Skateboarding is an expressive sport where you can show your personality in the way you ride. This chance to show your style starts before you even step out the door with the board you choose to ride.

Bear Walker's mission is simple: to build a company producing "bad-ass, creative, innovative pieces of art that people can ride." The Baldwin County craftsman and skateboard entrepreneur seems to be ...

Even as more and more cities are paying hundreds-of-thousands (or, as in the case of Denver, millions) for professionally designed and constructed outdoor skateboard facilities, many skaters still ...

Some students are notorious for skating through school. But for Dante Vicino, a junior at The Bishop’s School who lives in Del Mar, skateboarding may just be the application-boost needed for admission ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm based in Chicago and have written for ESPN and Rolling Stone. If you’ve never heard of Bear Walker, it’s safe to say you know ...

A skateboard can cost $150 — on the low end. Members of the Lawrence Skaters Association and other organizations collected gently used materials to build skateboards for kids who wouldn't be able to ...