“In the early ’90s, during a time in my life when most of the kids that I knew in high school had just gone away to college, my friends and I were squeezing into cars on moment’s notice, headed for ...

How one photo became a cultural touchpoint, mirroring those rarely seen in skateboarding culture. When photojournalist Andrew Craft scanned a forgotten photonegative from the Fayetteville Observer ...

Marc Johnson, a legendary figure in Bay Area skateboard history, died on May 26, according to San Francisco-based ...

Chris Haslam gives a skateboarding demonstration at Innoskate 2013 in front of the National Museum of American History. Image courtesy Innoskate. The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of ...

An art and history walk featuring 50 skateboards with illustrations designed by 50 different artists across 50 different locations will take place early next month to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ...

Skateboards are not complicated design objects. They consist of little more than a simple deck, usually made of wood, which forms the riding surface. The board is completed by a pair of trucks ...

Few sporting cultures have influenced fashion as heavily as skateboarding. It’s rare for a season to pass without some wink, nod, or homage to the midcentury California-born pastime (and, as of ...

It’s where the modern skateboard was designed, where a historic skatepark is located, where a major skateboard competition is held every year. Paul Guzzo is a former culture reporter. The Tampa Bay ...