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Renegades and Role Models

If you're around San Francisco tomorrow make sure to get to FTC to check out this art show featuring the work of Bryce Kanights.


  • RIP IN PEACE: Ken Akira Takeda

    RIP IN PEACE: Ken Akira Takeda
    Ken Takeda was one of San Francisco's first street skaters and an inspiration to many over The City's history. Bryce Kanights gives a powerful remembrance of our friend.
  • Tom Schaar's "Vert's Not Dead" Interview

    Tom Schaar's "Vert's Not Dead" Interview
    Tom made headlines at 12 with the first 1080, but he’s had a helluva journey in the years since. Gregson gets into heavy territory with his boy to discuss early fame, puttin’ down the bottle and gettin’ picked up by the Birdman.
  • RIP IN PEACE: Joe Fong

    RIP IN PEACE: Joe Fong
    Joe was not only a pioneering ripper, but also an early member of the Thrasher family. Get to know a legend—gone to soon—with this powerful tribute from his fellow lifer Bryce Kanights.
  • 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.
  • RIP IN PEACE: Jeff “Load” Stephenson

    RIP IN PEACE: Jeff “Load” Stephenson
    Load was one of Atlanta's larger-than-life figures that influenced every skateboarder in his path. From setting the standard for DIY builds and teaching the young bucks to stapling P-Stone's leg shut, the scene remembers their legend.