The Carlsbad Gap is an 11 stair set skateboard spot located in Carlsbad, California at Carlsbad High School. It first gained prominence in the early 90s after several pros started skating over it in addition to the stairs right beside it. Unlike many spots, the landing is an uphill one which adds to the difficulty.
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NORTH ANDOVER, MA. (Jan. 26, 2009) — Converse Skateboarding is proud to announce Rune Glifberg as the newest pro on the growing team of Converse skate ambassadors.
“Rune Glifberg is one of the most respected, versatile skateboarders around and will make a great addition to the diverse Converse skate roster,” said Steve Luther, Brand Manager for [...]

Muskogee Oklahoma is building a new indoor skatepark and the finishing touches are being put on it as I write this blog post. The skatepark is set to open on Feb. 13 at 212 N Main St. Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401.
The park is in an old three-story building that used to house an office supply store. [...]

City Stars Skateboards is Kareem Campbell, Andrew Pott and Aquil Brathwaite. I guess people are wondering if this is the real City Stars skateboard company that Kareem had running years ago so he went ahead and showed up on this myspace video below to prove that it is in fact legit.
City Stars: Kareem Campbell and [...]

According to the Orange County Business Journal, Quiksilver Inc. could be close to making a deal to sell off their DC Shoes division. DC Shoes is a strong brand and has a big following but with the economy going down the tubes the way it is, everybody is having to tighten their belts. Quiksilver is [...]

I was in a bar in Long Beach last week and ran into Ron Chatman and had to get a picture with him. Ron is an old school Long Beach skateboarder and a legend.
I wanted to add a few more things about Ron after I got the picture so I just pulled up some random [...]

In his characteristic fashion, Jamie Thomas has stepped up to hold an event that he hopes can better meet the needs of the skateboarding community. As ASR has grown less and less relevant to the world of skateboarding (some say it has never been relevant), major companies have become disenfranchised. Now, The Chief hopes to [...]

Story by Luke Cumberland .. luke.cumberland@gmail.com
“It doesn’t matter what is said as long as it is said beautifully.” These are the words of 19th century literary critic Walter Pater, who would weep to see Tom Penny turn the awkward mechanics of jumping around on a slab of wood into pure harmony.
Pater believed in art for [...]