skating

How Jackson Square could support an indoor hockey rink and field

adamg — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:38:29 +0000

Urban Edge has posted a copy of an analysis of the financial underpinnings of a proposed indoor sports center that would house both a hockey rink and a turf field, which says demand from the immediate neighborhood and higher fees charged to people and groups from outside the Jackson Square area would be enough to keep the facility running.

The report adds:

The opportunity for inner-city kids to participate in affordable ice skating activities is limited when compared to the programs offered in most other major cities. Surprisingly, Boston, widely considered a "hockey town", has not been on the forefront on inner-city skating program development.

Additionally, there are no accessible indoor fields in the Community.

Via Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council.

City to give away tickets to skate at Fenway Park

adamg — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:50:42 +0000

Boston will distribute tickets for free public skating at Fenway on two days next month at community centers across the city this Saturday between 9 and 11 a.m. (except in Chinatown, where the hours will be 12-2).

Boston residents (and, yes, proof of residency will be required) can get up to four tickets per family for either Jan. 3 or Jan. 10, according to the mayor's office. Roughly 3,000 tickets will be distributed. The rink, now set up to let the Bruins and the Flyers play on New Year's Day, will be open to ticket holders during the afternoon and evening, thanks to sponsorship from SunLife.

Where the tickets will be distributed:

Ice Skating for Justice @ Frog Pond!

Socializing4Justice — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:35:24 +0000

Are you looking to hang out and skate with like-minded progressives in Boston? Want to cross-promote your events and campaigns over the ice? Are you new to the area and looking for groups to get involved in? Are you psyched about building strong cross-issue coalitions while you take a break from holiday preparations?

Join Socializing for Justice at the Frog Pond* on the Common for Ice Skating for Justice!

(Even if you can't skate, come on out! There will surely be others with wobbly ankles.)

No program. No speaker.
Just lace up and enjoy yourself.

At Socializing for Justice (SoJust) events you can hang out with friends, make new ones, find a date, get the scoop on a job, and find out what's going on this weekend - political or social. And the best part is that SoJust members share your vision of building a more just world.