Donnie Crist was something of a legend on the Phoenix skateboard scene, where he was better known as Don or Donnie Ho. A sponsored skater as a young man in the ‘70s, he appeared catching air in the ...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — It’s a sport that gained popularity in the 1950s when kids took the wheels off roller skates and nailed them to a 2x4 and hoped for the best. Hit a pebble and off you go! So ...
Are surfing and skateboarding separate sports and separate cultures? Or did wave-riding begat “sidewalk surfing” of the 60s while skate tricks and aerials of the 70s brought innovation to surfing? A ...
A new city park planned for under Fuller Warren Bridge in Riverside will include a fancy, flowing skateboard attraction split into three sections depending on skill levels. That would have seemed like ...
Ask any skater and they’ll tell you: Skateboarding isn’t just a sport or hobby. It’s a lifestyle, a form of rebellion, and a way to carve out identity on city streets and empty pools. In its early ...
A sponsored skater as a young man in the ‘70s, he appeared catching air in the pages of Skateboarder magazine and went on to produce, direct and write a 2020 documentary on the local scene that meant ...