Free Radicals keeps the counterculture alive in the Duke City.
Rachel Pridham, better known by her roller derby moniker Wombat, helps her friends John and Nan Morningstar, owners of the store Free Radicals, move to a new location at 300 Yale Blvd. S.E. in the University Area. The alternative apparel and accessories shop is also an unofficial hangout for roller derby enthusiasts. The Morningstars helped launch Duke City Derby in 2005, and Nan skates for a team.
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Free Radicals owner John Morningstar laces his roller skates at the Launchpad during his store's fifth anniversary celebration.
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Monica Dawson, aka R2-Beat-U of the Duke City Derby's HoBots team, joins the crowd celebrating the fifth anniversary of Free Radicals. Downtown club the Launchpad hosted the store's celebration on June 29 featuring music, dancing and a wild version of musical chairs. Free Radicals owners John and Nan Morningstar are part of the city's roller derby scene.
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Jennifer Holland juggles a rack of belts while helping John and Nan Morningstar move their punk store Free Radicals to a larger location. The Morningstars will celebrate the move with a party and sale at the University Area shop on June 29.
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