Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DIY spots are synonymous with skateboarding. You probably built your first quarterpipe or launch ramp in the street in front of ...

Mark Hanley, rocking a grease-stained button down that suggests an adeptness with power tools, is gripping the handle of drill. He points out patches of poison ivy lurking along the fence near a ...

Last July I wrote a Reader cover story, “Welcome to the skate park,” about OnWord, “a local skate crew that welcomes skaters of all ages and all abilities, prioritizing women, trans, nonbinary, and ...

Load up the Indy van with a big crew and enough skateable obstacles to build your own skatepark and you've got the makings of a sick DIY skate spot. Check out how this crew got down and get one going ...

Gary Dean, operator of the indoor skate park at the First Glance Student Center, is helping design and build a skate park at Prentiss Park.

Before February, when the excavators came, Raleigh was home to a vibrant skate park. Known as Graveside DIY, the park fostered a diverse community of skateboarders who raised thousands of dollars to ...

It’s a tale that’s been the plot of so many blockbuster movies. A small community of people band together to save a place close to their hearts, fighting against incoming development that could do ...

If you see Matt Kurtin enjoying himself at Piedmont’s skate park, aliens probably abducted and replaced him with a faulty clone. It’s not that he doesn’t love skateboarding. He’s just short on love ...

Graveside DIY was an open secret in the skate boarding community. The skate park, built by skaters, carpenters and concrete finishers, was continually upgraded and changed with skate ramps and pads.

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — A group of El Paso skateboarders is trying to build the first do it yourself skate park in the Sun City. Do it yourself or DIY culture is deeply ingrained in the sport of ...

DOVER, Del.- Plans to build a city skate park have seen a lot of ups and downs, but city officials and local skaters have finally come to an agreement. A rectangular section within Dover's Schutte ...