LOCALS: FRANK THE MAGICIAN

Meet Frank, a magician and dedicated maintainer of the sandy, trash-accumulating Venice Beach Skatepark.

May 1, 2024/ Ian Ostrowski & Ian Michna/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 10

LOCALS: THE VINTAGE SKATEBOARD CLOTHING DEALER

Looking for that old Shorty's shirt you had when you were 13? You might be in luck...

November 29, 2016/ Alexis Castro & Ian Michna/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 13

LOCALS: THE PORTABLE POP UP SKATEPARK

When he's not working, Kevin drives into the city with homemade boxes, rails and kickers and creates a free pop up skatepark.

May 19, 2016/ Max Hull & Ian Michna/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 7

LOCALS: BUILDING FREE SKATE MAGAZINE LIBRARIES WITH KEVIN MARKS

Meet the man trying to promote literacy and build free skateboard magazine libraries around the globe.

April 4, 2016/ Jeff Halleran, CK & Alexis Castro/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 15

LOCALS: BUILDING THE FUTURE OF DETROIT WITH DERRICK DYKAS

Meet Derrick Dykas, the man pushing the Detroit skate scene and developing one of the world's first community built green skatepark.

December 4, 2015/ Jeremy Cooper & CK & Ian Michna/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 14

LOCALS: THE ART TEACHER WHO FOUNDED WEST OAKLAND’S FIRST PUBLIC SKATEPARK

What's the best way to keep kids in Oakland out of trouble? Give them a skateboard and build them a skatepark.

June 18, 2015/ Jeremy Mcnamara & Ian Michna/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 8

LOCALS: THE BROOKLYN SKATEBOARD COLLECTOR & HISTORIAN

This guy has covered every single inch of his small Bushwick apartment with a chronology of skateboards.

June 1, 2015/ Taji Ameen & Ian Michna/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 26

LOCALS: BEHIND NEW JERSEY’S D.I.Y. HAVEN

Meet some of the faces behind Shorty's, one of the best D.I.Y. spots on the east coast.

April 13, 2015/ Sean Colello, Rob Micelli & Sam Fickinger/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 9