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 ...

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 ...

Even though the photo is in black and white, the image of a Fayetteville girl riding her skateboard on a road dampened by falling rain is everything but old-fashioned. The 1970s vibrates from it. All ...

A 13-year-old skater says she is among a growing number of girls proving skateboarding is a female sport. Ophelia started skateboarding when she was four years old and skates at the Prime Skatepark in ...