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Mar 17, 2010
Here's some footage of Evan Smith and friends skating the Orlando[+]
Mar 14, 2010
Miller wins best trick at Tampa pro[+]
Mar 10, 2010
7zine just added a gallery of Blabac photos that were shot using his Xpan[+]
Mar 9, 2010
Black box distribution just put up a "Ten questions" with Lindsey Robertson in their news section. Find out how many pairs of glasses Lindsey has gone through in his skate career.[+]
Mar 4, 2010
Check out the daily updates from the Tonik tour at 7zine.[+]
Mar 4, 2010
Vote for Kieran Reilly and the NSW group now[+]
Feb 26, 2010
We just put Greg's video part up[+]
Feb 24, 2010
Go to Transworld to see what set-up Miller is riding.[+]
Feb 22, 2010
The Berrics just posted a game of skate with PJ and Chico Brenes. A close call it was.......[+]
Feb 17, 2010
Dave Chami posted a dozen photos[+]
Feb 12, 2010
Thrasher just threw up 5 sequences shot by Dan Zaslavsky, one of [+]
Feb 11, 2010
Wes explains what kind of axe he takes into battle.........[+]
Feb 11, 2010
The berrics just posted a new Bangin! with Jani Laitiala.[+]
Feb 10, 2010
The rumors are true........[+]
Feb 5, 2010
Here's a little clip of Evan skating the mini ramp jam at ASR with a guest appearance by Bill Wiess.[+]
Feb 5, 2010
Check out the GFL/Grind for life high ollie contest.....[+]
Feb 4, 2010
Footage and voice over with Nick Mullins.[+]
Feb 3, 2010
Put Filipe Ortiz on your desktop.[+]
Feb 1, 2010
This week, Grind for life and DC are teaming up once again at ASR for their 5th annual "High ollie" contest. [+]
Jan 29, 2010
Nick participates in this week's "First try friday".[+]
Jan 29, 2010
Underworld and DC teamed up for a Match mid Collaboration.[+]
Jan 28, 2010
Check out the new Thrashin' thursdays at The Berrics and see all the bonus footy from the DC Untied nations.[+]
Jan 27, 2010
There's another "Text yo' self" up at the Berrics. [+]
Jan 26, 2010
Learn nollie full cab's[+]
Jan 25, 2010
Transworld just included Matt Miller in their new feature, "What's Next?"[+]
Jan 22, 2010
The second installment to the SIF video project is now up[+]
Jan 22, 2010
Hit up the BERRICS and check out the DC United nations[+]
Jan 21, 2010
Go here to sign up [+]
Jan 21, 2010
Chaz comes through with a Bangin' at The berrics site.[+]
Jan 21, 2010
There's another text yo' self up at the Berrics.[+]
Jan 20, 2010
DC Australia am, Keiran Reilly ended up on the cover of the new Slam[+]
Jan 19, 2010
Transworld posted some interviews from the Matt Miller "SIF" premiere party last Saturday.[+]
Jan 19, 2010
Matt has a Nollie heelflip "Trickipedia" up at The Berrics.[+]
Jan 19, 2010
The Berrics just posted a text yo' self[+]
Jan 18, 2010
Check out the photos from Miller's SIF premiere[+]
Feb 27, 2009
THE LAFAYETTE SAFE SPOT SKATE SPOT IS OPEN!

On Tuesday the movement continued in Los Angeles as Skate Plaza visionary Rob Dyrdek opened the world's first Safe Spot, Skate Spot at Lafayette Recreational Park. A thousand kids were joined by LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, camera news crews and reporters, a Fuel TV crew, and magazine reps. The locals, their families, the DC team and the industry were all on hand for the opening of skateboarding's newest landmark, and the start of the era of the Safe Spot Skate Spot.



The opening ceremonies began around three o'clock as Dyrdek got L.A. city council members up on his giant skateboard (the largest one ever made) for a little ride across the spot. It was pretty crazy to see Dyrdek, simplya great skateboarder and business owner to most of us, riding a skateboard and rubbing elbows with the mayor of one of the biggest cities in the world. Dyrdek has reached a new level for real.

Then came the welcoming speeches. In his, Dyrdek reinforced his long-term goal of making many more spots just like Lafayette all over the city of Los Angeles. Thanks to the cooperation of the city, this is the first legal street skateboarding spot of many. He said, "This is the future of the sport. We are not trying to over build and force features into a space, but creating a handful of obstacles in a place we call a spot."

Ribbon cutting was next, and Dyrdek joined LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to slice the red ribbon. The spot was officially open to the public with the sun shining but quickly setting. The kids rushed in to be among the first to session the spot, hitting the benches, stairs, handrails, and even a skateable star bank -- it's 9000 square feet of street skating in all. They'd seen it being built over the last 3 weeks from outside the fence, but Tuesday was their first real chance to skate its pristine terrain smack dab in the middle of downtown L.A.

It was a good scene to start Laffayette off right: the team, local government officials, kids and families all packing the spot to celebrate its birth. Spotted in the crowd were DC riders Rob Dyrdek, Josh Kalis, PJ Ladd, Ryan Smith, Lindsey Robertson, Greg Myers, Wes Kremer, and Marquise Henry. Also in attendance were Steve Berra, Braydon Szafranski, Giovanni Reda, and Anthony Van Engelen.

As dark fell the crowds began to disperse, with the spot open from today on as a new hub for legal street skateboarding -- no pads or tickets at this free spot. Skate it at 625 South Lafayette Park Place, Los Angeles, CA 90057 (near the intersection of Commonwealth and Wilshire).

The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation site has got a few photos... Click here.

Our friends at skateboarding.com posted a bunch of photos from the opening, plus a little video interview -- Click here. Fuel TV also posted photos from the event within about 20 minutes of the ribbon cutting -- see those by clicking here.



Check out the Newsclip and dcskateboarding.tv next week for a video from the opening.