On Saturday, Dogtown finally got its skatepark. The 16,000-square-foot skate plaza on Venice Beach opened with politicians in force and skaters in motion on the park's bowls, ramps, rails, platforms, and steps. more ›

It was only last February when construction began on the 16,000-square-foot Venice Beach Skate Plaza. Today, eight months later, the $3.5 million in-ground concrete park full of bowls, ramps, rails, platforms, and steps opens. more ›