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April 9, 2021 PHOENIX – Loudspeakers blast an eclectic mix of music – from godfather of soul James Brown to the rapper Saweetie – playing in sync with flashing multicolored lights. DJ Selectah Slam adjusts buttons and sliders across a lit-up turntable and soundboard. “Are you ready?” he chants to a crowd of roller skaters – all in masks – swirling around the floor. It’s after 9 p.m. at the Lab, a basketball gymnasium in Chandler, but this “adult night” is just getting started. Welcome to roller skating in the age of pandemic. Before COVID-19, roller skating was experiencing its biggest boom in years, although rinks were facing growing economic pressures to survive. But for DJ Selectah Slam and other entrepreneurs, the pandemic proved to be a blessing in disguise as people looked for ways to entertain themselves. ....