charlottesville ice park


Fight hub? Ice Rink to host MMA brawl Published on Oct 22nd, 2010 33 comments When Mark Brown purchased the Charlottesville Ice Park this past summer, he said the key to its success would lie in turning it from a single-purpose to a multi-use facility. Brown will put that plan...
Heating up: Renovations underway at rescued Ice Park Published on Aug 16th, 2010 17 comments Workers lay down the new removable floor at the Ice Park. PHOTO BY COURTENEY STUART One month after the $3 million purchase of the Charlottesville Ice Park, renovations on the space are well...
Empty ice: Park closes after 14 years Published on Jun 30th, 2010 3 comments Maren, 5, and her mother, Sara Willard come off the ice at 4:38pm Wednesday. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER One of Charlottesville's landmarks, a building credited with symbolizing– if not sparking...
Deadline passing: 'Contingent' hope as Ice Park set for closure Published on Jun 23rd, 2010 38 comments A signed contract offers fresh hope that the Charlottesville Ice Park won't have to close after all. FILE PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER The owners stayed on message: it will close for business on June 3o....
Ice Park owners set June 30 as final skating day Published on Apr 21st, 2010 24 comments The owners of Charlottesville's beloved but beleaguered ice rink have set Wednesday, June 30 as the final day of operations, as a deal to save the Downtown Mall facility appears not to have yet...
Snap: One Ice Park for sale Published on Apr 3rd, 2010 8 comments Wanna buy a struggling Ice Park for $4.1 million? Call Bob Kahn at 245-5050.
Thin ice: Citing losses, owners to close skating rink Published on Feb 27th, 2010 132 comments The rink was officially opened on May 1, 1996. FILE PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER Lee Danielson was right–- an ice rink in Charlottesville is a money-loser. And now the latest owners of the...
Snap: Friday night skates Published on Oct 19th, 2009 0 comments Skaters throng the Charlottesville Ice Park on the eve of October 16, a Friday, when public skate time is typically 7-9pm.
Frozen assets: Ice Park changes hands Published on May 15th, 2003 0 comments Poor, poor ice park. First its parents, Colin Rolph and Lee Danielson, had a nasty and much publicized divorce. Now, just one year after Rolph won sole custody, the park was put up for adoption to...