Ready to ride and roll: Pandemic pastimes get more Memphians outdoors
But skates, bikes in short supply
Ali Manning (right) teaches Shambrika Randle (left) some dance moves in front of Beale Streat Landiing. Manning grew up ice skating and has now recruited about 15 women to join her twice a week to skate. (Houston Cofield/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Bicycles are selling like hotcakes, with customers in some places putting down deposits for bikes they won’t see until January.
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A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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