Beauty Meets Boardslides; Simply the Ariana Bessa

Skateboarding is no longer limited to those who like or dislike a good rouge. Go ahead, ride Foundation while wearing it. Treat things labeled as “masculine” and “feminine” like your personal grab bag- just pick and choose. Just do you!
Jen Smith is Holding it Down at Soul Grind Skate Shop in SD

Pablo Smith opened up Soul Grind in San Diego’s Pacific Beach 28 years ago. And if his daughter, professional surfer Jen Smith has anything to say about it, Soul Grind will be slangin’ boards for another 28.
NON-TRAD SKATERS SHOUT OUT THEIR LOCAL, IT’S SKATE SHOP DAY!

CHECK OUT THE SHOPS BEATRICE DOMOND, BREANA GEERING, CHER STRAUBERRY, ELISSA STEAMER AND LEO BAKER FREQUENT! And next time you’re in town, make the trip down to these shops to say hi!!
Behind Every Patti, There’s a Good Patti

PATTI is in the pursuit of passion in many forms – music, skateboarding, surfing, art and a laundry list of unconfined future possibilities.
Krux New K5 Helps Nora with Island Withdrawal!

Nora has a heart to heart with Krux about taking a New Turn on K5s.* Sometimes all it takes is turning in a new direction. ✨
MARBIE GETS US IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE!

Sick video of Marbie & friends ripping around the City by the Bay, just in time for V-Day. Our hearts are filled with love ???
EXPOSURE is Taking You to College

Are you a female or non-binary skateboarder that contributes to your community? Do you have secondary education aspirations? No dilly dallying – APPLY FOR EXPOSURE’S COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP TODAY! College can be cool, and paying back loans is not.
Candy Jacobs is on the Knee Bend Mend

Ligaments were spared and she got her meniscus all trimmed up. Great to hear. This legend will be back to “Candy Crushing” in no time. No better time than the COVID era to take some down time.
Nora Drops Epic Part for OJ’s “Rendezvous”

Skateboarding’s #1 Purpatrator, Nora Vasconcellos just dropped her ripping edit for OJ’s upcoming “Rendezvous” video and she fucking kills it.
Shredding for a Good Cause

Some people might interpret the grimy riffs of heavy metal as a summons to the fiery pits of hell, but for April Jones this genre, plus art and skateboarding, are bridges to her life of DIY altruism.