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Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk On His 'Vert Jam Show'
PIX11.comThe legendary Tony Hawk stopped by to fill us in on the "Tony Hawk Vert Jam Show" flying into high gear today, September 2, at Hudson River Park, Pier 54, right here in New York City. The Quiksilver Pro New York will be the final destination for Tony's...Tags: Tony Hawk, New York City, Quiksilver Incorporated, Arts and Culture, Hudson River
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New skate shop mixes skateboarding, art
With its wood floors, minimalist displays and Andy Warhol-painted skateboards hanging on the back wall, Handplant is far from your average O.C. skate shop. Owner EG Fratantaro, marketing manager for industry biggie Sector 9, opened the shop last month at...
Tags: Facebook, Andy Warhol, New York City, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Stars come out in finals
ORANGE — With his backspins, big jumps off of the sides of the wooden ramps and attacks of large rails Wednesday night at Vans Skatepark, Huntington Beach sophomore skateboarder Chris Chavaria took home a shiny medal. Wearing a helmet, T-shirt...
Tags: Judges, Schools, Northwood, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Larry Stevenson dies at 81; skateboard innovator and publisher
Larry Stevenson, a Venice Beach lifeguard who helped popularize skateboarding in the early 1960s by marketing his Makaha boards to riders eager to essentially surf on land, has died. He was 81.
Stevenson, who had Parkinson's disease, died Sunday at Santa...Tags: Sports, Invention and Innovation, Surfing, Newspaper and Magazine, Parenting
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Malibu Teen Breaks Skateboarding Record with Three Midair 360s
KTLA NewsTEHACHAPI, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 12-year-old boy from Malibu is the first skateboarder ever to complete three full rotations in midair. Tom Schaar has been skateboarding since he was 4 years old. He was able to complete a 1080, which is three full spins...Tags: Tony Hawk, X Games
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Tom Schaar lands skateboarding's first-ever 1080 [video]
brightcove.createExperiences(); Tom Schaar landed a 1080. That's all that needs to be said -- and pretty much all the 12-year-old from Malibu could say immediately after becoming the first skateboarder ever to complete three full rotations in the air and...
Tags: Tony Hawk, Albert Pujols
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YouTube starts action sport channels with Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater
Company TownDominant online video site YouTube has launched a new lineup of sports channels featuring some of the biggest names in action sports — including pro skateboarder Tony Hawk, snowboarder Shaun White and surfer Kelly Slater. The four channels seek to..... -
Our Laguna: Snapshots of the news in 2011
Laguna Beach began 2011 by digging itself out of the mud. Homes, art studios, businesses, the Laguna Beach Animal Shelter and the Anneliese School suffered damage and destruction in the December 2010 rainstorms. Recovery was on everyone's mind. Outgoing...Tags: Finance, Floods, Litigation and Regulation, College Sports, Bob Barker
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2011 In Review: Skateboarding debate rolls through City Council
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following were chosen by the Coastline Pilot staff as the most important news stories of the past year in Laguna Beach. * After six months of sometimes raucous commentary, both pro and con, in the last half of 2010 the City Council in...Tags: Floods, House Building, Crimes, California Department of Transportation, Business
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Last skate park workshop takes place
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterFor years El Centro resident Beto Borjon, 17, has dealt with the law when riding his BMX bicycle out in the streets. “There are too many tickets going on,” said Borjon. Aside from getting fined for riding in unlawful areas, many times he&...Tags: Brian Moore, The Finish Line Incorporated
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