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    PHOTOS: Community adds color to city skate park’s new home

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    Community members leave their marks in the skate park at City Park in Manhattan during “Paint the Park” Saturday. Staff photo by Lewis Marien

    By Lewis Marien

    People of all ages got creative in the new location of Manhattan’s skate park Saturday.

    No, they weren’t doing kickflips or grinding the rails, but took part in a “Paint the Park” event co-hosted by Switch Wicked — a screen printing and apparel business founded in 2021 — and the Manhattan Parks and Recreation department. During a three-hour timespan, attendees of all experience levels used spray paint cans to colorize the setting dominated by a solid gray.

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    Lily Ingle, 10, adds her creation to the skate park at City Park in Manhattan during “Paint the Park” Saturday.
    Staff photo by Lewis Marien
    Attendees add color to a half-pipe in the skate park at City Park in Manhattan during Saturday’s “Paint the Park.”
    Staff photo by Lewis Marien
    Aaron Stefan contributes his art to the skate park at City Park in Manhattan during Saturday’s “Paint the Park.”
    Staff photo by Lewis Marien
    Materials were provided in advance during “Paint the Park” Saturday.
    Staff photo by Lewis Marien
    Alfonso Leyva, park planner for Manhattan’s parks and recreation department, added a solar system theme to a grind box in the skate park at City Park in Manhattan during “Paint the Park” Saturday.
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