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What is a Park - The GodFather of Skate

Live DJs, colorful lights and roller skates: San FranDISCO is here - 11-29-2022

San FranDISCO holiday roller rink - 11-28-2022

San Francisco votes YES for car-free streets and homeless oversite - 11-28-2022

Cities became more pedestrian-friendly during the pandemic. Many aren't going back - 11-27-2022

A groovy new disco roller rink is now open in San Francisco - 11-22-2022

'San FranDISCO' transforms Civic Center into 5,000-square-foot pop-up roller skating rink - 10-18-2022

SF unveils new ‘San FranDISCO' roller rink in Civic Center - 10-16-2022

S.F. roller skaters rejoice: A pop-up rink is coming to Civic Center - 10-13-2022

Wanna Try Roller-Skating in San Francisco? Better Head to Church

San Francisco voters ensure stretch of JFK Drive remains closed to cars - 11-8-2022

SF votes to keep JFK Drive closed to cars

The GodFather of Skate's quest to help revitalize downtown San Francisco - 11-5-2022

+Three Owls Rescued from Inside Church of 8 Wheels on Fillmore - 4-1-22

+Car-free JFK Drive isn’t just for the young, wealthy and fit. That’s a myth its opponents want you to believe - 3-5-22

+Church of 8 Wheels - Holy Rollers Unite!!!  -  2-16-22

+Hundreds attend Golden Gate Park rally to promote car-free JFK Drive  - 2-12-22

+David Miles Jr., the ‘Godfather of Skate,’ brings a new mural to Golden Gate Park  - 1-12-22

+Total SF: These spiritual spaces in San Francisco are good for your soul  -  7-7-21

+Hundreds rally for “JFK Thrive,” not JFK Drive  - 4-11-21

+Golden Gate Park’s main drag has been closed to cars during the pandemic. The fight over its future is heating up  - 4-6-22

+My 40+ year fight with SF museums over street safety in Golden Gate Park  - 3-30-21

+ We've Spent Thousands. Now the Church of 8 Wheels is closing again  -  3-18-21

+ SF's Church of 8 Wheels hits breaks again after reopening for only a few days  - 3-17-21

+Indoor roller skating back in S.F. as Church of 8 Wheels reopens - 3-13-21

+ The Holy Rollers - S.F. Weekly - 11-25-2020

+San Francisco's nightlife lives on at a roller rink in Golden Gate Park - SF Gate - 11-12-2020

+San Francisco's Church of 8 Wheels was almost razed. Now it's reopening at reduced capacity - SF Gate - 11-6-2020.

+Jingle All the Way - St. Helena Winter Rollerland - 11-27-2019

+Public Art Roller Rink Brings Disco Skating To Ft. Mason - SF Chronicle - 9-11-2019

+Roller Revival - 40 Years of Roller Skating in Golden Gate Park - KQED - The California Report - 7-12-2019

+Roller Revival - 40 Years of Roller Skating in Golden Gate Park - KTVU Fox 2 - 7-12-2019

+Legend Of The Skate Patrol, Guardians of Golden Gate Park - SF Chronicle - 7-11-2019

+S.F. Chronicle Podcast - Golden Gate Park Roller Tribute with David Miles - 7-11-2019

+ The Bay Area Reporter - MAGA Hat Slasher Arrested - 4-4-2019

+The Bay Area Reporter - The MAGA Hat Slasher - 4-3-2019

+S.F. Examiner - Church of 8 Wheels founder beset by attacks, conspiracy theories  after stabbing outside venue - 4-2-2019

+KPIX5 News - MAGA Hat Wearing, Sword-Wielding Assailant  Slashs Man Outside San Francisco Roller Rink - 4-1-2019

+ S.F.Chronicle - Sword wielder in MAGA hat slashes man outside SF Roller Rink - 3-31 2019

+ S.F. Examiner - Man slashed by sword-wielding assailant  wearing MAGA hat  - 3-31-2019

+ Atlas Obscura -   At the Church of 8 Wheels, Roller Skating Fans Prayers Have Been Answered - Feb. 25, 2019

+Roller Skating Keeps It's Groove In A Changing Bay Area - SF Chronicle - 8-8-2018

+These 1970s Golden Gate Park roller skaters are pure joy!!!  SF Chronicle 9-22-2017

+Learn the GodFather's Skate Moves - Modern Luxury/San Francisco Magazine 7-1-2017

+Hidden Gems!!! The Church of 8 Wheels - The California Report - KQED - 11-27-2016

+Burning Man's, "GodFather of Skate" keeps the party rollin' at the Black Rock Roller Disco - The Guardian -  8-26-2016

+Burning Man's, "GodFather of Skate" keeps the party rollin' at the Black Rock Roller Disco - The Guardian -  8-26-2016

 +Godfather of Skate’ graces Golden Gate Park - S.F. Chronicle - 10-30-2015

+How a bricklayer from Kansas City became the next Almighty - Leisure Issue - The New Astrisk 7-1-2015

 +San Franciso's "GodFather of Skate" fosters skate club in Kenya - NBC Bay Area -  6-9-2015

 +Crazy in love with a dying sport in GG Park - SF Chronicle - 5-28-2015

 +Church of 8 Wheels - Best of the Bay - SF Bay Guardian - 10-15-2014

 +Holy Rollers Ride Again - S.F. Chronicle - 8-1-2014

 +Roller Skating Lessons @ the Church of 8 Wheels - S.F. Chronicle - Roller Skating Lessons 7-16-2014

 +Church of 8 Wheels - Best of the Bay - San Francisco Magazine - 7-1-2014

 +Church of 8 Wheels - Best of the Bay - S.F. Weekly - 6-1-2014

 +There's a Roller Disco in an old San Francisco Church - The Bold Italic - 4-18-2014

 +Shake Your Groove Thing: Q&A with the GodFather of Skate, Church of 8 Wheels Founder - SF Weekly 4-17-2014

+ Full stop - The GodFather of Skate - 4-16-2014

+S.F. Chronicle Old Sacred Heart Church site now a roller-skating sanctuary - S. F. Chronicle - 4-4-2014

 + Holy Rollin' - Skate Nights Are Wheely Fun - Bay Area Reporter -  3-27-2014

 +Secretly Awesome: Roller Skating in an Abandoned Church - Hoodline - 11-20-2013

 + Holy Rollers: Skaters overtake S.F. church tonight - SF Gate - 11-20-2013

 + Napa Valley Inline Marathon and Half Marathon - Front Page - Napa Velley Register - 7-10-2011

 + David Miles Jr. Reigns As The Park's Skating Mayor - S.F. Chronicle - 4-5-2011

 +When Roller Skating Ruled The Bay Area - 3-9-2011

 +Sunday Streets Could Spawn Skating Worlds Record - S.F. Bay Guardian - 4-7-2011

 +Sunday Streets Kicks Off in the Embarcadero - S.F. Examiner - 3-17-2011

 +Inline Skaters Rock Valley - Napa Valley Register - The Sports Page - June 29, 2009

 

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