Readers' Choice

Readers' Choice: Best Sporting Goods Store

Where do you get your gear?

Whatever your sport of choice—lacrosse, golf, biking—chances are you can find the gear you need around town. Moorestown offers an array of sporting goods suppliers, from the major chains (Champs) to the quintessential mom-and-pop store (Workman's Bike Center). Which is your favorite?  The following stores (in addition to those mentioned above) have been included in the poll: Eastern Mountain Sports Golfsmith Universal Lacrosse Moorestown Running Company Black Diamond Skate Shop (coming soon!) Did we miss your favorite? Let us know in the comments.  Voting closes at 9 a.m. Friday, so vote now. We’ll crown the winner at the end of the week based on results, ratings on Patch Places and reader reviews.  Click on the attached PDF, above, to …

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Black Diamond Skate Shop Set to Open on Main

Plans to relocate the skatepark have not been as successful however, the owner says.

In a perfect world, the April 1 opening of the Black Diamond skate shop on Main Street would be a precursor to the reopening of the soon-to-be-closed Black Diamond skatepark at the Moorestown Mall. But since it’s not a perfect world, the skate shop will have to do for now. Black Diamond owner Dan McCollister said attempts to find a new location in South Jersey for the skatepark have not panned out—including an option that would have brought the park to Cinnaminson. “What we’re left with is a long-term plan to open the skatepark in South Jersey,” he said, mentioning a possible site on Route 130 in Burlington Township. “We have a three- to five-year plan, versus a three- to six-month plan.” On the bright side, McCollister is just two weeks …

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