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Roller derby season kicks off in new Northside venue

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This weekend marked the public opening of The Apex, a sports and recreation venue in Northside and the new home of three local roller derby teams.

The Cincinnati Rollergirls will hold June 7 and June 14 home games at the Apex. Black-n-Bluegrass Roller Derby will play May 31, June 21, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, and Nov. 8. There will be a Cincinnati Junior Roller Derby game on June 7.

On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss the new venue with local skaters.

Guests:

  • Kendall Crawford, skater for Cincinnati Rollergirls
  • Melissa Mitchell, skater for Black-n-Bluegrass Roller Derby

Select music from Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).

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