DIY spots are synonymous with skateboarding. You probably built your first quarterpipe or launch ramp in the street in front of your house, or waxed up the nearest curb as soon as you learned how. In ...

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 ...

Local skaters created a skate park underneath the I-471 bridge in Newport. A group of local skaters has designed and constructed a skate park under the I-471 bridge near Newport High School. Dubbed ...

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.

Skateboarder Chris Trenary is focused on bigger and better these days, both for his Kerosene Skate Shop and the city’s skateboard park on St. Francis under Kellogg. First, he moved his store from 117 ...