Skate Park Group in Newport Has Raised a Surprising Amount of Money

Whiskertin’s Glenn Miller shares how his custom lighting found a worldwide community of skateboarding enthusiasts. When Glenn Miller strolls through his hometown of Akron, Ohio, he looks for ordinary things to turn into extraordinary lamps. Whether HVAC ductwork, a skateboard, a whiskey barrel or an old kerosene lantern, he converts his finds into unique lighting…

London has 35 bridges, but one is part of the British skate culture for the worst reasons. The Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges are a pair of pedestrian bridges in London, England, that span the River Thames. The Hungerford Bridge, officially known as the Hungerford Footbridges, is a historic railway bridge that was originally built in 1864. It was designed by Sir John Hawkshaw and served as a railway bridge connecting Charing Cross station on the north side of the river with Waterloo station on the south side.

COPIAGUE, Long Island (WABC) — It is a long way from Venice Beach, California to Virginia Beach, Virginia – 3,162 miles to be exact. It is a long drive, but time-wise, it is an even longer skate. Long Island’s Chad Caruso completed the 57-day journey on his skateboard from March to May – battling elements along…

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (CTA) held the inaugural meeting of its Skateboard Citizens Advisory subcommittee on Tuesday, part of a larger effort to rewrite the rules on perhaps the oldest and simplest form of wheeled “micromobility.”

Located in the heart of Guangzhou, China, the GMP Skatepark reigns as the world’s biggest skateboarding facility.
You can immediately glimpse its size when you get near it. It’s bold and impressive. The park spreads over an expansive 168,000 square feet (16,900 square meters) area, the equivalent of four football fields, and showcases various riding features.
Guinness World Records even lists it as the world’s largest skatepark.
The dream began to take shape in 2013, and the construction project was finally completed in 2015.

San Francisco officials gathered amongst skateboarders and fitness buffs Wednesday morning to mark the opening of the revamped U.N. Plaza, the main new feature of which is a skate park.