Songs, skating and sunshine: A weekend with Bryce Wettstein
ENCINITAS — Walking into the Magdalena Ecke YMCA Skate Park, Encinitas pro skateboarder Bryce Wettstein attracts a crowd. Everyone wants to say hello and get...
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Escondido awards $1.3M contract to build Westside Park Skate Spot
ESCONDIDO — The city awarded a nearly $1.3 million contract late last month to build the Westside Park Skate Spot, helping address a local demand...
Surfing’s little brother grows up
When I began skateboarding in 1962, it was merely a way to practice surfing. With crude chunks of 2×4 and metal roller skates nailed to...
Girls build confidence, community at Vista skate clinic
VISTA — Takeeia Perry’s kids have found community through skateboarding around the world. “It’s a community that always embraces you, wherever you’re from,” Perry said....
Exposure Skate says rising city fees could force event out of Encinitas
ENCINITAS — Exposure Skate says rising city fees could force its annual women-focused skateboarding competition out of Encinitas and is seeking financial assistance to help...
Exposure Skate showcases ‘epic’ rise of women’s skateboarding
ENCINITAS — Eleven-year-old Anna Shea pumped her arms and shouted toward the sky as a packed crowd at Poods Skate Park in Encinitas cheered in...
Skate Rising empowers young girls through skateboarding
VISTA — Dozens of young girls gathered at the California Training Facility on March 8 for Exposure Skate’s Skate Rising event, a free skateboarding clinic...
Encinitas skater Tom Schaar wins silver in Olympic men’s park
PARIS — San Dieguito Academy graduate Tom Schaar earned the silver medal in the men’s park skateboarding final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, making...
Encinitas skater Jagger Eaton wins silver in thrilling Olympic finale
PARIS — In a nail-biting finale, Encinitas skateboarder Jagger Eaton clinched a silver medal in the Olympic men’s street competition on July 29 in Paris,...
Skateboarding retirees push for skate bowl at Moonlight Beach
ENCINITAS — A trio of local skateboarding retirees are working hard to convince the city to support the construction of a new public skate bowl...
Orange Glen earns title of San Diego County’s best skate team
ESCONDIDO — The young but mighty Orange Glen Skate Team now holds the title of best skate team in San Diego County. The team, comprised...