pad-law

Help repeal pad laws in California

We love to help out our less fortunate neighbors in such skateboard repressive states as, uh, California? From the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC): As many of you know, IASC has been working tirelessly for many years to change the laws affecting California’s public skateparks.  We were previously able to extend the bill which […]

The Turf Saktepark

Turf re-birth?

Word is that the lease is up on the tenant that currently resides in the building that houses Milwaukee’s famed Turf Skatepark. I erroneously reported that the concrete had been demoed, but I guess the truth lies closer to some missing coping and a lot of landfill. I here to report on the rumor that […]

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New Public Service ads in rotation

We’ve added two new non profits to our public service ad rotation, as seen on the lower right column of the site. First up, the Benton County Skateboard Alliance should be familiar to our readers. They have a 10 year plan to raise funds and advocate for the expansion and creation of free public concrete […]

Helena, Montana skatepark fundraiser

Helena Montana skatepark push May 16,

Cutbird Skateboard Company is inviting you to attend One Last Push. It is a skate jam and contest to benefit Helena’s skatepark expansion! if you can make it to Helena, MT on May 16, 2009 that would be great! If not, tell your friends, print and hang up the attachment. What ever you can do […]

burnside-benefit

Burnside Nontest Benefit for expansion

Burnside nontest and fundraiser for expansion of the Burnside project, going on Saturday the 18th. We must be on the official kook list because nobody asked us to donate or promote this event. Oh well. Little known fact: Mark Conahan was the one who secured the noise permit for the event yesterday afternoon. DJ Red […]

Happy Valley skatepark plans

Happy Valley plans

Taking influence from a skipping stone, this design focuses on a rhythm of circular plazas that are linked through paving and skate-boarding features. The design offers features for riders of every skill-level and style. The paving pattern consists of a large saw-cut concrete pattern within a circular paver banding that helps de? ne space and […]

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Happy Valley Skatepark

Time for more input on the Happy Valley skatepark in Clackamas County, Oregon. We must have missed a meeting or two, because from the looks of the tiny renderings, they appear to have chosen a designer already… Street plaza city, Newline? The meeting is Wednesday, April 29, 2009, from 5-7 p.m. at Sunnyside Elementary school […]

SOLV Pier Park Pickup april 18th

Skatepark beautification project

Time for the annual SOLV Pier Park Pickup. 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, This Saturday, April 18, 2009 North Lombard St. and Bruce Ave. (From Lombard turn down Bruce Street and go to where it ends at the corner of Bruce and North James St.) SOLV Meeting Location: Meet by the turn-around at the beginning of the […]

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Eugene, Oregon council meeting April 13

Found on The Tactics Grind: City Council Meeting Monday April 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m As you might know, the City of Eugene has committed $292,000 for the W-J Skatepark, but we still need to raise $250,000 in matching funds to make this vision a reality. HOWEVER, the City Council needs to hear from the […]