From the day they set up their first board, skaters have been coming together to "shred", whether it be Richmond's streets and alleyways, events such as the "Free-For-All" Go Skateboarding Day at Kanawha Plaza — before it was renovated, to local group RASA...
For skateboarders in Richmond, finding a permanent place to skate isn’t an easy thing to do. Places where they’re allowed to skate are limited, and the alternative, street skating, means risking a ticket or worse. Some Richmond police see street skating as a nuisance...
“To go from nothing at all to having one small skatepark, to another one that’s being actively worked on right now," said Kenny Shafer, president of the “To go from nothing at all to having one small skatepark, to another one that’s being actively worked on right...