KASSY BAILEY – SLINGIN’ BAGUETTES THE OLD FASHIONED WAY
Old Fashioned Standards is exactly what it sounds like: a brand forged by genuine hard work and grit. Ultra high quality clothing created with the homies & sustainability in mind, an in-demand lane of the clothing industry. Each stitch, pattern, and detail that goes into a piece of clothing produced by OFS is handmade by owner and founder, Kassy Bailey. A Vancouver OG skater, Kassy is dedicated to sourcing unique materials and customizing the proper sizing of her products, which are designed to last generations like pieces she inherited from her grandfather.
RICCI AND TRES WITH ROBERT BRINK
Trans Skateboarder Disqualified from 2020 Olympic Qualifiers. In April 2021, Los Angeles skateboarder Ricci And Tres submitted a virtual run on Instagram with hopes of entering the Women’s Street USA Skateboarding National Championships presented by Toyota, making her the first ever American trans skateboarder to attempt to qualify for the Olympics. Due to IOC regulations, […]
ROSE ARCHIE- ON TURNING FORTY AND STAYING FLIPPIN’ FABULOUS
“I always want everyone to acknowledge the past, present and future generations of Indigenous people here on “Turtle Island”. Learning about the land you’re on by going to https://native-land.ca will honour Nations that have been taking care of the land.”
BURNSIDE IS NEARING MIDDLE AGE! HALLOWEEN 2021 FUN
Lots of dudes dressed up as construction workers, because they didn’t plan a costume and really ARE construction workers. Pretty genius because they can just sleep in their clothes.
SANTA CRUZ RELEASES ALL-GENDER COLLECTION
We have been DIYing non-gender clothing for decades, and Santa Cruz is one of the first large companies to catch on. But it won’t be the last. Hiring Alex White, who no doubt pulled for this, was possibly the smartest business decision a skate company has made in history.
FELINE FINE! EBELING EDIT UP AT THRASHER
Let’s say, just for shits and gigs, that Kristin Ebeling went to prison. If there was a curb to skate, she’d probably be perfectly happy locked up. She’d be endlessly entertained learning every curb cut in humanity.
NOLA SKATERS CIRCLE UP TO SUPPORT THE BAYOU
Amy Caron’s visit provided Crescent Skate Krewe a great excuse to throw an event to raise money for our bayou neighbors and get the non-traditional and queer skateboarders socializing with the traditional skate community.
MARBIE MILLER’S NEW PART IS JUST AS RAD AS YOU EXPECTED
MARBIE RULES. BE MORE LIKE MARBIE
COTM – BOARD 2 TEARS HAS GOT YOUR BACK, BREH
A group chat turned mob of beginner/intermediate skaters cruising LA, documenting, and celebrating every minuscule achievement like we won the lottery. This gave me the confidence to attend a Display Only sesh where I met Ashley, the missing piece to the Board 2 Tears puzzle. That was her first meetup. Kismet.
CHANNEL STREET GOT THE KEY BACK!
This means the SPSA is the official tenant of Channel Street Skatepark. The organization signed a 20-year lease with the City of LA General Services Department, with options to renew.
The next step necessary to reopen the park is to fix, repair, and rebuild what was demolished. The fences and the barriers in the bowls will remain initially, allowing room for a speedy build, estimated at 3-4 months.
