By Mike Madriaga On December 13, a Wendi and Steve posted on Facebook that Skate San Diego “is closing” and “we are liquidating everything”; the two posted photos of a large stereo system, “thousands of” roller skate and rollerblade wheels, and fixtures. I called the skating rink, which is located at Denny Way west of […]
By Mike Madriaga On July 12 at about dusk, two kids scurried away from an upset man and woman, after the kids demolished parts of a sandcastle sculpture by the Imperial Beach Pier. IB-local Joey Bradley was coming up on the other side of the pier when he noticed his daughter’s surf-buddies getting the stink-eye […]
Mira Mesa resident Derek Young heads out to “The Wall” in La Jolla to skimboard during the colder months. “The Wall,” also known as Wipeout Beach, has a great sider that pushes in the winter,” Young explains. “Here I love doing wraps into the barrel, which is when you start one direction heading out into […]
Dan Mann of Coronado handcrafts high caliber surfboards— some are made from another man’s trash. “I have two ‘trash boards’ on order and I am working to try and refine the process.” The last trash board he posted on his Instagram account in August sold for “a lot.” He explains, “it’s made from a broken […]
About 70 signs that read “Keep Out — No Entrance — Shark Sighted Water Is Closed — Tiburón Avistado Agua Está Cerrada” were stolen throughout the Encinitas beaches last weekend (September 29-30). “You’re stealing public property ….. please don’t take the signs,” said Marine Safety Captain Larry Giles during a press conference on September 30. […]
On August 22, Carlsbad residents Brian and Illa McEvilly placed fourth in their tandem surf heat at the Duke’s OceanFest in Waikiki, HI. “Tandem surfing is performed with two people on one board that catch waves together and often perform various lifts [and poses],” Illa said. “Surfing together is a lot like dancing together, the […]
On the week of September 6-9, Coronado’s Dan Mann and some of his buddies from Firewire Surfboards, trekked up to Lemoore to meet with World Surf League champion Kelly Slater — and their mutual friends. Pro-surfers from all over congregated here at the Surf Ranch, a 500-yard wave pool visualized by Slater. It’s known as […]
On August 26, former skateboard champion Tony Hawk busted out his 360-degree loop to give a few young skateboarders a chance to demo it by his headquarters in Vista. The loop resembles that of a roller coaster, but the difference is that the skateboarders fall straight down if they cannot make it around the 16-foot-tall […]
Surf Diego is a weekly section in the San Diego Reader that features surfers of all ages and skill-sets. If you are a local surfer or boogie boarder with an interesting story, reach out to Mike for a possible feature in the weekly magazine. Name: Paloma Aguirre Bacalski Age: 40 From: Imperial Beach Location: Imperial Beach Pier Occupation: Coastal and […]
“The city is hiring people that don’t know what is skateable and what is not skateable,” said Brian Kelly, “and what needs to be knobbed and what doesn’t — or the city is just telling these guys to knob everything.” On July 12, Kelly saw a peculiar bench and table located at the Montclair Park […]
Last Thursday (May 18), Jonathan Santoyo power-slid his skateboard with much more finesse — “thanks to the city of San Diego.” “It was harder for sure before they paved this street,” he said. Santoyo is a 24-year-old City College student. He has been skateboarding in the neighborhood for the last 12 years. Earlier this year […]
“About 250 guns, including shotguns — sawed-off and non-modified — a Tech 9, an AR15, assault weapons, a .380 handgun, a 9mm, a .30-06, an Uzi, small handguns, single shots, and many others were traded in,” explained Dennis “Mars” Martinez. On December 19, at the Bryco building located at 5275 Market Street, Martinez, with fellow […]