23 Years Ago: “MUN Employees Attacked by Skateboarders” (July 26th 1996)
The origin of the Memorial University campus-wide ban on skateboarding in the late 1990s. Articles clipped from the pages of the Muse newspaper on July 26th, 1996.
Tag Archives: Skateboarding
Watch Wayne Parsons Skate the Streets of St. John’s Circa 1994
“When the pants were big and the wheels were small.”
The End of Wits End is Tonight
Come bid a final farewell to the short-lived D.I.Y. punk and skate venue in Witless Bay, NL that has played a much-needed home to the Newfoundland all ages scene over the last year.
Propeller – a Vans Video Premier at the LSPU Hall in St. John’s
St. John’s gets a premiere of the first skate video produced by industry legends Vans. The screening takes place at 6PM on May 10th at the LSPU Hall, and will be accompanied by a performance from local surf-punkers Jonny & The Cowabungas.
CEEBS Skate Comp: Through The Lens of Evan Smith
The CEEBS Skate Competition took place September 20th, 2014 at the Courts in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland.
All Photos by Evan Smith
Reading Between The Cracks: An Introduction To Crust Coast
Newfoundland fosters a unique and original skating style and it’s no surprise to locals because the streets themselves are on a level of their own. Having been described as a mini-San Francisco, it takes no stretch of the imagination to believe how challenging it can be.