Skateboard Big Air: ESPN X-Games Schedule Announced for August 2-5 2007 (Posted 5/3/2007)

The schedule for the 13th X-Games *, to take place August 2-5th 2007 at the Staples Center and Home Depot Center in Los Angeles *, has been announced. New this year are the placement of the Mega Ramp indoors, and medals for women's surfing, BMX freestyle * big air, and Moto X racing. Search *

Learn To Skateboard Program In Clarkstown, New York (Posted 4/25/2007)

The STAR Kids program in Clarkstown, New York * has started the third year of its learn to skateboard program, which teaches beginner and intermediate skateboarders of all ages how to improve their board skills. Search *

The Skateboard, The City, and Socio-Spatial Censorship (Posted 4/29/2003)

Here Architect Iain Borden * discusses "skateboarding and socio-spatial censorship in the late twentieth century city" in his article "An Affirmation of Urban Life." Says Iain: "Cities are always places of contestation and contradiction, conflict and counter-cultural engagements. ... But of course cities are also places of power, and the contradiction between homogenization and fragmentation of urban space is continuously fought over, as urban managers of all kinds ... seek to dictate the character of social space. The urban practice of skateboarding is one such area which they seek to control." Search *

Skateboard Helmet Law Passes In New York- For Kids (Posted 11/25/2004)

New York * State's politicians have been accused of leaving most major legislative business unfinished this year. But they did accomplish one thing: passing a law requiring skaters under 14 to wear helmets while riding skateboards in public areas. Josh Rabinowitz, publisher of SkateboardDirectory.com, said he saw the law as chipping away at civil liberties and parents' rights to raise their children as they want to, and that the law was just another way for government to raise revenue, "like all of these ticketing laws that are supposedly for our safety." Search *

Skateboard Tour To Visit 37 Australian Schools (Posted 4/10/2003)

Info about the 5th Annual Human Desire National Schools Skateboarding, "the largest grass roots skateboarding series of its kind in the world." Search *

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England *, Leicestershire based Skate shop run by Andy Simpson. Search * Related

Skateboard Continues To Gain Popularity (Posted 8/16/2004)

The pastime has surpassed baseball among boys and has an increasing adult following. "There are more and more kids every single day getting involved, and the stereotypes are really being lifted," said Alan Holloway, program coordinator for Searcy Parks and Recreation. Search *

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