Earlier this year, Vans and Spitfire collaborated on shoes, gear and some DIY skate spots in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The spots look awesome and as you can see (if you watch the videos) it can come together pretty quick. Watch San Francisco. Watch Los Angeles. If you’re interested…

Located in a working class suburb of Kampala, Uganda, the Kitintale skate park was created both for and by local kids, without assistance from either NGOs or government.  Photojournalist, Yann Gross describes the park as both a source of pride and empowerment, a space that not only keeps kids out of…

Skate & Create is a an image and video contest sponsored by Transworld SKATEboarding.  Four teams made up of a total of six skaters, four pros and two ams, compete for the cover of Transworld SKATEboarding magazine and a spot reserved in Skate & Create 2011.  Each team is given…

éS skateboarding celebrates 15 years in the business by showing us how it all started.  Every two weeks for the next six months they will take an in-depth look at each year of the brand, from its birth as a skate shoe innovator in 1995 all the way to its…

We had a great time yesterday at the Oregon Coast visiting the Florence and Waldport skateparks.  The sky was clear and the sun was shining, a great day for skating!  Catch us this Sunday, the 11th in Salem and Woodburn and be sure to follow us on Twitter @shoegooskate for…

YOUR EYEBALLS, PLEASE: Point ‘em over here for 5 minute survey and get a treat for your earballs. THE FIRST 50 TO ANSWER GET A $15 ITUNES GIFT CARD. http://shoegooskate.com/skateboarding-survey/

Food. Music. Games. Skateboarding. All for a good cause. Starting this Friday, June 18th, Fairfax Surf Shop and Wakefield Skate Park will present SkateFest 2010, a two-day skating event for charity in Annadale, Va. Over the past three years, SkateFest has raised $16,000 for Children’s National Medical Center of Washington…

Mike Hirsch was a pro skater in the 70′s and early 80′s, the founder of socalskateparks.com and the owner of So Cal Skateshop in Mission Viejo, California.  Socalskateparks.com is a skate park directory Mike started in 2002.  The website is a directory of skateparks with photos, videos and reviews.  The…

Under the Bridge is Thrasher’s newest DVD, which pays tribute to all the DIY skateparks around the world.  Here’s an OPB documentary that profiles the original DIY skatepark, Burnside, located in Portland, Oregon. Christian Hosoi explains what Under the Bridge is all about: