July 2021

Eight-year-old Tamika van As became the 2021 South African national juvenile figure skating champion. Image: youtube From gang-infested Bonteheuwel on the Cape Flats, South Africa, where drug wars and random…

Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 election in your district and across New YorkFor the past four decades, figure skating in Harlem and ice hockey in Harlem have worked to…

City parks staff are taking heat from residents, school officials and city councilors for closing a neighborhood ice rink for repairs — for four years.The city closed the Rivercrest artificial ice rink in Rexdale in 2018 to repair its…

Lamaya Robinson was misidentified by facial recognition technology (Screenshot/Fox 2 Detroit)A black teenager near Detroit was rout of a skating rink after facial recognition software misidentified her. Lamya Robinson was!-->!-->…

Before the Acacia Park outdoor rink became a seasonal tradition, downtown Colorado Springs had a permanent…

The owners pledged to rebuild the severely damaged part of the Lexington Ice Center on Tuesday after a large fire. About 60 firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze Monday night at the Eureka Springs Drive rink. The blaze…

Click to enlarge Instagram / @vikingpunkology We usually mark the end of winter in St. Louis when Steinberg ice rink (400 Jefferson Drive) at Forest Park is closing for the season. But since such a large and flat rink…

An ice skating instructor who stole nearly $ 100,000 from a student has been sentenced to three years probation, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Monday.Former professional competitive skater Vincent Van Vliet, 42, was…

Ocean Ice Palace, the popular ice rink in the Township of The Brick, will close its doors after nearly 60 years in operation, according to two reports.The owners of Ocean Ice Palace announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that the ice rink…