One problem i have with my hometown of Parkersburg WV is that there arent enough places of entertainment focussing on teens. Parkersburg is full of bars, resteraunts, and antique shops. None of which any teen is interested in (except the bars but we wont discuss that). Some of the few places that Parkersburg does have thats targetted towards teens and younger people consists of a skating rink, a bowling alley, and the mall. Out of all of those the only one anyone goes to is the mall, but thats bc its a last resort to try and find something to do. Most teens turn to smoking weed because thats the only thing there really is to do in Parkersburg. Others turn to making wat they like to call “gangs”, but all they are is a bunch of ganster wannabes who like to cause trouble.

          The idea of this essay is to try and get people to realize that Parkersburg is going nowhere and fast. If nothing is done to liven Parkersburg up its just going to slowly become more and more of a shit hole that no one wants to visit. unless Parkersburg takes some chances and adds some new and exciting places it will never have a chance to grow and develope into a place people would be interested in visiting.

         According to recent Newspapers in Parkersburg teens are pushing to get the city to build a skatepark so teens will have something to do and get them off the streets. Local skaters have put together a team of people to have fundraisers and other things to try and make money for the establishment. Its nice to see that some people agree with me and are tryin to turn Parkersburg into a more fun place to be.