Skate shop sticks the landing in Bartlett
Triple S Skate Shop opened about a year ago in Bartlett at 2965 N. Germantown Road and is owned by Jimmy Jarvis. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Triple S Skate Co. owner Jimmy Jarvis wants to make people aware of skateboarding benefits while hoping to serve as a catalyst for the sport’s popularity.
Jarvis, 31, has skateboarded since he was nine. He used that as an impetus to open his shop at 2965 N. Germantown Road in Bartlett last August.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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