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Community motorcycle garage owner invests in mobile shop for middle and high schoolers

January 25, 2022

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(Q&A with Brian Schaffran, owner, Skidmark Garage, a community motorcycle garage)

When and why did you move back to Cleveland and buy your first motorcycle?

I moved back to Cleveland from Los Angeles in 2000 after going through a divorce and not being able to rent an apartment due to my abysmal credit. I was essentially homeless and moved from friend’s place to friend’s place for several months before biting the bullet and coming back home to live in my childhood bedroom and finish my teaching degree at CSU. On my way to school one morning in 2001, I spotted an old motorcycle for sale in some guy’s front yard. Like deep shag carpeting, ...

Skidmark Garage gives motorcyclists from all walks of life a communal space to work on their bikes -...

June 3, 2021

Skidmark Garage gives motorcyclists from all walks of life a communal space to work on their bikes News 5 Cleveland

Kenny gets revved up at Skidmark Garage - fox8.com

November 5, 2020

Kenny gets revved up at Skidmark Garage fox8.com

Skidmark Garage Revives Shop Class - Clevelandmagazine.com

February 5, 2019

Skidmark Garage Revives Shop Class Clevelandmagazine.com

Brian Schaffran revs up Skidmark Garage and Newburgh Heights council: My Cleveland (photos, video) -...

October 19, 2017

Brian Schaffran revs up Skidmark Garage and Newburgh Heights council: My Cleveland (photos, video) - cleveland.com cleveland.com

Skidmark Garage set to burn rubber with May grand opening - freshwatercleveland

March 17, 2015

Skidmark Garage set to burn rubber with May grand opening freshwatercleveland

What 78th Street Studios did for art in CLE, Hamilton Collaborative is doing for innovation - freshw...

December 6, 2018

What 78th Street Studios did for art in CLE, Hamilton Collaborative is doing for innovation freshwatercleveland

Motorcycle garage owner gets real with upcoming TV show for Esquire Network - freshwatercleveland

June 7, 2016

Motorcycle garage owner gets real with upcoming TV show for Esquire Network freshwatercleveland

Nonprofit Motogo is bringing shop class back to schools in Cleveland - News 5 Cleveland

April 24, 2019

Nonprofit Motogo is bringing shop class back to schools in Cleveland News 5 Cleveland