Category Archives: Skateboarding

Innovations of Hobie Exhibition

    Innovations of Hobie Exhibition Innovations of Hobie Exhibition To kick-off its new rotating exhibition series, Surfing Heritage Foundation is excited to announce the opening of the exhibition The Innovations of Hobie. The beach lifestyle apparel industry in Orange County-arguably the epicenter of the industry-has largely built itself from the early innovations of Hobie … Continue reading Innovations of Hobie Exhibition

Inaugural Venice Beach Surf and Skate Fest Saturday at Venice Farmers' Market Lot

VIa – MARINA DEL REY PATCH   Inaugural Venice Beach Surf and Skate Fest Saturday at Venice Farmers’ Market Lot   The free event will feature a showcase of products, a community swap meet, a food court of Venice restaurants, live music, a beer garden and a charity raffle. By Paul Chavez Email the author … Continue reading Inaugural Venice Beach Surf and Skate Fest Saturday at Venice Farmers' Market Lot

The wild, aggressive artwork of Jimbo Phillips carries on a well-known Santa Cruz dynasty

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   A classic example of Jimbo Phillips’ Santa Cruz surf art appears on a signal control box on Soquel Avenue. The artist and son Colby stopped by for a photo. (Bill Lovejoy/Sentinel)   The wild, aggressive artwork of Jimbo Phillips carries on a well-known Santa Cruz dynasty By WALLACE BAINE … Continue reading The wild, aggressive artwork of Jimbo Phillips carries on a well-known Santa Cruz dynasty

VIDEO: Tank-Treaded Skateboards Take Hill-Bombing Off-Road

  VIA – GIZMODO http://youtu.be/ezlQE3d1WgE Tank-Treaded Skateboards Take Hill-Bombing Off-Road So you’ve just shot the President of the United States. You need to get to the bottom of a grassy knoll in Dallas on the double but damn if your skateboard’s wheels don’t keep getting caught in the turf. What’s a second gunman to do? … Continue reading VIDEO: Tank-Treaded Skateboards Take Hill-Bombing Off-Road

2012 Mavericks Invitational Festival Goes Big and Grinds Out Hunger

VIA – SANTA CRUZ PATCH 2012 Mavericks Invitational Festival Goes Big and Grinds Out Hunger   Saturday was the inaugural festival to award the gladiator surfers that ride Mavericks. Action Sports Wire By Danny Keith 3:36 pm   Thanks to the relationship with The Go Big Project, Grind Out Hunger had the opportunity to participate in … Continue reading 2012 Mavericks Invitational Festival Goes Big and Grinds Out Hunger

Larry Stevenson, skateboard innovator and publisher, dies at 81

  VIA – LA TIMES   Larry Stevenson was an inveterate inventor. Among his creations: a battery-operated armpit cooler to help nervous salespeople avoid sweating, a saltwater-based hair spray and an easy-to-assemble prefabricated house that was used in disaster areas. (unknown / March 26, 2012) Larry Stevenson, skateboard innovator and publisher, dies at 81   … Continue reading Larry Stevenson, skateboard innovator and publisher, dies at 81