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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A skateboarder attends the Skate Raleigh kick-off event to raise funds for a temporary skate park at the Smoky Hollow Park in ...

Some places feel like they're straight out of a movie, and Slab City is absolutely one of them. Tucked away in the California ...