In a vibrating, cavernous warehouse with graffiti-scrawled walls, a neon-pink helmet slashes through a chaos of movement.
Perched on a black skateboard, a young woman flows around a bowl traced with scuff marks left by previous riders. Up a curve; down again; coasting to one side; then the other; tracing a lip; catching a turn.
Among those onlookers taking their first look at Pembroke teenager Nora Vasconcellos riding a board, there’s a permeating shock and awe.
She’s a girl. And she’s good … Details
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