Dr. Know The Hawthorne Fred Meyer has signs posted outside along the sidewalks, “No skateboarding or rollerblading.” Does...   More

News Robin McGuirk is taking what he fears may be his last ride down Southwest Fairview Boulevard. It’s 1 pm on June 26 and the 35-year-old owner of Eastside Longboards is cruising down the West Hi   More

News On June 1, the "Department of Skateboarding" will host a skate jam/contest at its park at 15 NE Hancock St. in conjunction with the Hometown Heroes Road to Nowhere Tour. Winners of the Portland contest will compete against winners from 37 other cities nationwide at a special event in this summer's X-Games. The idea is to let local, unknown rippers have a chance to get some spotlight. “It ...   More

News A brutal assault at a MAX stop in March left skateboarder Taylor Appelo beaten, bloodied, and broke—both physically and financially. According to the O, four men attacked Appelo and his friend as they were waiting at the Skidmore Fountain stop. Appelo's jaw was reportedly broken in three places, and five of his teeth were knocked out. As the physical pain diminishes, Appelo's wallet ...   More

News A skateboarder is suing TriMet after he was allegedly hit by a bus in Southeast Portland. According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, 23-year-old Clayton Stubblefield was skating near the intersection of Southeast 7th Street and Hawthorne on July 17, 2008. He was hit by a TriMet bus merging into the lane he was skating in, the lawsuit says. Stubblefield suffered ...   More

News Image: Ronaldo Gomes practices on vert ramp during Dew Tour's Wendy's Invitational in Portland, Oregon on Thursday, Aug. 12. Photo by Riley Hooper. After a short hiatus from several city stops on the Dew Tour's Wendy's Invitational due to an ankle injury in June, skate/snowboard god Shaun White is back and ready to compete in Portland. Between his recent focus on Olympic snowboarding (which ...   More