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New High-Tech Braking System for Skateboards Released by Australian company Brakeboard 28 Feb 2013 | 10:20 am
A new foot braking system for skateboards has been released by Brakeboard, a company based in Australia. This was especially designed for long boards. Long boards have risen immensely in popularity as...
Complications arise with construction of downtown skateboard park 28 Feb 2013 | 10:01 am
It seems that the goal to build a skateboard park in Saranac Lake has encountered a number of complications. Initially, the plan of the village Board of Trustees was to put up the skate park between C...
Broken Skateboards Transformed into Breathtaking Wooden Sculptures 30 Jan 2013 | 05:20 pm
Haroshi is a 35-year-old from Tokyo, Japan who taught himself how to sculpt. For his latest creation, he uses materials from broken skateboards to create breathtaking wooden sculptures that leave many...
Skateboard Ministry Coming to Africa 21 Jan 2013 | 05:20 pm
While skateboards are all the rage as of late and have been popular for several decades now, it looks like the trend is now going to reach Africa. A 19 year old named Justice Kellenberger from St. Joh...
Art used as a medium by skateboard park in an effort to rebuild Detroit 18 Dec 2012 | 06:59 pm
Dubbed as the Ride It Sculpture Park, the structure was opened to the public last summer and it is located off the Davison Freeway. Several prominent artists such as Mitch Cope, 2012 ArtPrize winners,...
Plan to Build Northfield Skateboard Park Site Approved by Council 5 Dec 2012 | 06:59 pm
In a unanimous vote by members of the Northfield City Council, a plan was approved to put up a skateboard park close to Riverside Park. $60,000 to be funded by the city is going to be used for the dev...
Skateboard Park to be Built in Walker Park, Arkansas 27 Nov 2012 | 01:31 pm
The Blytheville Parks and Recreation director Elroy Brown is currently examining plans to put up a skateboard park in Walker Park. Proposals were made to the committee of the Blytheville City Council’...
Nike SB Dunk Mid is Back for Black Friday with Huge Discounts 21 Nov 2012 | 09:59 pm
Black Friday is just a couple of days and it also means the discounts and deals is also in the corner. Black Friday is not just for HDTV and grocery items but also for sneakers and CCS is bringing bac...
SNAP Skateboard Releases World’s First Folding Longboard 17 Nov 2012 | 01:29 pm
One has got to hand it to SNAP Skateboard for staying on top of the game when it comes to originality, ingenuity and convenience. A full-size drop deck longboard that is very easy to fold up and pack ...
Hurricane Sandy Demolished Rockaway Skatepark 5 Nov 2012 | 10:12 pm
The aftermath of hurricane Sandy is a heart wrecking sight in New York City as billions of dollars worth of properties leveled down and more than 30 lives taken away from their loved ones. The devasta...
