{"id":8619,"date":"2016-09-09T20:14:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T00:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=8619"},"modified":"2021-04-30T16:03:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T20:03:42","slug":"skating-hotspot-opens-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/skating-hotspot-opens-downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"Skating Hotspot Opens In Downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hLNT6qeVwbc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8622\" style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8622\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lot-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Manny Benitez doing a backside tailslide.\" width=\"469\" height=\"325\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SEBASTI \u00c1N BALLESTAS THE REPORTER<br \/>High Flyer: Manny Benitez, who has been skating for 15 years, performs a backside tailslide at MPA Lot 11 in downtown Miami.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Franco Gonzalez stands at the top of a half-pipe. He wipes the sweat from his face and takes a sip from his water bottle. Then he takes the plunge and quickly ollies and grinds onto the other side. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His younger brother, Diego, fetches a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/the-startup-challenge-seeks-bang-up-business-ideas\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">skateboard<\/span><\/a> that rolls away from him after attempting a trick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gonzalez brothers have skated at the MPA Lot 11 Skate Plaza, located at N.W. Third Ave. and First Street, since its opening on April 23.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a safer place to skate than out in the streets,\u201d Franco said, \u201cWe have kids out here as young as 12 or 13 skating, and it keeps them out of trouble.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brothers are among the hundreds of skaters who call this section of downtown Miami (which happens to be under an overpass section of I-95) home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MPA Lot 11 Skate Park provides a growing population of skaters a venue to perfect their skills. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the images of Bayside and the American Airlines Arena that usually come to mind at the mention of downtown Miami, it\u2019s hard to imagine Lot 11 being anything other than a cultural hotspot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, it may not have the artistic walls of Wynwood, or even the sand and surf of South Beach, however, it\u2019s regarded as an important part of Miami culture, and consistently brings in new demographics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nick Katz, founder of the park and the non-profit organization Free Skate, set out to unify a growing demographic of skaters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI wanted an outlet to show that skateboarding is in Miami,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katz was responsible for the now-defunct Grand Central Park, a recreational space for skaters that was located at 700 North Miami Ave. His latest project involved turning the space under I-95 into the full blown skate park that it is today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The turnout has proved successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a cool place to hang out and it keeps me off the street,\u201d Rezza Honarvar, 13, said as he sat on his board after a wipeout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With plans since 2014 and a $10,000 grant from the Miami Foundation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicspacechallenge.org\/page\/about\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Public Space Challenge<\/span><\/a>, Free Skate was able to bring this skate park to the masses, reviving a culture that was once negatively stereotyped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve actually gotten no negative [feedback on] this park,\u201d Katz said. \u201cWe try to keep it aesthetically pleasing for the public to show them how nice of a place it is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park has become the place for skaters in the downtown area to kickflip, ollie and tailslide to their hearts\u2019 desire. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve seen kids who come here every day of the week,\u201d Katz said. \u201cEveryone knows each other, and we even have our own regulars.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skating culture has come a long way since the late \u201890s and early 2000s. Once seen as a group of stoners and troublemakers, Katz hopes he can shed that negative image and give skaters a more positive one. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt shows people that we\u2019re more than kids destroying public property,\u201d Franco Gonzalez said.<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Lot 11\u2019s success, there\u2019s no denying that skaters in Miami have found a new home.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNinety percent of the best pro skaters come from southern California and only one from Miami,\u201d Katz said. \u201cI hope this park brings out the best in the kids and creates some real talent.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Franco Gonzalez stands at the top of a half-pipe. 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