Why did professional skateboarding arise in southern California in the 1970s? Was it a coincidence, or was it a perfect storm of multiple factors? It's fairly well-known that a drought in southern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1977, Michelle Thibodeau, left, and Ellen Moomaw skateboard shoeless on the side of an Interstate 10 overpass near McDuff and ...

With more participants under the age of 18 than baseball, skateboarding is undoubtedly ingrained in our culture. And as the sport continues to grow in popularity, it's fun to look back on the early ...

When the history of skateboarding is told, the influence of the U.S. is everywhere. From the early days documented in Dogtown and Z-Boys — and the much-told story of California’s long, hot summers — ...

A skateboarder passes through an underpass on Cesar Chavez Boulevard.(FILE photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) The California Surf Museum will Saturday acknowledge some of the founding fathers, ...

Andy Kessler, who put sport on the map, died Monday after being stung by a wasp. Andy Kessler, a trailblazer during New York City’s nascent 1970s skateboarding scene and a designer of skate parks who ...

Skateboards are not complicated design objects. They consist of little more than a simple deck, usually made of wood, which forms the riding surface. The board is completed by a pair of trucks ...

A new city park planned for under Fuller Warren Bridge in Riverside will include a fancy, flowing skateboard attraction split into three sections depending on skill levels. That would have seemed like ...