The first time I stood on a skateboard, I was in high school. I was transferred from an all-Black school in Detroit to a predominately White one, and learning to navigate a new cultural ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. In this series, called “The Pandemic Made Me Do It,” we ask our staffers, our freelance writers, and everyday ...

Ashlee Hale wants her beginning ice-skating students to pay attention to the noise their skates make. If they hear scratching sounds, they aren't on their skate's edge. "The best skaters don't hear ...

Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more After decades of daydreaming and trepidation, I decided it was finally time to learn to ...

SOUTH HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- No matter what age, if you're into skateboards, then you're probably familiar with Southside Skatepark. From bowls to their street course, for over 25 years, this indoor ...

Skateboarding has a storied local history, from the Evening Tribune reporting in 1962 that San Diego youths “invented the skateboard” — early versions added wood planks to roller skates — to two San ...

Aaron Breetwor teaching William Gonzalez a ramp trick. Screenshot from the video, taken by Lingzi Chen. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find ...

It is no secret that the Golden Knights have had a substantial influence on the growth of youth hockey and skating in Las Vegas. It didn’t take much for an explosion of interest in learning to skate ...