Subject: Skateboarding

• Goodbye, Kay

  May 1, 2007

• Mitch at the Record Bar

  Here's Mitch, lead singer of the Rich Boys (on the right) standing next to infamous cab driver to the (local) stars, Mark da Shark. Ignore Mitch's weensy mustache real quick and tell me -- either I'm on crack or Mitch kind of resembles Heath Ledger? Just a tiny bit?Anywayz, he describes his personal style as "tight." Not as in, "Damn, that shit's tight!" (pronounced toit) but as in tight-fitting. He's been wearing his clothes tight since high school, a fact that didn't go unnoticed by 18-year

  December 18, 2008

• He Must've Been Joking

  March 20, 2003

• Most Crushworthy Local Barista (Male)

  October 9, 2003

• Best Advocate for a Group Without Advocates

  October 9, 2003

• Erlend Oye

  May 20, 2004

• Best Dual-Purpose Facility

  October 7, 2004

• Best Downtown Olive Branch

  October 7, 2004

• Hater Hater

  May 5, 2005

• Yo, Tony!

  August 14, 2008

• Backwash

  We drag the river for stuff you didn't know you were missing.

  January 6, 2005

• The Oranges Band

  Saturday, June 11, at the Jackpot Saloon.

  June 9, 2005

• Matt Costa

  January 18, 2007

• An Ollie Shy of a Full Park

  June 1, 2006

• Spray-On Soul

  March 30, 2006

• Hit the Deck

  This weekend, escape to Zoo York city.

  August 11, 2005

• Float On

  The Kaw River has friends in high places.

  June 23, 2005

• Lovely Day

  It's always skating season for Zach Wilson.

  April 21, 2005

• Skate-ology

  Local metal bands put their noses to the grind.

  March 31, 2005

• Backwash

  We drag the river for stuff you didn't know you were missing.

  March 31, 2005

• DJ Ataxic

  Tuesday, March 22, at Jilly's.

  March 17, 2005

• Increase the Peace

  A local activist rallies the congregation.

  October 21, 2004

• Hell on Wheels

  The KC AM contest is a grind.

  July 15, 2004

• Rasslin'

  We're boiling over with anticipation.

  July 22, 2004

• Jury's Out

  Come see who made the cut -- and who didn't.

  July 8, 2004

• Get Jiggy

  Break out the kilts.

  June 10, 2004

• Organic Uprising

  Skateboarder Bob Burnquist takes a run at the food pyramid before heading to Vertical Uprising Saturday.

  June 3, 2004

• No More Mr. Nice Guy

  Aaron Chilen rolls his new skateboarding video Thursday.

  April 8, 2004

• Liberty for All

  Skateboarders may fend off druggies and pervs -- and big developers -- in Penn Valley Park.

  March 4, 2004

• Church and Skate

  Gardner flips for the number one B-boy.

  December 25, 2003

• Goofy Footage

  Skateboard videotaping leads to Zach Wilson's uncool day in court.

  January 1, 2004

• On the Road

  Skate artists go coast to coast.

  October 2, 2003

• Hot About Wheels

  A Gillham Park skatepark meeting raises questions about who behaves more badly: skateboarders or neighborhood activists.

  August 28, 2003

• Anarchy Everywhere!

  Letters from the week of August 21, 2003

  August 21, 2003

• Slab Happy

  Thanks to an unwitting Mayor Barnes, an urban skatepark is close to reality.

  August 7, 2003

• Unsane

  Friday, May 16, at The Brick.

  May 15, 2003

• Skating Away

  Lovely is as Lovely does.

  June 5, 2003

• CKY

  Friday, March 28, at the Bottleneck.

  March 27, 2003

• Wheels Are Turning

  Momentum builds for an urban skate park.

  February 27, 2003

• Barbarians Rule

  Barney Allis Plaza is immortalized in skateboarding videos.

  November 7, 2002

• On a Roll

  Kay Barnes banishes boarders.

  October 10, 2002

• Various Artists

  Dogtown and Z-Boys (Enjoy)

  June 27, 2002

• Skate or Die

  In the 1970s, the Z-Boys were hell on wheels. Today, they're shredding the big screen.

  May 2, 2002

• Hot Wheels

  Or: How Tony Hawk turned skateboarding into a multimillion-dollar international obsession

  August 17, 2000

• Here's Y

  The Y Games hopes to give Kansas City a push toward providing an outlet for extreme sports.

  June 15, 2000

• U.S. Bombed

  Nevermind the pop-punk bands, it's the U.S. Bombs!

  May 25, 2000

• Skate Fest

  June 11, 2009

• Skater Pride

  June 18, 2009

• Skateboarding bananas are sweet

  Not sure if this is a Bruce Willis approved "Kansas City Shuffle," but a potty mouthed guy named Timmy says it's going to be great (NSFW). Count me in if skateboarding bananas are involved. The Kansas City Shuffle Teaser from drew paussa on Vimeo.

  July 6, 2009

• Dinosaur Jr.

  October 22, 2009