Posts Tagged ‘skateboard’
Building a skateboarding community at DeFremery Park in Oakland
Skateboarder at DeFremery Park mentors young Oakland and Berkeley skateboarders
Read MoreSkateboard shop moves out of old Hooper’s building
In early 2011,Worth signed a lease to rent the long-vacant Hooper’s Chocolate Shop on Telegraph Avenue in North Oakland. It had everything he was looking for: a great location, tons of space, and a unique interior. But despite his best efforts, the store was plagued with financial difficulties.
Read MoreOakland artists try out skateboards as canvases
Art can come in a variety of forms—paint carefully brushed onto a sheet of canvas or pencil marks thoughtfully scrawled onto a piece of sketch paper. Then there are the less conventional art forms. Skateboards, for example. Or a pair of sneakers. Or knuckle tattoos.
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