as a resident of rhode island this excites me 
Agreed, but c'mon Newport already has a park... I think it's still there but haven't been down to 2nd Beach in quite a while.
As most are probably not aware, that park is/was complete garbage and would get completely buried in sand due to no protection from the beach. Even as a kid, who would happily skate any of the pre-fab concrete parks that are ubiquitous in New England (if you know, you know) I fucking hated the Newport one, the ground akin to the rock tar that they put on flat roofs and there were gaping cracks everywhere, no wonder the place was always deserted. Coming down here I'd just go to Skaters Island, Jamestown or any of the other pre-fab parks in the area.
But seriously I back it, maybe Pupecki can DJ the opening ceremonies when completed. Rhode Island has actually got some decent parks in the past decade so I have high hopes with Barley and The Package behind it, albeit I probably won't live here by the time it's completed.
@Shitbag Newport is just okay, kind of touristy and the gap between wealth and poverty in the area can be shocking at times given where you are, but the landscape is quite nice. I live on the island across from the island Newport is on (which is also very touristy in the on-season) and I rarely go over the bridge to Newport, especially during the summer because it is just mobs of people everywhere and the actual area of Newport can be hard to navigate with it being so tight.
Topic: Friends of Newport Skatepark Donation Video (Read 367 times)