Lori Peltier, the force behind G.R.O.W in Houston, TX is upping the excitement for this years “Girls Roll On Wheels” event by inviting USA skateboard Olympian, Jordyn Barratt, to be the special guest. Barratt will be on hand to perform a demo for the crowd, sign autographs and give girls new (and some not so new) to skateboarding some encouragement and camaraderie.

G.R.O.W’s event takes place on Saturday, April 29 from 3-7 PM at the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark at 103 Sabine Street. All girls and all abilities are welcome to join in the fun, skate, watch and cheer each other on. This event happens just once a year and is so much fun!

Evette, Maya, Klara, Mazel, Briel, Brooke and Cindy - All photos by Ian Logan

We were asked by “Boards Across Hermosa” to be part of the 27th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade here in Hermosa Beach and we couldn’t say no! We rounded up some of our team riders and made a plan. A special green Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word hat was made, clover balloons were brought in along with various shades of green beads to add some green to our skate wear.

The weather started off with a heavy mist, but as we got closer to parade time the weather shaped up and the street dried up enough to skate the parade route, give out stickers and wave to the crowds.

Team riders, Maya, Klara, Mazel, Evette, Briel and Brooke joined Cindy in skating the entire parade route!

GN4LW Team with Hermosa Beach Beach Mayor, Ray Jackson

Thanks to the Hermosa Chamber of Commerce, City of Hermosa Beach and Boards Across America for this fun opportunity!

We’re excited to kick off Women’s History Month with this exciting news!

The very first demo of the Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word x Dusters cruiser board is featured as a two-page spread in the Smithsonian Museum’s new book, Entertainment Nation. We are thrilled to be in a book that is about all things entertainment, not just skateboarding. Why? It helps us reach a new and larger audience so we can continue doing what we do to help push and promote non-traditional skateboarding.

This black version of this board is also on display in the current exhibit “GIRLHOOD: It’s Complicated”, which has left the museum in Washington D.C. and is traveling across the USA for the next few years. You can find out more about seeing the exhibit HERE

Entertainment Nation is available HERE

Bigfoot Magazine’s Try DIY Event Series - Team Rider Katelyn West featured ~ Photo Ian Logan

This is so BRILLIANT! Bigfoot Magazine is doing exactly what we wish we’d see non-traditional skaters do more of - get out of the man-made (perfect) skateparks and skate DIY! Back in the day, we skated ditches, full pipes, abandoned pools and more - this is where you really learn to “figure it out”. Which makes you a better skater overall.

Migz - the brainchild behind Bigfoot Magazine has started a series of events with skate session meet-ups at super cool DIY spots. One of our favorites spots that just re-opened is San Pedro’s Channel Street - which just happens to be the second one on the “Try DIY” list.

To get more info on all the events Bigfoot Magazine has planned head on over to their site HERE

All Photos Chris Hooten

We are so honored to be a co-sponsor of this fantastic event!

The 6th annual Venice Ladies and LGBTQ+ Jam went off under beautiful sunny skies - we couldn’t have asked for a better day! The skaters were encouraging each other, and the crowd was cheering for each and every one of them! Skaters spanned from as young as four years old all the way up to our master’s division, where 50+ was the norm!

Scroll on for so much goodness from the day!

Mazel air over the channel

Mother and daughter duo - Julie and Quinne

The woman who makes all of this happen Heidi Lemmon, and SHOF Inductee Gale Webb

Anna with a nice BS air over the hip

Evette awarding Kateyln her 1st place medal

Sydney smiling and skating

Michelle Yooon

Prizes for Street comp

The awesome Lance Lemond

Skaters everywhere!

Nia getting a mommy assit

Penny and Tracie G.

DJ VRSA

Julie cruising her way to the podium

Katelyn with an invert - showing the style that earned her 1st place

Legendary Venice skater, Pauline Branom watching the action

Girls Play LA was in the house!!

A podium full of smiling faces and lots of swag!

DJ VRSA

Cheryl with a rock and roll on the hip in the snake run

Penny attacking the snake run

Julie winning a bag of swag and looking pretty stoked about it!

Quinne BS grind in the bowl

Our amazing announcer/MC Bart Saric

Maya handing out prizes to the competitors

Cheryl BS grind

Rob from Downhill Dogs

Evette giving out medals

Lonny Hiramoto OG Superstar

Dailynn taking home some goods!

Pauline & Lonny

Julie cruising

Tuma on the mic

Brooke, Penny and Nona competed in Pup Cup and took home tons of prizes!

Pauline flowing through the snake run

Nona has a little asist from dad during the pup cup

Tracie G - WCMX off the stairs!

The 25+ division ruled!! Such a great turn out!!

Nia thinking about her next run for pup-cup.

Mac Attac - total Venice style!

Mayziewith a stylish FS grind

Alex taking home the spoils

So many happy faces!

Sydney having a blast in the snake run

This about sums it up - what a GREAT day!!

