Two of the most influential and important brands in skate culture have combined for a historic capsule collection that celebrates their legacy in the bowl. Diamond Supply Co. and Dogtown Skateboards ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Adams, the colorful rebel who helped transform skateboarding from a simple street pastime into one of the world’s most spectacular sports with hair-raising stunts and an ...

Californian Bob Biniak, a skateboarding innovator and original member of the Dogtown Z-Boys, died last week in Jacksonville Beach. He was 51. The adventures of the group of wild teens who shook up the ...

LORDS OF DOGTOWN. With Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson. Director: Catherine Hardwicke (1:47). PG-13: Drug and alcohol content, sexuality, violence, language involving teens. 1. 5 Stars.

One of the most entertaining sports documentaries in years, “Dogtown and Z-Boys” takes a slice of the past — a few golden years in mid-’70s Venice, Calif. — and makes it come alive. That was the time ...

Alex Chadwick talks with filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke and documentarian and former star skateboarder Stacey Peralta about their new film Lords of Dogtown. The movie explores the origins of the ...

Dogtown Skateboards has officially welcomed Gabe Cortez to the team, and his debut part proves he’s more than ready to carry on the brand’s legacy. Hailing from San Jose, Gabe has an impressive bag of ...

Even now, they are outsiders in an outsiders’ world. On an exquisite late-spring afternoon, Andy Kessler is leaning against the promenade wall overlooking the Riverside Park skate park, at 108th ...

Like the skateboarding punks of the film’s title, “Lords of Dogtown” is good-looking, energetic and rather aimless. Emile Hirsch, left, Victor Razuk and John Robinson star as skateboard innovators in ...

In the early 1970s, an insufferable drought left Southern California parched, with its inhabitants anxious to conserve water in any way possible. Many homeowners emptied their pools – giving rise to ...