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Cobbs Creek Trail gets new signage designed by residents

“Come out, walk the trails, discover nature,” said Alicia Burbage. “You'll be amazed at what you can find.” ....

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Philly's best public ice skating rinks

Philadelphia has great public rinks for experienced skaters and little penguins just learning. This guide offers details on the best skating rinks in the city. ....

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'Laura Sims Skate House': 1st ice skating rink built in the U.S. for an urban community continues its journey in West Philadelphia

Laura Sims Skate House : 1st ice skating rink built in the US for an urban community continues its journey in West Philadelphia
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This 36-year-old building shares a special journey that expands much further than ice skating.
When the rink originally opened, it was called the Cobbs Creek Skate House and Cobbs Creek Parkway, said Cassandra Campbell-Ukaha, who is the assistant recreation leader at Laura Simms Skate House. Now it s named after Laura Sims, who fought hard to get this skating rink here. She wanted African-American children to be able to enjoy the sport of ice skating, without having to travel way out of their neighborhoods. ....

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Laura Sims Skate House celebrates birthday, marks history

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Jimi Lewis, the senior skating instructor at Laura Sims Skate House, holds a flyer from 1986 that he created. (Taylor Allen/WHYY)
Jimi Lewis glided out onto the ice to teach his first skating lesson more than 50 years ago. Thirty of those years have been spent on the cold, smooth rink that sits behind a small stand of trees on West Philadelphia’s Cobbs Creek Parkway in the neighborhood where he grew up and still lives.
“I told them that when I die, I want them to dig a hole in the middle of the rink and bury me there so I’ll always be here,” Lewis said. “I’m happy here. ....

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