Luv Doc Recommends: Whole Foods Rooftop Skating Rink

Whole Foods Market Downtown, Friday, December 8, 2006

"...to turn a respectably sized penis into a tiny, wrinkled, shriveling turtle neck or full supple nipples into the..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

When There's No More Room in Hell, the Dead Will Go Skating

Blood Over Texas's '4th Annual Zombie Skate' this Sunday

"...the Dead, I mean, and hey, that was an ice-skating rink and this is going to be a flat-tracked..."

Oct. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

'Skate! A Night at the Rink': Heaven on Wheels

Choreographer Allison Orr liked the moves she saw at the rink so much, she invited local skaters to dance

"...a true performance – a dance production based around skating, starring people who skate?..."

July 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Skate! A Night at the Rink'

Forklift's skating party disguised as a modern dance show returns to the rink

"...So it is with Skate! A Night at the Rink, Forklift Danceworks' roller-skating party disguised as a modern dance..."

March 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Skateland

Skateland is a sweet, knowing, visually spot-on evocation of early-Eighties teen life in a small East Texas town.

"...spend their weekends going in circles at the local skating rink, existing for the moment, simply and endearingly. The..."

May 20, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Won't Somebody Think of the Children?

Skating Rink at Northcross says RG4N's putting them on ice

"...The ice-skating children, that is. Yesterday, Chaparral Ice - the folks..."

Feb. 15, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Adventures in Journalism: Let’s Go to the Roller Derby!

"...match between the hometown Texas Rollergirls Texecutioners and the skating Saddletramps from Tucson, Ariz., a few things were abundantly..."

Dec. 10, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Rollergirl

A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star! You are a muse on eight wheels! You are roller skating!

"...boys, there are blowing fans, and you are a roller-skating goddess...."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Sarah Hepola

Skate Listings

"...example, simplifies the process by prohibiting any kind of skating, period, campuswide. In a town famous for its active..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Shadrock Roberts

Whip It

Drew Barrymore makes her directing debut with this Austin-set story about the modern age of roller girls.

"...has been so instrumental in the revival of women’s roller-skating. Be that as it may, Ann Arbor is not..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ATL

Wicked smart examination of black kids in modern Atlanta features talented young actors navigating the circuitous path to adulthood while spending their downtime at the local roller rink.

"...adulthood while spending their downtime at the local roller rink – didn't we already see this six months ago?..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Skate the Rainbow

Gay Night at the Roller Rink Brings the Eighties Home

"...Strangely, I had just been reminiscing about how roller rinks were never very fun, but rather, extremely stressful. Back..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Verushka Gray

Review: Spinning

Tillie Walden's graphic novel is a powerful coming-of-age tale

"...at growing up in the world of competitive figure skating – first in New Jersey, then in Austin, Texas...."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Your Tax Dollars at Play

The Rosewood Entertainment Center

"...featuring two movie cinemas, 16 bowling lanes, a roller- skating rink, food court, and live performance stage, paid for..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

Not Your Mother's Hockey Puck

Austin's Women's Hockey Team, the Roadrunners, Face Off Against the Gender Gap.

"...the streets. Others still are late converts from figure skating or Rollerblading, or the suburban blood sport of street..."

June 29, 2001 Sports Feature by Emily Pyle

The Luv Doc: Dog Herpes

Wherein the Luv Doc contemplates greater and lesser acts of bestiality

"...You're equally susceptible to contracting dog herpes in a skating rink ... or a pool hall ... or a..."

June 28, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

The Queen of Versailles

How does 90,000 square feet sound?

"...under construction when the film begins, will feature an ice-skating rink, a full-sized baseball field, and a sushi bar...."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips

The Hill Country Regional Christmas Lighting Trail dresses 11 Central Texas communities in glowing finery

"...colorful lighted sculptures. The display even includes an outdoor ice-skating rink that is open until Jan. 6. The lighting..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Snow Day

"...example, Iggy Pop's hilarious cameo as an Al Martino-loving skating rink owner who tortures his teen clientele by blaring..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Million Man Mayhem

A Day Of Atonement Turns Into Protest

"...five years ago, would bring a city-run movie theatre, skating rink, bowling alley and food court to an impoverished..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Summer Fun on Wheels

"...of the school day, and time to explore. The skating rink was the stage for so many rites of..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Holiday Happenings

'Tis the season

"...first annual holiday pub crawl. $25 gets you 4 drink tickets, a pint glass and specials at participating bars...."

Dec. 12, 2016 Events Post by Morgan Menendez

Day Trips & Beyond: Christmas Lights 2017

Take the scenic route

"...these spectacles, or take a turn around an ice rink...."

Nov. 22, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019

"...Eisbahn Outdoor Ice Skating Dec. 1-Jan. 5, Fredericksburg, www.skateinfred.com..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

First Look: Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors

It takes a village to build a shop

"...The shop offers pour-over coffee, batch brew, and espresso drinks. The first bean to fill Figure 8’s hopper comes..."

Aug. 12, 2014 Food Post by Amira Jensen

Food-o-File

A German street-food fave makes its way to Austin

"...offers a new water-based attraction with a 1,700-square-foot ice skating rink, open Saturday, Nov. 19, through Jan. 1. Sign..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Roller Derby Update 12/12/10

TXRG wants rec leaguers and refs

"...(primer, A, B, and C) so you'll always be skating with people at your skill level. More details here...."

Dec. 12, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

New Funding, New Era, New Stages for the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex

East Austin fixture will be an arts hub via Cultural Trust investment

"...out of a kid’s dream with a bowling alley, skating rink, arcade, and movie theater. But now the theater..."

March 28, 2023 Arts Post by Joelle DiPaolo

Austin Hip-Hop Pioneer Tee Double Perseveres

Holding the vision through institutional racism, isolation, and a double transplant

"...[Auditorium], at Givens Park, at the gyms, or the skating rink."..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Day Trips: Walkway of Lights, Marble Falls

Marble Falls’ Walkway of Lights illuminates the holiday spirit

"...6-10pm daily through January 2. There also is an ice-skating rink in the park. Face coverings are required and..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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