Grindline preparing ship to emigrate off-world.

These photos were smuggled to our agents at the cost of many Bothan lives. Grindline is building this at an undisclosed location.

Glenhaven brick stamp test – please comment.

Actual bricks are out because of expense. Costs have also skyrocketed on dyeing the concrete. But Dreamland did do a test on stamping a brick texture into the concrete of the street areabanks. Word is it skated all right. This was a rough test and it’s a little well, rough. Finishing would be better if […]

Glenhaven progress 02-11

The return of treecam!

Tigard skatepark by Dreamland?

Sorry, I had the wrong town in the title. Okay, how many of you bastards knew about this and didn’t tell me? I had to check out the Sleestak blog from the earlier post today and found this. Another Dreamland park in the area? One more for the cannonball run: Pier Park to Tualatin to […]

MC Donald photo by Rich Burton

Why is this man skating a miniramp?

photo: Rich Burton The Donald bowl is one of my favorite things to skate. Last weekend I planned an excursion that avoided Pier Park. Marek, Smay, Rich, Fendick and I planned to skate West Linn skatepark and then some of us would continue on to Donald.

Milton Keynes

Britain’s worst skatepark?

Milton Keynes is pretty progressive when it comes to sports. Heck, they even have korfball facilities(?!). After achieving a high level of success with a street park built at the Central Bus Station, the city or village or town of Milton Keyes (UK) decided to build a bowl park, and apparently traveled back in time […]

Grandma Jean Berlin donates $200,000 to Englewood Florida Skate park

Be nice to old people: Part 2 (Grandma disses street skaters!)

In an article titled Granny’s donation fuels funding for skate park, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports that Jean Berlin has donated $200,000 to an Englewood Florida skate park fundraising effort, helping to fulfill a long time dream she shared with her late husband. No only is she Oyster Creek Skate Park’s largest benefactor, she’s also topped […]

Battle Ground WA progress

Dan Hughes has posted some recent shots of progress on the Battle Ground skatepark here.

Kettering skate plaza

Nice overview shot of the DC Rob Dyrdek Skate Plaza posted to the Skaters for Portland Skateparks skatepark poll area by someone calling himself Paul Rodriguez. Okay, I get it. Looks like a nice place to eat my lunch.