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Philly Bans Skating W/Cell Phones
|Blair Alley
That's right, it may sound ridiculous, but what started with cars is now a law on skateboards in Philly, as reported on npr.org. There really is no LOVE.Read on here. Read more...
Who Made $$$ At The Dew Tour?
|Blair Alley
Curious how much money there is to be made at the big corporate contests like Dew Tour? Well check out this article on oregonlive.com hot on the heels of this weekend's Dew Tour in Portland. "The Dew Tour's prize purse is $2.5 million, including year-end bonuses in 2009, and few are getting rich off the contest earnings. First prize in each discipline in Portland is $15,000, but most of the athletes will collect a check for less than $1,000." Read more...
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Chris Ray Interview'd Part 2 of 2
|Blair Alley
Red Bull just finished the 2nd part of Chris Ray's TWS interview. Chris talks about everything from going HD in Right Foot Forward, to his most surprising skater to work... Read more...
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Dew Tour Portland: PLG Wins Vert
|Bennyandthejets
Pierre-Luc Gagnon dominated the vert ramp once again and took home first place at the Wendy's Invitational Dew Tour stop in Portland. Here's the photos from the finals.FINAL RESULTS: 1.... Read more...
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DC King Of Vancouver August 22-23
|Blair Alley
DC KING OF VANCOUVER JUST AROUND THE CORNER$10,000 donation to the Vancouver Parks board for restoration and repairs of Vancouver Skate Plaza The DC King Of Vancouver contest is a... Read more...
Andy Kessler Piece On NY1
|Blair Alley
runmygame.com just posted the NY1 piece on Andy Kessler. This evening, surfers will paddle out and circle around Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk, NY at 7 pm, in remembrance of Andy Kessler. There will also be a memorial session and get-together tomorrow night at the Autumn Bowl (73 West Street) in Brooklyn. Kessler's burial is scheduled for Sunday at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, NJ. Read more...
Everen Stallion Clip On Osiris
|Blair Alley
Everen Stallion has a clip of new footage at the Osiris site. Read more...
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Steve Caballero On Armourdillo
|Blair Alley
Steve Caballero is the latest addition to the Armourdillo brand. Cab and Armourdillo will be releasing a Legend signature line of accessories. Cab said, "I'm super stoked to be a... Read more...
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Sid Melvin & Sean Conover Ambiguous Video
|Blair Alley
Check out the new video clip of Sid Melvin and Sean Conover at Ambiguous' Web site. Read more...
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Layton, Hosoi and Barbee @ New Long Beach Vans Store
|Blair Alley
Layton, Hosoi and Barbee @ New Long Beach Vans Store Join Vans this Saturday, August 15 to celebrate the grand opening of the newest Vans Store located in Belmont Shore... Read more...
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etnies Wins Skate & Create II
|Blair Alley
The Skate & Create II party went off smoothly last night at Hensley's Flying Elephant Pub. After the packed house feasted its eyes on DVS, C1RCA, etnies, and DC's videos,... Read more...
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C1RCA Team Signing At CCS New Jersey
|Blair Alley
C1RCA team signing at CCS August 18 in New Jersey. Check it. Read more...
Dew Tour Portland And TWS Best Trick
|Bennyandthejets
The Dew Tour is making it's next stop in Portland this weekend for the Wendy's Invitational. And just like the Skate Open in Boston, we'll be back with another Best Trick contest to top the weekend off. Below is the list of the skaters confirmed to skate and make sure you check back to skateboarding.transworld.net for all the coverage. It looks like it's gonna be another good one. Dave Bachinsky Chad Bartie Kurtis Colamonico Chris Cole Carlos De Andrade Ryan Decenzo Danilo Do Rosario Jake Duncombe Adam Dyet Danny Fuenzalida... Read more...
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2008 TWS Skate & Create Recap
|Bennyandthejets
Four teams, nine days in a warehouse, one set of obstacles... what can you create? Well, DVS (last year's winner and whose video is featured below), will be returning this... Read more...
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11th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest, Sept 26-27
|Blair Alley
Sessions is holding the 11th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest September 26 and 27 at the Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Park in Scotts Valley, California. The street comp will be... Read more...
ATM In Seattle
|Blair Alley
ATM recently took a skate trip up to Seattle, Washington and has the proof on its site. Check it. Read more...
Element's Make It Count East Coast Tour Wrap Up
|Blair Alley
Element's MAKE IT COUNT East Coast Tour Wrap Up is on its site. See all the videos and photos here. Read more...
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RVCA Demo @ Utility La Verne
|Blair Alley
RVCA signing and demo at Utility Boardshop in La Verne on August 15. Read more...
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Vox & Pacific Drive Launch Ramp Demo
|Blair Alley
See what happens when raw shoe company meets raw skate shop. Vox Launchin' For Loot demo at Pac Drive this Saturday 1-2p.m. Read more...
Tony Hawk: RIDE Releasing On Nov 17
|Blair Alley
The new Tony Hawk video game you've all been waiting for just announced its release date. Mark your calendars for November 17, 2009 and get ready to skate that cyber deck on your living room floor. Read more here. Cost: $119.99 Read more...
Gnarled.com Contest
|Blair Alley
Submit your footage to Gnarled.com and win $1000's worth of merchandise Gnarled.com, a new online and brick and mortar skateshop based in Cleveland, Ohio, is giving away more than $4000 worth of merchandise to skaters who submit the best skate footage. Upload 1 - 3 minutes of your best footage to YouTube. Then, go to gnarled.com/#get_sponsored.php and fill out the form including the link to the YouTube video. On August 31st, Gnarled will announce 6 winners who will get the prizes listed below plus their videos posted on our site.The... Read more...
Tony Hawk Skates With Zulu Youth
|Blair Alley
Check this article in today's Los Angeles Times about Tony Hawk skating with Zulu children in Africa. "Fresh from his stint as a TV commentator for the X Games, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk flew to South Africa, then ventured to the outskirts of Durban and discovered a skate park in what seems the most unlikeliest of places for such a facility: a Zulu village." Read the entire article here. Read more...
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Altamont x SPoT Back To School Bash Contest & Demo
|Blair Alley
When: Saturday, August 29th Where: Skatepark of Tampa – 4215 East Columbus Drive, Tampa, FL 33605 What: All Ages Skate Contest and Altamont Team Demo Read more...
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God Save The Label Premiere @ Willy's Workshop
|Blair Alley
Willy's Workshop Mira Mesa 6PM Wednesday August 12th 2009 Read more...