To the fans they are known by their tags and talent, but to the layperson they are known as a group of street skateboarders who came together to do the impossible – honor the Dogtown and Z-boy legacy by building a state-of-the-art skateboarding park for the next generation in Venice Beach, Calif. After a decades-long […]

City Hall was packed with skateboarders on Wednesday night when two local business owners presented plans for a DIY skate park to the city council. Chris “Puddin” Aylward, the co-owner of Wood Shop Skateboards, and Lou Cuccaro, owner of Metal Skateboards, addressed the council on behalf of the skateboarding community. Aylward and Cuccaro hope to […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight, with a workshop session beginning at 6 p.m. and the regular meeting beginning at 7 p.m. The council will meet in closed session at 5 p.m. prior to the public meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for both […]

Public talks about bringing a skate park to the city’s West Side will begin at this week’s council meeting, scheduled for April 3 at 6 p.m. The proposal is in its beginning stages, city manager Terence Reidy said. Chris “Puddin” Aylward will attend the meeting on Wednesday and, with city officials, explain the plan during […]