• SF Public Library's "Decks and Detritus" Opening Event

    SF Public Library's "Decks and Detritus" Opening Event

    A new exhibition at San Francisco Public Library brings the history of skateboarding in The City to life with co-curator Ted Barrow. Check the show and join the tour with the professor himself.
  • T-Eddy Awards 2024

    T-Eddy Awards 2024

    One award at the end of the year is never enough. For 2024 we got an extra-packed edition of T-Eddys goin' out for stolen valor, grandpa goals, beard of the year and so much more. Is your skin thick enough to make it through the lists? Find out. As seen in our March '25 issue.
  • This Old Ledge: USC Blocks

    This Old Ledge: USC Blocks

    Once upon a time these ledges on the edge of USC’s campus were among the most famous, heavily sessioned blocks in the world. Though skate-stopped, their story lives on in a new form. Let Ted explain...
  • This Old Ledge: Arco Rails

    This Old Ledge: Arco Rails

    Downtown LA’s preeminent towers have presided over countless iconic sessions. Ted gives the scoop on the gilded grounds of ARCO from Video Days to 2024.
  • SOTY Party 2024 Photos

    SOTY Party 2024 Photos

    Foy's sequel in The City was as packed as his parts. Private tours, park sessions and a sold-out party crowd, scroll through as we put it on the permanent record with Polaroid. 
  • This Old Ledge: Los Angeles Mall

    This Old Ledge: Los Angeles Mall

    For most, the LA Mall is an uninviting Downtown fortress, but skaters have been flocking there since the '80s. Walk the grounds with Ted Barrow as he traces the bricks' history from early Guy to modern Greco.
  • This Old Ledge: DWP Los Angeles

    This Old Ledge: DWP Los Angeles

    The most ideal benches in the world? Ted Barrow makes a strong case they're at LA's Department of Water and Power. Get the scoop, backed by iconic clips of MJ, Carroll, Spanky, Shane and more.
  • This Old Ledge: Wallenberg

    This Old Ledge: Wallenberg

    Departing from The City’s downtown plazas, Ted Barrow marches uphill to the haunted terraces of San Francisco's most famous schoolyard.
  • This Old Ledge: Grant's Tomb

    This Old Ledge: Grant's Tomb

    Who’s buried at Grant’s Tomb? Not just a former president and his wife (and dog). A more recent and gnarly history lives at this Upper West Side spot, highlighted by Ted Barrow and the rippers who tested the beveled blocks at this exalted NYC staple.
  • This Old Ledge: Pyramid Ledges

    This Old Ledge: Pyramid Ledges

    Some surfaces and settings are seemingly built for skateboarding, inspiring decades of innovation. In our third NYC installment, Ted details the appeal and surprising history of the Pyramid Ledges.