Posts Tagged ‘Skateboard’


Good Wood and CAMP Detroit

Good Wood What: A display and auction of skateboard cruiser decks painted by more than 80 artists. Where: 10229 Joseph Campau St., Hamtramck; goodwoodexhibit.com. When: From 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 26. One hundred cruiser decks hand-embellished by more than 80 artists will adorn the walls during Good Wood. The exhibit and auction is [...]

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Teenager Allegedly Beats Kitten To Death With Skateboard

NEW BADEN, IL (KPLR)– Police are investigating a disturbing new case of animal abuse in New Baden, IL, about 30 miles east of St. Louis.   Area children say a teenager beat a kitten to death with a skateboard at the city park. The pet’s owners are saddened; their children traumatized. Kristin Neu said she [...]

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New skateboard park opens to enthusiastic crowd

Literally, within two seconds of the official ribbon-cutting at the new Brandon Skate Park, about 50 skateboarders jumped on their boards and hit the bowl, the rails and the stairs. “It’s been packed every day since it opened,” said Sam Haslet, who manages the new park on Providence Road, just north of Bloomingdale Avenue. The [...]

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Lil Wayne Fan Beat Over the Head with Skateboard for Taking A Picture?

Young Money CEO Lil Wayne is back in the headlines for the second time in a month after his crew allegedly attacked a fan who tried to take a picture of the rapper. Alfredo Marino tells TMZ on May 3 he spotted Lil Wayne and his posse skateboarding. Marino says he is a HUGE fan [...]

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You may have to skateboard, hitch hike, bike to work

Canadian Pacific Rail and its Teamsters may be able to work out their differences without holding big-city commuters hostage in the process. If they do, it will be business as usual Wednesday at West Coast Express stations in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued 72-hour strike notice Saturday, which means CP [...]

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Man On Skateboard Killed After Crashing Into Parked Car In Agoura Hills

AGOURA HILLS (CBS) — A 29-year-old man was killed early Tuesday when he lost control of his in-line “dirt surfer” skateboard and struck a parked car, a sheriff’s lieutenant said. The crash happened at 12:05 a.m. in the 6000 block of Lake Lindero Drive, a steep residential street in Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. [...]

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Tony Hawk on Giving Back and Inspiring Change (Video)

When skateboard icon Tony Hawk saw the growing interest in public skateparks more than a decade ago, he also noticed a disturbing gap between what the skaters needed and what the cities created for them. Hawk knew something had to change, so he stepped in and used his voice to turn the tide in the [...]

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Lil Wayne Accused of Assault for the Second Time in a Month

Weezy and his skateboard crew were blamed in the concussion of a man who approached the rapper as a fan but got clubbed with a skateboard. Photo credit: FayesVision/WENN Lil Wayne and his crew are investigated for assault, the second time within a month. This time, the rapper allegedly threatened a fan while one of [...]

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Famed skateboard stars meet fans in Upland

UPLAND – The presence of legendary skateboarders stoked the spirits of young and old alike at the day-long Badlands Anniversary Bash here on Saturday. The event marked the 35th opening of Pipeline Skatepark, which was a popular attraction for skaters until its closure in 1988. A new version of skatepark opened about 10 years ago. [...]

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Stevie Williams’ Playground in ATL and a Skateboard Road Trip to Atlanta: SPoT Life Episode 11

It’s not just the Damn Am that goes on when a crew of dudes piles into a big ass truck to drive from Tampa to Atlanta. In between, it’s everything from random skate parks like Central City somewhere in Georgia, to all the things you do to pass time on the road, like Porpe’s dice [...]

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