A.Skate NJ hosts its inaugural A.skate Mini Masters Saturday at Asbury Eighteen, the mini golf course on the Asbury Park boardwalk at 10150 Ocean Avenue. A.skate NJ is the local arm of the Birmingham, Ala., national foundation, which introduces autistic youth to skateboarding. Two local skateboard industry veterans, Derek Rinaldi and Lou Cuccaro, are the […]

Registration closed two weeks before A.Skate NJ [brought by the team behind Forth Union] held their second skateboarding clinic for children diagnosed with autism. “Registration is closed and we have a waiting list of over 60 families,” they said via social media on Feb. 5. “We are working hard to be able to open up […]

For kids, teens and some adults, a skateboard is much more than an opportunity to partake in an action sport filled with ollies, kickflips, and pivots. It can signify a culture or art form, and while for some it has grown into a profession, for many it’s simply a mode of transportation. Looking to share […]