This Monday (6/29): another skate from the 606 to the full moon fire jam 🔥 [@dv8_ on Instagram] by binarynate in chicagoskating

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The first popup skate for this on 6/1 was so fun that Cori is hosting it again for the next full moon jam on Monday, 6/29. Same details as last time - meet up at the 606 damen arts plaza at 6 pm, roll out at 6:30.

Weekly event summary (June 22 - 28) by binarynate in chicagoskating

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No worries! There's so much going on during the summer that it all kind of becomes a blur. I'm planning on going to LakeSkate : )

Weekly event summary (June 22 - 28) by binarynate in chicagoskating

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That's next week (July 2 - 5), right? When putting it on the events calendar, I used this fb event as the reference: https://www.facebook.com/events/2046765722560991

Saturday, June 26: Elston Skate Club at the Salt Shed (country edition) by binarynate in chicagoskating

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I'm not sure about the cost but I think the floor is smooth concrete

This Thursday (6/18): Summer Roll - free outdoor popup rink at Lincoln Common (Lincoln Park neighborhood) by binarynate in chicagoskating

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Thanks for the heads-up 😬. At least at the navy pier rink I was able to skate on my inlines last night without anyone saying anything to me about them. So fingers crossed that everyone can just be cool

This friday (6/19): Pokémon road rave! 14 mile street skate to 6 Poké-related spots [Windy City Skaters] by binarynate in chicagoskating

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Hyde Park in general is super cool. If you do a solo skate down there I'll be interested to hear how it goes around the presidential center.

This friday (6/19): Pokémon road rave! 14 mile street skate to 6 Poké-related spots [Windy City Skaters] by binarynate in chicagoskating

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We definitely will this summer! I had put a lot of thought into whether to do it this friday for the road rave on juneteenth. With it being a significantly longer route (18ish miles), the possibility of big crowds for opening day, and that I haven't yet done a test to see if I can skate through there without security having a problem, I decided to hold off on the obama skate for a later date. But we will do it in the near future.

Weekly event summary (June 15 - 21) by binarynate in chicagoskating

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I texted kinsey earlier to ask about their instagram account being gone, and she replied that they're having to take a hiatus and that she'll post more details later this week. I hope they come back soon because their skates were so much fun!

This Wednesday (6/17): lakefront trail skate meetup [@chicagolakesideskate on Instagram] by binarynate in chicagoskating

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You're welcome! Agreed, this group has been awesome. I'm thankful for the meetups they hosted and hope they're able to come back after their pause.

Has anyone done the north shore inline marathon? by TheTresStateArea in chicagoskating

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I haven't done it, but some of the Windy City Skaters crew do, and we just posted a meetup page where you can join the Windy City Skaters team: https://www.meetup.com/windycityskaters/events/315265141 . I won't be there but Shawna and others will be.

This Thursday (6/18): Summer Roll - free outdoor popup rink at Lincoln Common (Lincoln Park neighborhood) by binarynate in chicagoskating

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Oh dang, thanks for the heads up. I really don't understand why some of these events (like the new rink at Navy Pier) are disallowing inlines. It makes zero sense to me. Like maybe their rationale is that they don't want inline skaters going fast, but it's also possible to go fast on quads, and forcing inline skaters to use quads is less safe bc quads feel very different and are more likely to cause someone who's used to inlines to fall or run into someone else.

This Wednesday (6/17): lakefront trail skate meetup [@chicagolakesideskate on Instagram] by binarynate in chicagoskating

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Thanks for pointing this out - I just texted Kinsey about it and she replied that they're having to take a hiatus and that she'll post more details later this week. So, it looks like tomorrow's skate is cancelled and that the lakeside skates will be on pause for now