Here are some tips for parents and guardians looking to school kids in the basics of roller skating. Prepare safety gear. It’s important to stock up on safety equipment before the first lesson.

These are our top picks for kids' roller skates that you can find on Amazon, including adjustable kids roller skates, quad skates and rollerblades.

THERE are combinations in life that make no sense yet seem to work. Chicken and waffles. Run-DMC and Aerosmith. And roller skating and gothic industrial music. The latter pairing makes for a quite ...

When Doug and Bev decided to close the family business I wondered, “Where will the kids roller skate”? More importantly, where will the next generation be able to hang out in a safe, parent ...

Roller derby gives young athletes an identity through superhero-like nicknames, along with skating, blocking and team competition.

Seventh-grader Jack Messinger remembers he was about 14 pounds heavier before he started roller skating regularly at Orbit Skate Center in Palatine. “When I first came here, I was a little ov… ...

Local kids are lacing up their skates and perfecting their routines in preparation to compete at a roller skating competition.

NATISSE: No shade to the kids, of course, but I get it. Most people associate roller skating with kids' birthday parties. But skating as a grown-up with grown-up knees, it is a different adventure.

“I can remember seeing strange kids roller-skating in our driveway, and it was like, oh well, we understand. Everyone wants to skate in our driveway.” ...