Life is good for Durham and surrounding skaters. A new concrete park is being constructed in Durham, NC and will be open for use on November 7th. SkateNC has a couple pictures of the new park in construction, the bowl looks like a blast! If you are in the area go to the official opening, the boys from Toy Machine will be there doing a demo.

California and their stickler rules! San Marcos closed the park down twice this month because people were not following the safety rules. Wear your skateboard helmet kids!!!!

Now you can find a skate park where ever you are. SubPublic Skateboarding has a cool tool for finding and sharing sweet skate spots all over the world. It’s perfect for traveling or just finding new spots to rip it up. The map includes street spots, skate parks, indoor parks, ramps, and bowls. Check it out and add your favorite spot.

If you have an iPhone, check out the iSkateboard app. Get turn by turn directions to skate spots in the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Chine, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, New Zealand and more. The app also streams RSS feeds from your favorite skate magazines directly to your phone, so you can stay up-to-date.

If your city doesn’t have a skate park, you might qualify for $1,000 to $25,000 in grant money for the planning and construction of a skate park near you from the Tony Hawk Foundation.

According to the LA Times, the Tony Hawk Foundation “has awarded more than $2.3 million to partially fund nearly 400 skatepark projects nationwide in the past six years. The foundation reports that 256 of those projects now are open and being used by an estimated 2.3 million riders annually.” Many of these projects were spearheaded by skaters like you.

Check out the official grant application, and make sure you get it filled out by the March 2 deadline!