February 15, 2010 – 5:16 pm
Local skatepark gets demolished
Wasteland: Rest in Pieces
by Joshua Curry
Early morning on Feb. 8, a lone bulldozer crushed the curves and edges of a local skatepark known as Wasteland. Born from the rubble of a paper recycling center, the six-month-old concrete park was largely the result of efforts by local skaters and generous donations from [...]
Local skate parks carve positive niche in the community
By Samantha Test
Special to The Post and Courier
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Skateboarders don’t see the world like everyone else does.
Stairs are not a way to go up and down, rails are not for maintaining your balance and empty swimming pools are not something to be refilled. They are [...]
Pour It Now, a skateboard advocacy group is working with the City of Charleston to find a place to build a world class skate park that will give the 5,000 skateboarders in the Lowcountry a safe place to enjoy their sport.
“We want them to understand these kids are brilliant, theyre very creative, intelligent and very skilled, they just don’t have a place to exercise that,” Shannon Smith said.
The homies from Continuum hooked up this sick vid for us in Charleston.
January 5, 2009 – 10:44 pm
The Charleston Post and Courier featured POUR IT NOW in their best local events of 2008!
2008 was still brand-spankin’ new when I rolled into the now-defunct Map Room in West Ashley, ready to support and ready to dance. Even into the holidays, skateboarding advocates for Charleston’s Pour It Now foundation were happy to keep on [...]
December 4, 2008 – 2:02 pm
Artist and Skateboarder, Kevin Earl Taylor, is compiling video, photos and interviews in an effort to create a more complete documentary about this beloved skate spot from downtown Charleston. For those that had the opportunity to skate it and live it, check out the video in progress and reflect on days gone by.
