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ROLLER SKATING

The Expert: Jesse Heilmann, owner and manager of Death & Glory Skate Shop, the only retailer in Denver that focuses on quad and in-line skates

TikTok videos of roller skaters dancing during quarantine drove some of the 389 percent increase in skateand-blade sales at Death & Glory between summer 2019 and summer 2020, Heilmann

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