Daily Briefing: Why skateboarders and Trinity Rep are battling over an alley

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No, Trinity Rep is not performing a modern version of "West Side Story" pitting theater producers versus skateboarders, rather, there's a real-life battle playing out. Maybe, I'm being a little dramatic, but an alley behind the theater has become the source of dispute as Trinty Rep seeks to acquire half of the space for part of its five-story expansion. Except the space currently houses a world-renowned skatepark. [Adrian Hall Way [Downtown]-Designed in partnership with city skaters.-Opened in 2018 – consists of concrete and brick features flanked by murals in the heart of downtown providence-3.jpg] Skaters line up under a shaded tree before hitting the cement runway. Trinity building behind them. Adrian Hall Way [Downtown] Designed in partnership with city skaters. Opened in 2018 – consists of concrete and brick features flanked by murals in the heart of downtown Providence. 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