We have to thank all the support this event was given this year, not only by our amazing sponsors but also Girls Play LA,  LA Parks and Rec, and the City of Los Angeles.

We say this every year, but it is so true... The best part of this event is seeing so many girls come out and skate, meet one another, and form friendships, and they now have a group of girls to continue skating with throughout the year. That's what keeps these girls progressing.

Huge thanks to the City of Los Angeles, LA Recreation and Parks, Venice Recreation Center, Venice Art Walls, DJ VRSA, Skate Park Association International, Heidi Lemmon, Lance Lemond, Kimi Kallman, Bart Saric our fabulous announcer, Lonnie Hiramoto, all the judges and volunteers, the photographers - Lauren Muller, Gale Webb, and Chris Hooten, who covered the event, as well as the numerous sponsors who sent so much product that the girls went home with a big bags of swag.

Hope to see everyone again next year!

Thanks to Chris Hooten for the use of all his images!

** Please check out our instagram for additional coverage of the event!

Maya Kenny ~ Photo Ian Logan

Our Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word AM team riders had such a great time at Exposure Skate! All six girls (Maya, Klara, Katelyn, Elle, Mazel, and Mayzie) skated in the bowl contest - four in the advanced division and 2 in Intermediate. Elle is a past Exposure competitor, but for the other girls, this was their first time competing at this fantastic contest that skaters from all over the world come to, and they handled it well!

Pro team rider Minna Stess (fresh off her 3rd place podium finish in Rio) opted to compete in the “longest Grind” event at Exposure, and it was so much fun to watch these skaters push it for so many coping blocks!

Mayzie Feher ~ Photo Ian Logan

Mazel Alegado ~ Photo Ian Logan

Elle Warne ~ Photo Ian Logan

Katelyn West ~ Photo Ian Logan

Klara Kermoade ~ Photo Ian Logan

Pro Team Rider Minna Stess competed in “Longest Grind” ~ Photo Ian Logan

Thanks to Amelia Brodka and Lesli Cohen for putting on this event year after year, and huge props to all the volunteers as well - this event would not happen without all of YOU!

Need a little mid-week break? Be at Volcom HQ this Thursday night for a skate meet-up and video premiere with Rachelle Vinberg, Monica Torres, and Liv Lovelace. There will be music, free tacos, ice cream, giveaways, pant customization, DIY grip tape, and more. Plus, Volcom will be introducing the ThisThatThem Skate Pant!

Thursday, October 27, from 5-9 PM

Volcom HQ - 1740 Monrovia Avenue, Costa Mesa

RSVP HERE

2020 USA National Team Heading to the Olympics - Photo Ian Logan

It’s that time of year - when the USA National Skateboarding Team holds their try-outs for new National Team Members in Bowl and Street. They have made the process pretty simple, and if you follow the link we have provided below, you will see that you will need to fill out a form, shoot an “UN-EDITED” video to submit, and wait to hear if you have made it to the Semi-Finals.

If you make it, then you’ll need to be at CATF to compete in the semi-finals and, hopefully, the finals!

Good Luck!

Pro Tips:

Under 18 or entering for Park? You must have a helmet on in your video submission.

This must be a recent and NEW - never been posted before - video

It must not be edited - one take only!

Filmed between now and November 16th

1 Minute in length!

You must have an open Instagram Account (not private) to load up your submission and tag

You also must add your Instagram link to your video submission form.

Make sure you read all directions carefully because if you miss one step, your submission may not be judged.

Get all the details HERE

This is one of our favorite events of the year! Not only because Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word is a co-host of the event, but because this is the day that non-traditional skaters take over Venice Skatepark for a fun day of skating and competing. From the youngest skaters in the “Pup Cup” to 25+ skaters, this event has something for everyone! We hand out medals and so many prizes from our awesome sponsors - it really is the best! In past years, we have seen over 100 non-traditional skaters show up and compete - skaters from all over the world to skate the legendary Venice Skatepark with us!

Save the Date, and we can’t wait to see you there!!

Bryce Wettstein hitting the rail at teh Bigfoot Magazine party - Photo Ian Logan

When you put out the word that Bigfoot Magazine, a non-traditional skateboard magazine is having a party to raise funds for issue three, and it’s announced that USA Olympic Women’s Park skateboarder Bryce Wettstein will be skating and singing, you get an incredible crowd of diverse people showing up!

Quinne checking out Issue 2 of Bigfoot Magazine - Photo Ian Logan

Instead of just the typical skateboard peeps, there were musicians, artists, some of the Moxi Rollerskating crew, neighbors wanting to support, and quite a few mini shredders from the skateboard scene. Parents let their kids roam free, skating the sidewalk (complete with a rail) out front of Bigfoot Magazine’s offices, and Bryce showed them a few tricks, which was the start of a really fun evening.

Justice, Klara, Mayzie, Bryce & Quinne - Photo Ian Logan

Later, Bryce and pro skateboarder Amy Caron took to the stage to sing and play, and the songs ranged from some of Bryce’s original material to old favorites like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” People danced, sang along at times, and just took it all in. Their voices were beautiful, and the acoustics inside were perfect.

