Check out the trailer.  Has anyone actually played this yet?  Seems pretty realistic.

The Tony Hawk Foundation Board of Directors has announced the recipients of its Fall 2009 Skatepark Grant Awards, as well as a special allocation to match, dollar-for-dollar, donations to the Watts Skatepark project in Los Angeles.

From the 52 applications submitted for this season’s Grant Review Session, the Board of Directors selected fourteen from low-income communities across the U.S., and collectively awarded $130,000 to help build free, quality skateparks that will serve at-risk youth.

Mt. Airy, NC  is one of the lucky applicants that will receive a $15,000 grant from THF, to do towards a skate park.  Read more at The Tony Hawk Foundation….

Yes, Mike Vallely has an iPhone game now! Don’t know if you can pick fights in this game, but the controls are supposedly unreal. The Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 game for the iPhone wasn’t necessarily the full skateboarding game which people were hoping for. Mike V’s game is the real deal with dope 3D graphics and a new insane finger swiping control system for doing tricks.  Check out the videos below.

What’s next, Tony Hawk baby strollers? This actually works because Tony Hawks fans really range from ages 8-14, and we know how our eating habits were at that age. McDonalds Dad, please ? It is always wild to see how main stream skateboarding has become over the last couple years. I had no idea it would be where it is now. Here is a small article I found on Skate Theory.com concerning the new skate vitamins.

Ronkonkoma, NY (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 — Whether he’s busy shredding the halfpipe, working on his latest video game, touring the country with his Boom Boom HuckJam or making one of his numerous television appearances, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is first and foremost an athlete. And athletes know the importance of good nutrition. However, most of Tony’s fans are boys ages 8 to 16 – not the most nutritionally conscious group around. So, Tony has joined forces with NBTY, Inc., a leading manufacturer of nutritional supplements and children’s vitamins, and created the Tony Hawk HuckJam brand of vitamins. These chewy “gummy” vitamins, shaped like miniature skateboard decks, skateboard wheels and Tony’s signature hawk skull, provide a good source of 11 vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin C, which bolsters the immune system*, and Vitamin B-12, a major factor in energy metabolism*.    -Skate Theory

Its insane how they do this!

http://skate.quiksilver.com/thespot/index.aspx?cid=fbskatecpm

Check out this inspirational story of a kid who got to meet his hero, Tony Hawk!

In case you missed it, Tony Hawk posted pics of himself skating through the White House while attending a special Father’s Day event hosted by President Obama Sunday.

He brought his skateboard and live-tweeted the event. On his way out, he tweeted this message:

Along with this image of himself on his skateboard in front of the White House:

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!

According to a press release distributed yesterday from Tony Hawk Inc., Hawk has acquired sole ownership of Birdhouse Skateboards. Former business partner Per Welinder will maintain ownership of the other Blitz brands, including Flip Skateboards, Fury Skateboards, Sk8Mafia, and Hook-Ups.

“Full ownership will give Tony increased oversight and involvement to his biggest priority, the Birdhouse team riders,” the press release says.

The Birdhouse pro team currently includes pro skaters Steve Nesser, Matt Ball, Tony Hawk, Shaun White, Willy Santos and Jeremy Klein.