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So tonight we dined at #MikeMcgill ‘s #JohnnyRadzPizza restaurant in Leucadia, CA. Great pizza with amazing crust. Plus #Bonesbrigade memorabilia on every wall #skateboarding #TheSearchforAnimalChin.
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Fences are down, lights are on and #TonyHawk ‘s new restaurant #chickandhawk is open for biznass. Looking forward to sampling some chicken as soon as the rush backs off. #leucadiaca #skateboarding.
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Union Binding Company Gives Travis Rice The Boot. #Snowboarding www.boardistan.com?p=65902
Union Bindings Gives T. Rice The Boot
 And yes, Travis Rice’s new boot looks good. Then again, we’re always suckers for the double BOA.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hey #Surfing! There are names for aerial maneuvers on a board. They've been done for decades on #skateboards and #snowboards. It's not a #backflip. It's a double-grabbed frontside 540. #sierrakerr should know better.
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Former pro #snowboarders Tricia Byrnes and Jennifer Sherowski are going deep into #snowboard history with their new podcast Going Off. Check it out. www.boardistan.com
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October 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
#ThomasCampbell talks #YiWo on the #lookingsideways podcast with Matt Barr. Htt www.boardistan.com?p=65833
October 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
#ConcreteWave author and magazine co-founder Michael Brooke looks back on 50 years of #skateboarding history in his collection of writings. www.boardistan.com?p=65815
Michael Brooke Looks Back on 50 Years
Long before co-founding Concrete Wave Magazine, before Longboarding for Peace, prior to writing the book Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding, and decades before creating The Inside Atlas, Mich...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Still at it. Thought he wasn't?
Lilly Erickson, Stalefish last night at Poods. Photo: Brittain
September 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It’s official. #KellySlater is Brevard County, Florida’s favorite celebrity. Even more than loved than #HulkHogan. #surfing www.boardistan.com?p=65803
Kelly Slater Wins Brevard County Poll
It’s official. Kelly Slater has topped Hulk Hogan, Buzz Aldrin, and model Kate Upton as the favorite celebrity of Brevard County Florida according to the readers of Florida Today. A one-time underwear...
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September 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It’s hard to spread aloha when people are such assholes. But we’ll keep at it.
September 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
. . . And in other news, #ShaunWhite and his fiancé have reportedly broken up, you know because it’s better for both of them. #snowboarding www.tmz.com/2025/09/11/s...
Shaun White, Nina Dobrev Reportedly Break Up
Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have reportedly split.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Former TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine editor Andrew Blumberg believes it’s finally time to #letthekidsridefree at resorts. We agree! #snowboarding boardistan.com/?p=65707
It’s Time To Let The Kids Ride Free
Former TransWorld Snowboarding Magazine editor and all-around creative force Andrew Blumberg has always believed that the best way to create lifelong snowboarders is to let kids ride free. Now, as co-...
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August 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#TonyHawk is putting all his X Games 900 gear up for auction. You might be able to buy the board if you have half a million sitting around. #skateboarding #xgames www.boardistan.com?p=65613
Tony To Hawk All His 900 Gear
Seems we’re not the only ones spending our golden years auctioning off the detritus of our action sports youth. Tony Hawk has joined with Julien Actions to sell the board he rode at the 1999 San Franc...
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June 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Koby Abberton's notes to his son who got caught in a #Bali #rip and had to be rescued. #surfing www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/others...
Koby Abberton speaks out after son's surf rescue drama
Former Bra Boys member Koby Abberton has explained why he told his son to 'never get rescued' after the nine-year-old was caught in a rip during a school surf lesson.
www.dailymail.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Another great #skateboarding story from Conor!
Skateboarding? Check.
Urban Planning? Check.
Referring to not one but TWO skaters as "Dr."? Check.

Aside from video games and Bosch, this story I wrote, on how skateboarding revived an urban plaza in San Francisco, hits all my buttons.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...
A San Francisco Plaza Was Down and Out. Then Skaters Moved In.
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May 31, 2025 at 3:53 AM
May 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Leave it to a #nepobaby to build a #wavepool next to some of the most fun warm-water waves on the West Coast. #surfing #realestate #mexico #loscabos www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
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May 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The dark underbelly of how #AlterraMountainCo treats its seasonal workers and one who had more problems than most. #palisadesresort @palisadestahoe.bsky.social #snowboarding sfstandard.com/2025/05/22/p...
How a Black visa worker’s mental health struggles ended with him shot dead by Tahoe police
Sheriff’s deputies made contact with Vinton Miller several times during his schizophrenic episodes. But when he was accused of carjacking, a park ranger got to him first and shot him in the back.
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May 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Looks like someone didn't sell enough #xgames sponsorships so no "games" in #sacramento this summer. #skateboarding www.kcra.com/article/x-ga...
X Games postponed in Sacramento as event pivots to focus on new venture
The X Games announced on Friday that it has postponed its August event in Sacramento, as the company works to launch its new league.
www.kcra.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM