Every year, people from all corners of the globe visit Santa Monica in hopes of getting a taste of the ever illustrious So-Cal lifestyle. Our backyard is their dream vacation spot, not that we blame them. After all, between the bright blue pacific ocean lining the coast, palm…
The 12 Pioneers of Skateboarding- The Original Z-Boys
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August 16, 2022
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/ By Ozzie Ausband
There is no such thing as “Out of sight, out of mind.” There are so many skateboarders out there in the world. Most have no idea why anything moves the way it does. Life. Dreams. They probably don’t even question it. But that doesn’t mean the answers don’t…
Lessons in Innovation- The Impact of Zephyr on Today’s Santa Monica
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July 15, 2022
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/ By Ozzie Ausband
Long before Dogtown Coffee was a Santa Monica coffee shop, it was something else entirely. A surf shop catering to the heavy local surf contingent. It was 1971 when Jeff Ho, Craig Stecyk III, and Skip Engblom opened up the aptly named Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions.…