Word: rinks
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...basic but still pricey ($109 to $175) models have risen by 30% in the past year. The roller boom has spawned a flock of sidewalk entrepreneurs who rent skates from the backs of vans. But the people who are really cleaning up, besides the equipment suppliers, are rink operators. In fact, they claim that their efforts to scrub up roller skating's image have been a major factor in the sport's success. Says George Pickard, executive director of the Roller Skating Rink Operators Association of America, whose membership has grown from 500 to 1,640 in nine...
...over 6,000 rinks, some of them family operations, others run by chains. The average rink costs $450,000 to build and offers a 15% to 20% return on investment. While operators may spend lavishly on elaborate sound systems, disco lights and lounge areas, many have tried to hold down their capital costs by converting supermarkets, bowling alleys and warehouses into rinks...
Wait 'til next year--with Watson Rink renovated at least we'll get home faster after the losses...
Reardon mentioned the addition of women's locker facilities in the new rink: and I thought back to freshman year, when "Title IX" was the reading assignment for the ninth week of a course. But today federal legislation has dramatically altered the manner in which Harvard constructs its facilities. Reardon has tried to run his office as a model of compliance, and the nickname "Cliffie" isn't heard too often around 60 Boylston St. I wish I had a nickel for every freshman in the fall of '75 who would have snickered at even the mention of a women...
Committee member Peter Brooke asked Reardon about Harvard's basketball facilities as he surveyed Watson Rink (complete with an elevator and special seating section for handicapped people, another legislative initiative of the '70s). After all, Brooke said, Exeter has a beautiful, four-court arena which is bigger than...