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Eyes on Annapolis
The City of Annapolis Department of Recreation and Parks has officially begun renovations on the Truxtun Park Skate Park, a project expected to cost $437,449 and take approximately six months to complete.
WMAR News
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Michael Barish remembers trying baseball, and football, and soccer. But this is what captivated his son, Tameron: skateboarding.
"He really took to skating," Barish recalled. "And that's pretty much all he did, when we went away the skateboard came with us. Went on family vacations, the skateboard came with us. And he was probably here literally every weekend."
The Patch
A skate park renovation is underway in Annapolis. The upgrade honors a skater who died at 20 years old. His family raised $50K for the park.
A skate park renovation is underway in Annapolis. The upgrade honors a skater who died at 20 years old. His family raised $50K for the park.
Eyes on Annapolis
After an extensive renovation process, the City of Annapolis has officially reopened the Truxtun Skate Park, unveiling a completely redesigned and modernized facility aimed at serving the city’s growing skateboarding community. The $437,499 project was completed in early April and will be celebrated with a grand opening event on June 7, 2025.
The Capital Gazette
Annapolis officials broke ground on the Truxtun Skate Park, a full-circle moment for the family whose skater son died in 2021 and became an inspiration for the rebuilt location.
Whats Up? Media
The City of Annapolis Department of Recreation and Parks celebrated the groundbreaking on the refurbishment of the Skate Park at Truxtun. The project is expected to cost approximately $437,449 and take six months to complete.
The Baltimore Sun
Annapolis officials broke ground on the Truxtun Skate Park, a full-circle moment for the family whose skater son died in 2021 and became an inspiration for the rebuilt location.
WNAV
The City of Annapolis Department of Recreation and Parks has officially begun renovations on the Truxtun Park Skate Park, a project expected to cost $437,449 and take approximately six months […]
Bay Weekly
It may be an Olympic sport now, but skateboarding has come a long way. Originally called “sidewalk surfing” skateboarding originated in Southern California where surfers worked on their form by riding streets on a piece of wood strapped to wheels. In the ‘80s it was a counter-culture lifestyle, with perceptions of skaters as destructive vandals that congregated in abandoned swimming pools to skate late at night. It caught the spotlight during the emergence of the X Games in the late ‘90s and a new generation of skaters paid attention.
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