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Family fun for all ages at Roberson’s Fun Center

Welcome back to another Spot-
light Series with Sarah!
The series where the writer gets
to know the city more personally,
while the readers get to know the
writer better in the process.
After a week where life seemed to
be kicking both mine and my neigh-
bor, Autumn's, butts, I asked if she
and her kids, Theron II and Mya, area with a seesaw, rocking horse,
would like to try out and experience trampoline, basketball hoop, piano
a new place with me to blow off some play mat, giant connect four, toys,
steam. books, and more.
They all said yes and were excited Immediately, we could tell there
to try something new together. was something for everyone and this
On Saturday, August 2nd, the was a great space for parties or
four of us visited Roberson’s Fun events.
Center for the first time. Cynthia Roberson, Roberson’s
Not sure what to expect, we Fun Center owner, was sitting at the
walked in and saw a wall of TVs and register by the door and gave us a
gaming chairs on the left side. The quick tour and pointed out all the Theron II and Mya, playing video games at Roberson’s Fun Center.
rest of the space was filled with ar- fun center’s features. We started off our visit with a time playing it.
cade games, pool tables, foosball, air We paid a small admission fee for game of foosball, then Mya played When it comes to playing pool,
hockey, and even corn hole. one hour of gaming/billiards. Pac-Man on an arcade table. The Autumn and I on the other hand,
There were tables and chairs by Roberson explained she didn’t kids switched to playing Out Run just enjoyed ourselves and were
the windows to sit down and eat at, like the idea of tokens, so none of and Pac-Man on arcade machines, happy when we actually landed a
along with a giant couch near a her arcade games require tokens. while Autumn and I played pool. shot.
mounted TV on the back wall, and a The admission fee was all we paid Out Run is a racing game and Theron ended up sitting at one of
stage for karaoke. for the entire visit, which was really Mya – who is turning 5 this month –
In the back corner was a kid’s nice. was surprisingly good at her first See Spotlight, page 14

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