Skateboard Legend Christian Hosoi Joins Juice Magazine And Interviews Tony Hawk (Posted 3/27/2005)

JUICE Magazine * has announced that Christian Hosoi * has joined the JUICE staff as features editor. For his first story, Hosoi interviewed Tony Hawk *, and the two long time "media-hyped skateboarding rivals" talked about their past, present and future, and their impact on the world of skateboarding. The latest issue spans 212 pages, and covers a long list of personalities including Danny Way *, Herbie Fletcher *, Steve Alba *, John Lucero *, and others. Search *

"Green" Skateboard Invented (Posted 4/30/2007)

e2e Materials of Ithica, New York *, has announced a biodegradable composite which is made completely of plant materials and which can, at least in concept, be used to make skateboards. The material is said to be ten times stronger and 25 percent lighter than current particleboards, and made from fibers of plants including bamboo, pineapple, and coconut. Search *

Harold Hunter, Zoo York Skateboard Pro, Dies at 31 (Posted 2/21/2006)

The skateboard community is saddened by the passing of Harold Hunter *, who was probably best known for his involvement with Zoo York * Skateboards, Rockstar Bearings *, and his role of "Harold" in the 1995 * movie "Kids". Harold was "an original Zoo Yorker and ambassador representing NYC the world around," read a statement on Zoo York's website. "Harold Hunter will be deeply missed... New York City * will never be the same without him." Search *

Bridgewater Canada Skatepark Movement Raises $41K (Posted 4/16/2007)

Local teenagers in a Bridgewater, Canada * have raised CAN$41,452 ($36,637 in USD) in cash, material and labor towards the construction of a new skateboard park in Lunenburg County. Said Lea Stuempel of the local Rotary Club "We are 100 per cent behind this project." In 2006 the teenage organizers created a temporary skatepark * on the South Shore Exhibition grounds with the blessing of the locality. 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 *

Skateboard Grab Bag: Skateboard Statistics, Sole Goes Environmental, Hawk and Kohl, Koston's Golfing (Posted 2/12/2007)

Apparently, US skateboarders will outnumber baseball players in 2008, Sole Technologies has hired a Manager of Environmental Affairs, Tony Hawk * has inked a deal to sell his footwear through the 800-some-odd chain of Kohl's stores, and Erik Koston and Active have announced an annual Golf fund raiser for the Santa Ana Dream Center's skatepark *. Search *

Underworld Skateboard News, Schedule, Am Getting Paid, March 2006 (Posted 3/23/2006)

Underworld update with info about the new "Yesterday's Future" video, the AM Getting Paid contest, their riders, and a schedule of the shop's events through the summer of 2006. Search *

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