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Native Skate Jam demo at Smithsonian

Jim Murphy has organized a Native Skate Jam on a six-foot high half pipe at the the Smithsonian Institution (Potomac Atrium National Museum of the American Indian). The session is on Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5 at 12 and 2 p.m. daily. The skate jam is in support of “Ramp It Up: Skateboard […]

Harrisburg, Oregon BCSA contest

The BCSA has teamed up with Team Woodchuck (from Eugene) to help Harrisburg put on there 1st annual skate competition on the fourth. Harrisburg has a big party on the fourth so there will be lots going on in town. I heard there’s also an event going down at a nearby private bowl….

Oregon Trifecta 2009 dates and 2008 wrap up.

The 2009 dates for the 2009 Oregon Trifecta have been up for a while. The big surprise this year is the addition of two extra days of qualifying events, bringing the grand total up to five consecutive days of skateboarding contests. So it’s official, event organizers are definitely trying to kill me! The web site […]

Skatopia founder Brewce Martin in critical condition

Skatopia founder Brewce Martin suffered a head trauma when a tire exploded at a tire shop near Skatopia. Updates as we get them after the jump.

Skreech Week: Day 2

Looks like we’ve actually got a full week. I was going to make it a “working week” since I usually don’t post on the weekends, but Addikt Skateboards has ponied up a full seven days of Skreech on the Full Bloom Tour. These shots are from a pool in Central Valley, or maybe the central […]

Skreech week on S&A

That’s right, he lived here for a short while, and now he’s gone. He recently returned from an Addikt Skateboards road trip known as the Full Bloom Tour. This is a Jon Yunker photo shot at Frank the Tank’s. Billy Runaway will be doling out one shot a day for the rest of the week, […]

SOTW 6-15-09: Kowalski first over the face in Coos Bay

Kevin Kowalski made it over the face wall of the brand new Coos Bay skatepark last Saturday. It was his first time at the park, and this was his second attempt. His new, more aerodynamic haircut must have helped get the extra speed, because he was “booking” as they say, or at least used to […]

The Skateboard Film Festival in Seattle

Here’s a couple stills from episode one of a series called Gusto. It features Mark Hubbard and Grindline Skateparks, and will likely be shown Saturday, the 15th at the Skateboard FIlm Festival in Seattle, Washington on August 14-16. You can watch the abruptly ending trailer after the jump. Who is going to make the GVK […]

Saturday Night Benefits

Two benefits at opposite ends of the country this Saturday. In Portland there is a benefit bowl contest fro Taylor Appelo who was one of the two (Hey Clay!) skaters in PDX who were jumped by four jocks at a MAX station in Portland. Taylor’s got a broken jaw, missing teeth and a mountain of […]