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Mike Sudoma/Free Press Issiah Parisian 5050 grinds on the big vert wall at the Plaza at the Forks Skatepark Wednesday afternoon Parisian has started skating 12 years through going to the North End YMCA after school. He chose to go to the indoor skatepark consistently over all of the other activities offered there From there he took what he had learned at the YMCA to the Margaret Scott Plaza outdoor skatepark on Arlington St and continues to improve his skills to this day July 29, 2026