Ben Thompson discovered the name for his store while working as a kitchen manager in Ann Arbor. A customer comment card noted, one day, that the place was starting to look like a flophouse. Thompson ...

Though I still skate no better than the day I started, I’ve spent quite a few summers bombing hills and racking up scars. I honestly can not count how many guys I’ve met over the years totally set on ...

Skateboarding has ebbed and flowed in popularity over the years, but never truly gone away. Perhaps no one knows this better than custom board designer Bear Walker of Bear Walker Industries. As the ...

Tom DeLonge is revisiting some of his most legendary eras in the form of custom skateboard decks. Over the past few weeks, DeLonge has launched a series of custom decks that symbolize specific times ...

The Board Factory is the latest kiosk to open at Downtown Disney, allowing shoppers to design their own skateboards. Nine-year-old Skyler Ludin of Irvine was visiting Santa at the Paradise Pier Hotel, ...

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Sometimes the most compelling art comes in unexpected packages. For Damian Estrella, the canvas is particularly radical: He paints the undersides of skateboard decks. The 24-year-old is a recent ...

1:23 Artist leaves her mark on skateboards to broaden sport’s appeal A young Alberta artist is on a mission to make skateboarding more beautiful as well as more inclusive. Hayley Wright hopes her ...