Alex Olson joins Nike skateboarding team
Posted on April 08, 2012 in Payless shoes stores
Alex Olson will always hold a special place in skateboard history because he is our first second generation pro we've ever had. His father Steve Olson turned pro for Santa Cruz skateboard back in the late '70s and Alex followed in his father's footsteps by turning pro for Girl Skateboards along with Mike Mo and Sean Malto in 2008. Alex spent his entire pro career wearing iconic Vans shoes but ...
Tags: alex, pro, skateboard, olson, father
Alex Olson joins Nike SB team
Posted on March 26, 2012 in Puma shoes
Alex Olson will always hold a special place in skateboard history because he is our first second generation pro we've ever had. His father Steve Olson turned pro for Santa Cruz skateboard back in the late '70s and Alex followed in his father's footsteps by turning pro for Girl Skateboards along with...
Tags: skateboard, alex, pro, olson, father
Sean Malto leaves etnies to join Nike SB team
Posted on January 15, 2012 in Puma shoes
Though still in its infancy, 2012 is already shaping up to be the year of the major skateboard-footwear sponsor shift. Nyjah Huston has joined DC's recently revamped team on the heels of Mike Mo Capaldi's decision to leave longtime sponsor Lakai for the increasingly ubiquitous DC. Meanwhile, Alex Olson has also parted ways with Vans. (Check his popular "Olson Stuff" Tumblr to read him patiently ...
Sean Malto leaves etnies to join Nike SB team
Posted on January 09, 2012 in Dc shoes
Though still in its infancy, 2012 is already shaping up to be the year of the major skateboard-footwear sponsor shift. Nyjah Huston has joined DC's recently revamped team on the heels of Mike Mo Capaldi's decision to leave longtime sponsor Lakai for the increasingly ubiquitous DC. Meanwhile, Alex Olson has also parted ways with Vans. (Check his popular "Olson Stuff" Tumblr to read him patiently ...
Red Ribbon Week: Recovering crack addict Donnie White taking life one day at a time
Posted on October 24, 2011 in Red wing shoes
Crack cocaine controlled years of Donnie White’s life, but today he enjoys a different kind of high -- an unobstructed view of downtown Columbus near the top of the Brown Nicholson Terrace apartments.
Michael L. Olson
Posted on August 26, 2011 in Jordan shoes
WEST SALEM — Michael L. Olson, 67, of West Salem passed away at his home Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, at the Waukee Christian Church in Waukee, Iowa, with b
How friends, family spark handwriting change
Posted on August 15, 2011 in Ballet shoes
When Erica Olson was in the eighth grade, she and her best friend shared everything: clothes, shoes, gossip -- even their handwriting style.
Tags: friend, handwriting, shared, style, clothes
St. Augustine-based 1st Place Volleyball winning big in market
Posted on June 20, 2011 in Asics running shoes
Danielle Alred Olson has been selling athletic equipment just about her whole life. After all, she grew up in the 1st Place Sports store, owned by her father and local running guru Doug Alred. As an adult, she was on the road working for Asics, traveling around explaining the company's equipment to teams and sporting good stores. But then she got pregnant, with twins. "There was no way I cover ...
No School Breakfast Because of Students' Shoes?
Posted on June 09, 2011 in Shoes buy online
Two elementary students in Chicago were denied school breakfast because their shoes were supposedly out of dress code. The young Nicholson brothers, ages 5 and 6, were in line for their morning meal when . . .
St. Augustine-based 1st Place Volleyball winning big in market
Posted on May 28, 2011 in Red wing shoes
Danielle Alred Olson has been selling athletic equipment just about her whole life. After all, she grew up in the 1st Place Sports store, owned by her father and local running guru Doug Alred. As an adult, she was on the road working for Asics, traveling around explaining the company's equipment to teams and sporting good stores.