Surf and skate specialty stores in the U.S. posted sales of $1.46 billion in 2012, according to a recent report from the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association. That 4 percent increase over 2011 ...

The surf and skate industry topped $6 billion in retail sales of equipment, clothes and accessories last year, a biannual report shows, and the industry’s specialty retailers are optimistic about ...

Royal Oak’s Modern Skate & Surf is one of Michigan’s longest-standing skateboard shops. Founded by George Leichtweis in 1979, not only was it one of the first three inline skate shops in the world, ...

Maybe it's just nostalgia, but everyone seemed more tan in the 1970s. Golden-haired guys and gals with their skin bronzed by the sun. Shaggy-haired fellas in mustard-colored Birdwell board shorts and ...

The Fairfax Surf Shop has always been a special place to Adam Turrisi. The lifelong Fairfax City resident bought his first skateboard from the Old Lee Highway business when he was 12. Now, 20 years ...

Does your favorite surf spot seem especially crowded? Kids can’t do traditional team sports, so many are hitting the waves to surf. Adults are spending less time commuting, or have been laid off or ...

Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) hosted its 18th annual Skate the Coast fundraiser this weekend, with hundreds of riders out ...

Sarasota's Compound Boardshop, which sells gear for surfing, skateboarding, standup paddleboarding and more, recently opened a new location, its second, at 3604 S. Osprey Ave., Sarasota. The shop was ...