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HAROLD HUNTER DAY V – NOVEMBER 12, 2011 – NEW YORK CITY  The Harold Hunter Foundation (HHF), in association with primary sponsors Zoo York, Vans, HBO and Camp Woodward, is proud to announce the 5th Annual Harold Hunter Day will take place Saturday, November 12, 2011, at the L.E.S. Skatepark in New York City. Established 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

MAY 2009 NEWS DIE POSERS DIE! - Tony Alva and Richard Villa III present Die Posers Die! an art exhibition featuring artists/skaters - Tony Alva, Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Pat Ngoho, Steve Olson, Clint Peterson, Lance Mountain, Mimi Knoop, Duane Peters, Chris Read More

APRIL 2009 NEWS DIE POSERS DIE! - Tony Alva and Richard Villa III present Die Posers Die! an art exhibition featuring artists/skaters - Tony Alva, Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Pat Ngoho, Steve Olson, Clint Peterson, Lance Mountain, Mimi Knoop, Duane Peters, Chris Read More

MARCH 2009 NEWS ANDY DUCK and the Artisan Skateparks crew has skatepark building planned for new skateparks in Durham, NC, Kill Devil Hills, NC, and Ocean Pines, MD. They just finished up a new park in Raleigh, NC featuring a multi-level flow area, street course and Read More

JUNE 2008 NEWS SICKNESS - All shallow - Photo Courtesy: Delgado GRINDLINE NEWS - Monk just finished another of his timeless creations in Galveston TX, topped with 250 blocks of pool coping and a sick mini/street zone. Grand Opening for the Galveston Skatepark is Read More

APRIL 2008 NEWS ROCKERS - A photographic installation by Bob Gruen opens April 24, 2008 at Morrison Hotel Gallery - Bowery, New York, NY. www.morrisonhotelgallery.com INDEPENDENT TRUCK CO. 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR - May 23- July 4, 2008 - featuring Steve Alba, Adam Alfaro, Read More

FEBRUARY 2008 NEWS TEAM PAIN starts work in Feb on their first skatepark of 2008 in St. Lucie, FL. Here's a shot of Bert Turned working on the skatepark in Antwerp. www.teampain.com. CALIFORNIA SKATEPARKS - The brand new Lake Cunningham, San Jose, CA, Skatepark was built Read More

NOVEMBER 2007 NEWS NIKE VIDEO PREMIERE - Nike Skateboarding to Release First Film 'Nothing But the Truth' - Three years in the making, 'Nothing But the Truth' is the story of the Nike SB team, on and off their skateboards. Filmed on location in the Santa Clarita Valley Read More

OCTOBER 2007 NEWS NEW SKATE VID - Check out 'WOVEN' A Skate Culture Documentary that takes a look into the heart of skate culture. Some of skateboarding's most influental skateboarders, artist and musicians share their thoughts about the lifestyle, the art, the music, Read More

SEPTEMBER 2007 NEWS 'KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN' - New book by GLEN E. FRIEDMAN. Coming this fall. Official release date: September 3, 2007. Twenty years to the day of the very first Fugazi show. www.southern.com/BURNINGFLAGS ALOHA SPIRIT - Mark Partain living the good life Read More

MAY 2007 NEWS SKATOPIA BOWLBASH XII - JUNE 29-30 - FULL MOON PARTY - Donate for more concrete at skatopia.org or mail in your donation to: SKATOPIA CRETE FUND 34961 Hutton Rd Rutland, OH 45775 LEGENDARY SKATEBOARDERS AND EAST LA YOUTH DEDICATE SECOND DEEPEST SKATE Read More

APRIL 2007 NEWS MADERA SKATEPARK IN PROGRESS PRO-TEC POOL PARTY III - Catch the May 12 PRO-TEC Pool Party LIVE at www.vans.com. Ready for another classic day of bowl skating in one of the most unforgiving bowls ever built? Watch it all live as 40 top pro skateboarders Read More

MARCH 2007 NEWS SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARDS 'V-DAY' VIDEO PREMIERE PARTY @ THE BLANK CLUB - There was simply no better venue for Santa Cruz to host the Veterans Division 'V-Day' Video Premiere than Corey O'Brien's Blank Club in San Jose. Plug in Ray Stevens II's band, skate Read More

FEBRUARY 2007 NEWS LA ART SHOW - Olson art show in LA - Sep, Olson and Rusler off the chain in Hollywood. - PHOTO: DAN LEVY BLACK LABEL NEWS - Tyler Mumma has been added to the Black Label Emergency Am Team. Black Label welcomes Shuriken Shannon to the team. Black Label Read More

OCTOBER 2006 NEWS Check out the Telluride skatepark building process at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uqp-abX5EQ. BRAZIL POOL CONTESTS - A series of pool contests are being planned in Brazil starting April 8th in the Guaratingeta keyhole in Sao Paulo. Followed by Read More

JULY 2006 NEWS EUROPEAN BOWL BASH - The BowlBash 2006 dates are; Qualifications - May 13-14th Malmo Sweden, June 3-4th Hamburg Germany, July 15-16th Burnley UK, August 26-27th Algorta Spain... Finals - October 13-15th Eindhoven Holland... The Malmo qualifier will be Read More

ZOO YORK AM GETTING PAID 2005 ZOO YORK AM GETTING PAID 2005 September 24-25, 2005 Orkus Park, Montreal Quebec - Canada Story by Alex Bastide Photos by Ben Fournier, Alex Bastide This weekend was the Zoo York Am Getting Paid contest in Montreal and what a great success it was! Read More