Philadelphia Skateboard Politics Continue To Unfold (Posted 3/24/2004)

The Philadelphia * bureaucracy is at it again, and has rendered skatespot Dilworth Plaza largely unskateable through the $6,500 installation of "cleats and metal discs to railings and benches". "As a message to young people, it's not a good thing", stated Scott Kip of the Skateboard Advocacy Network *. Search *

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 *

Leap Of Faith (Posted 10/29/2001)

Author Shayne Kennedy talks about Jamie Thomas *' Leap of Faith *. 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 *

Costa Mesa Skateboard Park Sponsored By Volcom (Posted 9/29/2005)

The Volcom * Skate Park of Costa Mesa * has been open for nearly three months. The $1M, 15,000-square-foot park is open 9AM to 9PM, and its costs are sponsored by Volcom. Search *

Harold Hunter in the New York Times (Posted 2/25/2006)

Harold Hunter *, whose skateboarding prowess and outsize personality led him to modeling, movie roles, celebrity friendships and prominence in the downtown Manhattan scene, was found dead on Feb. 17 in the East Village housing project where he grew up. Search *

"Little Tricky", Skateboarding's New Generation Rising (Posted 9/17/2002)

Look out, future... Five-year-old Mitchie Brusco *, of Kirkland Washington *, with two solid years of skate experience behind him, may just be poised to be a future skateboard star. As with all child stars, the outcome remains to be seen... though we have heard that the 5-year old has his own agent. Search *

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