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TONY HAWK FOUNDATION Tony Hawk Joined By Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Adam Yauch, Ben Harper, Others To Help Build Skateparks Top skaters team up with Grammy Award-winning recording artists to benefit at-risk youth. What do pro skaters do with the boards they skate and Read More

FANTASY SKATE SESSION FANTASY SKATE SESSION Fantasy Skate Session With The Original Bones Brigade Legendary skate team comes together for a special reunion benefiting the Tony Hawk Foundation. TONY HAWK FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE: The legendary Bones Brigade skateboard Read More

Old Skateboards Become New Skateparks Tony Hawk Foundation Board of Directors member Ben Harper is helping turn old skateboards into new skateparks by recycling old decks via art. Using song lyrics as the basis for each piece, the boards are then sold to raise funds. All proceeds will go Read More

Skatepark Grant Funds Available FROM TONY HAWK FOUNDATION APPLY FOR A GRANT NOW The Tony Hawk Foundation announced that the Summer 2012 Grant Season is now open. Summer 2012 Tony Hawk Foundation grant season is open. 5/22/12 (Vista, CA)—The Tony Hawk Foundation helps fund the construction of public skateparks Read More

STRONGHOLD SOCIETY WK4 LAKOTA SKATEPARK Stronghold Society a Live Life Call To Action Report by Walt Pourier On October 15, 2011, all the supporters of the Stronghold Society's Live Life Call To Action Campaigns came together to help gift the WK4-Directions Skatepark Toby Eagle Bull Memorial Read More

ATLANTA’S FIRST SKATEPARK TO OPEN TODAY! HISTORIC FOURTH WARD SKATEPARK TO OPEN Grand Opening Celebration on June 11 to include Skate Demonstrations, Music and Fun Atlanta– This Saturday, June 11 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Atlanta’s first skate park will open as part of Historic Fourth Ward Read More

SEPTEMBER 2010 NEWS POWER RIDER WHEELS "PLUG IN TUNE OUT" VIDEO PREMIERE AND FUNDRAISER at A&L Sports Bar on Sept 18, 2010. http://www.powerriderwheels.com TONY ALVA'S 53RD BIRTHDAY PARTY! Sunday September 12, 2010 - 12-8pm. Alva Los Angeles and Exhibit A Gallery Read More

JUNE 2010 NEWS BURNSIDE SKATEPARK CELEBRATES 20 YEARS - Support the heart of skateboardings D.I.Y. spirit. Donate now. The skatepark needs your support for the 20 year birthday anniversary. Make the trip. Bands, music, skateboarding, art, skateboard themed carny games Read More

APRIL 2010 NEWS LURE OF THE SWAMP - Book signing and Art Show featuring the art of Lindsey Kuhn on Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 7-10pm at the Juice Gallery - 319 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA. Lindsey Kuhn has a new book out through SWAMP Publishing. Lindsey has been Read More

FEBRUARY 2010 NEWS BOB BINIAK R.I.P. - Original Z-Boy, Bob The Bullet Biniak, suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday and passed away on February 25, 2010 at 12:51 EST. Biniak charged at everything he did in life, from bombing down hills at 63mph to scaling full pipes in the Read More

JANUARY 2010 NEWS DARKSTAR NEWS - The newest Darkstar pro is Ryan Decenzo from Montreal, Canada. Decenzo joins Adam Dyet, Pierre-Luc Gagno, Paul Machnau, Chet Thomas to round out the Darkstar team. http://www.darkstarwood.com/ ALIEN WORKSHOP AND ANDY WARHOL ART - Alien Read More

SEPTEMBER 2009 NEWS VENICE SKATEPARK NEWS - On Saturday, October 3, 2009, the brand new multi-million dollar skatepark in Venice, CA, will be open to the public following a dedication ceremony by officials from the City of Los Angeles. Block's after party sponsored by Venice Read More

AUGUST 2009 NEWS ANDY KESSLER will live on in our hearts forever. R.I.P. KESS. 1961-2009. There are certain people that come into your life and change everything and make it better. Andy Kessler was one of those people. Without Kessler, we might not be here today. When Read More

JUNE 2009 NEWS GRAVESIDE - Tippy ripping it up at Graveside in the final days of the DIY concrete paradise. Photo: Hank Foto www.hankfoto.com NIKE NEWS - Nike SB, The LA84 Foundation, and the City of Los Angeles Join Paul Rodriguez, Jr. to Open New Skate Park on Read More

FEBRUARY 2009 NEWS LOVE AND GUTS ART SHOWS - This years theme is aptly called Carry-On, which corresponds to many Skateboarders vagabond lifestyle and resourceful methods of traveling with their equipment and art. Oakley the Proud Sponsor of ' Love and Guts ' is boldly Read More

JANUARY 2009 NEWS VERT ATTACK 3 - Bryggeriet invites you to 'Vert Attack 3' on Saturday, January 31 at 5:00pm at Bryggeriet Skatepark in Malmo, Sweden on Saturday, January 31 at 5:00pm. www.bryggeriet.org/skate/ RIP THE RIPPER - An art show of epic proportions. January Read More

NOVEMBER 2008 NEWS TONY ALVA and RICHARD VILLA III INVITE YOU TO THE... TOTALLY BITCHIN' NIGHT OF THE DEAD! Come and celebrate the Day of the Dead. Alva Los Angeles is haunted by the dead and 1980s. with all 80's theme music, clothing and costumes. Saturday Nov 1, 2008 Read More

OCTOBER 2008 NEWS FLORIDA NEWS - Jerry Lukas and Charlie Crank are starting up a new company. More on that soon. In the meantime, they've been hittin some fun pools. Here's Greek slaying one. BAKER HAS A DEATHWISH TOUR 2008 - Sunday October 26th at Eastern Skateboard Read More