Contact: Brad Anderson darbsanderson@gmail.com (515) 953-9414 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 PROPOSED LAURIDSEN SKATEPARK SKATEABLE ART SCULPTURE HAS ‘WOW’ FACTOR GREATER DES MOINES, IOWA (Oct. 18, 2018) – An iconic new sculpture has been proposed for Downtown Des Moines (DSM) and it promises to offer a “wow” factor for the region. Watch the… Read more »
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LAURIDSEN SKATEPARK BREAKS GROUND IN DOWNTOWN DSM
Contact: Brad Anderson darbsanderson@gmail.com (515) 953-9414 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 LAURIDSEN SKATEPARK BREAKS GROUND IN DOWNTOWN DSM GREATER DES MOINES, IOWA (Oct. 15, 2018) – One of the largest skateparks in the U.S. is being built in Greater Des Moines (DSM). A groundbreaking ceremony for the Lauridsen Skatepark was held on Monday,… Read more »
LAURIDSEN SKATEPARK RECEIVES $400,000 LEGACY GRANT FROM PRAIRIE MEADOWS
Contact: Brad Anderson darbsanderson@gmail.com (515) 953-9414 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 27, 2018 LAURIDSEN SKATEPARK RECEIVES $400,000 LEGACY GRANT FROM PRAIRIE MEADOWS GREATER DES MOINES, IOWA (July 27, 2018) – The Lauridsen Skatepark has been awarded a Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant of $400,000, the Skatepark Cabinet announced today. The skatepark is planned to take shape… Read more »
Media Release: Des Moines Regional Skatepark Now Named Lauridsen Skatepark
Contact: Brad Anderson brad@precisionstrategies.com (515) 953-9414 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 4, 2018 DES MOINES REGIONAL SKATEPARK NOW NAMED LAURIDSEN SKATEPARK GREATER DES MOINES, IOWA (April 4, 2018) – The regional skatepark taking shape in Greater Des Moines (DSM) will be called the Lauridsen Skatepark, the skatepark’s Campaign Cabinet announced today. The skatepark — planned… Read more »
Downtown Des Moines skatepark may finally happen
Des Moines Register Stop us if you’d heard this before, but downtown Des Moines could soon have a world-class skate park. The teens who first spearheaded efforts to create the park in the early 2000s may be grown and starting their own careers, but the seeds they planted are finally taking root along the Des… Read more »
World class skateboard park approved for Des Moines MAP
WHO Radio DES MOINES, Iowa – An idea that started with some kids who wanted a place to skateboard is turning into reality. The City of Des Moines Monday approved a piece of land near the Wells Fargo Arena for a new skate park. “It has been a movement, a grassroots movement now for 14-years.”… Read more »
Des Moines Regional Skatepark Final Design Reveal
Skateboarders from beginner to pro will have a safe place to skate as part of an AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy) led effort to build the largest open skatepark in the United States along the West bank of the Des Moines River. The final design of the will be revealed at a reception at 4:00… Read more »