Tag: Park

Park City Purchased by Vail for $182.5 Million–Plans to Connect to The Canyons to Form a Super Resort

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The disputes between Park City Mountain Resort and Vail Resorts have been resolved as of September 11, 2014 with the announced that Vail Resorts would acquire Park City for $182.5 million. In addition, next season Park City will connect to the beloved Canyons to produce a super resort of more than 7,000 acres of snowboarding […]

Video Gaming Motivates Youth Actvisim with ReCharge for Sustainability and Darfur is Dying for Human Rights

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Linkin Park bassist Dave Farrell and drummer Rob Bourdon were among panelists at the recent Social Good Summit talking about how music and video gaming can introduce new players to issues of sustainability and activism. Such games are among a new breed of topics trending in the gaming industry recently and are attracting different types […]

New Los Angeles Men’s Market Event–Seeing Fashion via Showrooms

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Over the past several years, downtown LA’s fashion district has become a hub for a growing number of showrooms and brands, particularly men’s brands, but was often overlooked within the fashion industry. This week, several of the showrooms in the area including The Ntwrk Agency, The FNDTN, The Park, and Flagship got together and decided […]

Sundance Film Festival Kicks-off in Utah with Opening Statements by Robert Redford on the State of Change in Film, Art, and Music

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On January 17, 2013, the Sundance Film Festival kicked-off in Park City, Utah with several grand events including an opening press conference featuring the founder, Robert Redford, Sundance Institute Director Keri Putnam, and the Sundance Film Festival Director, John Cooper. The 10 days of upcoming films, shorts, and documentaries are sure to challenge and inspire […]

BMX Freestyle Street Brings Greater Attention to the Growing Attraction of BMX, as Indicated at X Games with Garret Reynolds Five-Peat Win with a 540 Barspin Wallride

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  More great photos and moves from the X Games from June 28-July 1, 2012 in downtown LA took place in BMX Freestyle Street–—a genre of BMX competition which also includes Big Air, Park, and Vert. Street however deals within a manmade course that’s meant to replicate the urban landscape and obstacles that an average […]

Park City, Utah to Close? Lawsuit Against Talisker Land Holdings Among Massive Dispute in Messy Battle for One of America’s Top Resorts

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Park City, Utah, one of North America’s premier ski and snowboarding destinations, has filed a law suit against Canadian land owners, Talisker Land Holdings LLC on Monday, March 12, 2012 in an attempt to curb the tide of what may result in the closure of the resort and loss of 1,200 jobs. According to a […]

Sundance Film Festival 2012 Announces Films in Premieres and Documentary-ncludes Bones Brigade, Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

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From Stacey Peralta’s Bones Brigade documentary debuting at Sundance Film Festival 2012. Picture of Tony Hawk from the movie. Photo by Tony Friedkin and Sundance.Each year we attend the Sundance Film Festival for a chance to be among the first to see top films, especially documentaries, and new technology in entertainment that will shape the future […]

NYC Pop-up Round-up: Pop-up Dumpster Pools on Park Ave.; Pop-up Pop-Tarts in Times Square; Pop-up Pot Plants in Brooklyn

Pop-up programs have become one of the best ways brands and retailers have revitalized commerce. However these three in NYC take culture jamming, marketing, and guerrilla gardening to new levels.