Zumiez Makes $7.2 Million Bid For Active

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Recently, I had just netflix’d an old Jean-Claude Van Damme classic “Kickboxer”. In the film, Van Damme plays Kurt Sloane, the brother of an American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane. Having bested the best in the United States, Eric takes off to Bangkok with little brother Kurt to defeat the kickboxing ...

Active Ride Shop Files For Chapter 11 Protection

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

I never would have thought that the most recognized Skate Empire in this country would have financial troubles.  I drive long distances every day and seeing more and more kids on the streets skateboarding in every kind of socioeconomic setting lead me to the conclusion that despite being in a ...

Jamie Thomas’ Answers To Your Active Questions

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Jamie Thomas is definitely influential to thousands of young bros out there. Within the skateboard industry, there are hundreds of skaters to choose from to be your role model. You can either look up to someone like Jamie Thomas for that spiritual guidance, level headed, business minded mentor ...