particularly hilly corner of the Maryland suburbs of DC. I have great memories of snow-days past: The 9th-grade ice-storm that had school closed for a whole week, …
In honor of the season’s first wintry weather, I thought I’d remind everybody that some people long for what we’ve got — and fulfill their desires in the very most garish of ways. Let’s go Ski Dubai! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmoa2LXs7WE]
You’re gonna hurt yourself on that thing. Thanks to multiple tipsters for passing on some info about Fountain Of Youth, a brand new skate shop opening right here on the West Side® by pro skater Donny Barley. The shop sits right next to our beloved E&O and from what you can see of the ongoing …
It’s nice to see that soap box racing finally seems to have recovered from its Watergate-era nadir: the infamous Jimmy Gronen scandal of 1973. That’s when 14 year-old Jimmy and his uncle were caught having stuck a magnet in the front of Jimmy’s car — The metallic starting gate would pull the car forward when …
Rumble In The Urban Jungle Friday September 21st, 2007 The Mob Squad and the Old Money Honeys face off for the biggest outdoor bout of the season. Halftime entertainment with Mustang Cobra and a men’s roller derby demonstration… and a whole circus of local talent!