About Town | Ray Barbee + Check Treece at Hotel Palms
Two iconic skateboarders-turned-musicians collide for unique night of music at Hotel Palms in Atlantic Beach.
Tag: Skateboarding
Skate | Is this Northeast Florida’s coolest collection of skate decks?
Albert Emma collects rare skate decks. A Northeast Florida surfer-skater and former owner of the beloved but not-long-for-this world Square One Ska…
GrindCore: These local artists wax curbs and wax philosophical
Skateboarding and music have enjoyed a long, often strange, but mostly complementary love affair. Whether it was the buzz-sawing guitars of HC punks JF…
Interview: Taylor Greenspan talks new skate shop
Taylor Greenspan has been highly involved in the Jacksonville skate community for some years now. Greenspan has made notable appearances in Ryan King's…
WATCH: “The Spongers”
The way we watch skateboarding has changed dramatically over the course of the last five to ten years. The full-length video has taken a backseat to th…
Yardcore: Part Training Facility, Part Fantasy Factory, Atlantic Beach’s The Skate Yard Mirrors the Evolution of Skateboarding
Off Mayport Road and W. Third Street in Atlantic Beach, dug into a pile of rocks in a conspicuous corner of the new outdoor skateboard training facilit…
Zine And Heard — Trenton Phillips Makes Noise, Releases Two New Books of Imagery
Local surfer/skateboarder, Trenton “Tarpits” Phillips is ceaseless in his search for creative inspiration. If the waves turn on, he’s most certainly in…
Jacksonville Beach’s Skate Park Opens to the Public
At long last, Jacksonville Beach has its very own skate park. The mayor and several other city council members, along with the folks at Team Pain, who …
A Jacksonville Ban on Skateboarding?
Skateboarding is not a crime, but one Jacksonville City Councilman is trying to change that fact. Bill Gulliford, whose district includes the Beache…
Orange Park Mini Ramp Skate Contest
The Orange Park Skateboard Park will be holding a skate contest on their mini ramp tomorrow, Saturday, June 27. This contest comes on the heels of las…
Go Skateboarding Day — 2015
Summer time is here. That means nice weather, and nice weather means people are going to want to be spending more time outside. Naturally, people are …
Skateboarding New York’s Abandoned Psych Ward with JENKEM Magazine
JENKEM Magazine recently dropped a video of a conceptual skate project put together by photographer and videographer, Sean Colello, and skateboarder, R…
Wes Kremer Darkslides a Handrail in “Crusty by Nature”
Do you remember Tony Hawk's Pro Skater? If so, you should be able to recall that when you landed enough tricks in secession, your special bar would glo…
A 9-Year-Old Skating Magician
I don't know how he does it, but it's amazing. Tyler Kirshenbaum and his beautiful blonde locks kill it on a skateboard. Watch and learn peeps ... watc…
“18 U.S. Sculptures that are Also Awesome Skateboard Spots” by Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew has come a long way since being the butt of sperm-count jokes (your fault, Yellow 22). Besides keeping Taco Bell alive by supplying an unl…
Russell Houghten — Urban Isolation
Imagine skating crowded freeways of Los Angeles, minus the traffic. That was the vision of Russell Houghten that brought to life "Urban Isolation," a s…
Eli Reed Skates the Playboy Mansion in “Lost Paradise”
Watch the NYC-based skater cruise through Hugh Hefner's legendary estate, popping switch tricks over stony terrain, tennis netting, and the ever-scanti…
Jacksonville Beach Moves Forward with Plans for Public Skatepark
Last week, Jacksonville Beach's city manager, George Forbes, presented a summary of the city's fiscal year 2015 budget to council members. Within the o…
JAX does Go Skate Day
This Saturday, June 21, marks the 10th year of International Go Skateboarding Day, and with that, you know Jacksonville is getting involved! This ye…
Athlete Profile: Gunner Snead – The World Is His Playground
Gunner Snead isn’t your typical 6-year-old boy. Starting at a young age in Aspen, Colo., Snead was involved in high-energy activities with his family s…
7th Annual Florida Bowlriders Cup
The Florida Bowlrider's Cup is making it's way back to North Florida. The 7th annual contest will take place from March 28-30 at the two biggest skat…
Skateboard Vision
Doug Des Autels has been skateboarding for the past 20 years. His passion has led him to become an avid skateboard Videographer, filming the journeys o…