Artist, former Pro Skateboarder and entrepreneur Andy Howell has launched his latest venture called ARTSPROJEKT. ARTSPROJEKT Zazzle to develop an on-demand skateboard printing system that allows anyone to put their art on a skateboard. Also, artsprojekt has a lineup of art from amazing artists and brands for you to choose from. At launch, [...]

Fox Sports put together a list of “Top Two-Sport Athletes” which included people like Jackie Robinson, Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders and um, Shaun White. Looks like the flying tomato is one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Yes, you read it right. Men’s Fitness Magazine names Top Skateparks in the US. WTF, what’s the world coming to. They named the following 5, in case you’re interested:
Vans Block
Louisville
Vans Florida
Kona Skatepark
Encinitas YMCA
Some how they missed all of the great public parks in Oregon and Washington.

Fourstar and Active have a cool little contest going on. It’s called “Show me your pirate contest”.  They’re giving everyone a chance to had their on flavor to the Fourstar Street Pirate Logo.  All you need to do is go here and download the Street Pirate logo and then make it your own. Oh, then [...]

Parra Rockwell recently teamed up with Enjoi Skateboards to create a fresh edition of five new decks due out this Fall. We’ve always been a big fan of Enjoi, and am glad to see them busting out some collaborations.
[via freshnessmag.com]

The Tony Hawk Foundation has begun a Pledge Drive for the skatepark under the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. Take a look at the video below and help out if you can. Get more info at WWW.MBSKATEPARK.ORG

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I recently read about the Oakley guy James Jannard who decided to make digital high-resolution video cameras used for cinema productions. The camera is called the Red One and is making waves out in the Hollywood. The superior quality of the camera and price, combine to make most other cameras obsolete. The price of the [...]

The guys that bring you Deathwish Skateboards and Brigada Eyewear have their new web site up and running. Check out Baker Boys Distribution for all the latest news and hijinx.

On Saturday August 23 the ISM Gallery (in Long Beach) will host the opening exhibition of SK8OLOGY, showcasing over 150 creative deck canvases from some awesome artists and professional skaters.
The show will then travel to San Diego September 4-6 for the Action Sports Retailer (ASR) Trade Show and then off to Florida September 12-14 for [...]

Mat Hensley is a man of many talents. He’s a pro skateboarder that was influential in shaping street skating and inventing several of the tricks that are common today. He’s been part owner of skateboard clothing company Innes for years and has been the accordion/concertina player for Flogging Molly for 10 years. Now for almost [...]