Bryce Wettstein playing and singing for the crowd - Photo Ian Logan

Last but not least, the evening ended with a raffle, and all sorts of great prizes were given out. The kids went home tired and stoked, their parents enjoyed themselves, and the rest of us had a fantastic Saturday night meeting new people and knowing that Bigfoot Magazine Issue 3 - will be going to press soon.

Keeping media and brands that are run by and focused on non-traditional skateboarding is so important - thanks to everyone that came out to support!!

All Photos Ian Logan

We’re still reliving every minute of the Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word x Bridge to Skate “Girls and LGBTQIA+ Skate Night” at Volcom HQ!

So many people showed up to skate and have fun in an amazing private skate park that most people never get the opportunity to skate. We had kids as young as a year old learning to ride a skateboard with their parent’s help to adult skaters who were stoked to have a night out skating with friends of all ages.

Adult skaters Hana Zanzi, Jessie Frietze, Kimi Kallman, Elise Crigar, and Ricci Tres were immediately part of the crew, taking over the mic, filming everyone, starting an impromptu contest for the younger kids, and giving out swag. It was a full-blown collab effort, and we love it when everyone is so hyped that they get involved.

USA Women’s Park Team rider, Minna Stess, rolled in and impressed everyone with her ollie over the Volcom Stone. At one point, we had three people filming that trick from various angles, and the photos and video are sick!

Huge thanks to everyone who came out and skated and had a blast - you make this all worthwhile!

Filming and Editing by Josue “Sway” Sanchez

Thanks to these sponsors for donating prizes for this event!

• CHERRIES WHEELS

• LIQUID DEATH

• ALOHA BAGS

• S1 HELMETS

• SUN BUM

• BADASS SKATE MOM

• DWINDLE DISTRIBUTION

• BIGFOOT MAGAZINE

• ESSIE NAIL POLISH

• MARLORU BEACH BAGS

• BAKER

• TEARIOT

• BONES WHEELS

• NIKE

• MINI LOGO SKATEBOARDS

• SLOW TIDE

• JACKS SURF SHOP

• SKATELITE

• AND VOLCOM FOR THE USE OF THEIR SKATEPARK!

Our Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word x Bridge to Skate night at Volcom HQ was so much fun. If you didn’t catch it live on Twitch, now is your chance to relive the night via this rad edit from Volcom Studio!

And if you were there skating on Sunday night - make sure you watch to check out you and your friends shredding!

Thanks so much to Volcom HQ for having us out!

Minna Stess ollies the Stone ~ Photo Migzy

Bridge to Skate and Girl Is NOT a 4 Letter Word hosted a skate night at the Volcom HQ park last night, where the kids were invited to come down and skate, eat snacks and get a whole bunch of cool free stuff. That’s it. Just come skate this killer private park, and in return, we will shower you with gifts. Oh, also, we’re going to invite Olympic high flyer Minna Stess to come hang, and GOAT Ricci Tres will be there too, ripping the park and killing it on the mic. Say whaaatt??

And with over 237K watching the live feed on TWITCH - the event was a huge success!

Our favorite skate mag, BIGFOOT, is having a BENEFIT SHOW SATURDAY SEPT. 24th from 5-8 pm AT THEIR LONG BEACH STUDIO

Come on down and sing your heart out along with shredder/musicians BRYCE WETTSTEIN and AMY CARON‼️

⚡️Raffle and rail jam going down too 🎟🛹🥰

⚡️Funds go directly to printing Issue #3‼️(BIGFOOT is an independent, 20-year dream that has been manifested mostly by hard work- gardening and pouring beers, ask Migzy more.)

⚡️Suggested donation, but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds (can relate 😂) Want to volunteer instead? Hit BIGFOOT up on INSTAGRAM

SEE YOU THERE!!

Please join us for an awesome evening of skateboarding!

Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word, Bridge to Skate, and Volcom invite you to come skate at a girls and LGBTQIA+ skate session!

Prizes ✨ Food ✨ Raffles ✨

There is nothing better than skating with friends at this RAD spot.

Sunday, 9/18 from 5-8 PM at Volcom HQ - Address on the flier

Tell your friends - we can’t wait to see you there!!

Skater on flier is GN4LW team rider Mazel Paris

Thanks to these sponsors for donating prizes for this event!

• CHERRIES WHEELS

• LIQUID DEATH

• ALOHA BAGS

• S1 HELMETS

• SUN BUM

• BADASS SKATE MOM

• DWINDLE DISTRIBUTION

• BIGFOOT MAGAZINE

• ESSIE NAIL POLISH

• MARLORU BEACH BAGS

• BAKER

• TEARIOT

• BONES WHEELS

• NIKE

• MINI LOGO SKATEBOARDS

• SLOW TIDE

• JACKS SURF SHOP

• SKATELITE

• and MORE!