Longboarding has had to struggle for its moment in the sun since its richer cousin of shortboarding was incepted back in the late ‘60s. The first men’s Longboard World Champion was crowned in 1987 and ...

Whether it involves land, snow or water, most people who come to Lake Tahoe are in search of adventure. In the realm of pavement, longboarding around the lake can certainly provide what you seek. If ...

When Crystal Wilkerson saw the skateboard fashioned from a wood-grained waterski and 1970s roller-derby wheels, she had to try it. So she hopped off her own well-worn, elongated board and stepped onto ...

Though technically banned on campus, longboards are accepted by police as a legitimate form of transportation. In the late 1990s, the University of Minnesota banned skateboarding on campus because of ...

To talk about the history of longboarding is to talk about the origins of surfing as a whole. Ancient Polynesian cultures rode boards that were thin, heavy and made from solid wood like koa. (Good ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Jonathan Kumar has gotten used to longboarding to his office downtown for the past year. For him, riding his board — which is similar to a skateboard with a longer deck and bigger ...

A longboarding group for women and non-binary people is trying to challenge social expectations surrounding male-dominated sports. Bristol Girls Longboard is a community that has been providing a ...

James Peters had no reason to believe that the beginning of this particular April workweek three years ago would be different from any other. It was a sunny Monday morning, so he did what he always ...

The dangers of longboarding in Ohio State parking garages include possible injury, citation by Transportation and Parking Services, or even arrest by OSU police. But those perils aren’t enough to keep ...