Being that we don’t get very many good contests in the Omaha area, we felt it important to inform you that THIS SATURDAY there will be a competition being hosted by Red Bull and our friends at BBB LTD behind Film Streams and Slowdown on 14th and Cuming St. Omaha hip-hop artist/skateboarder Conchance will also be performing during the event. Please come out and support Omaha skateboarding and music!!!

As many of you are probably aware, Emerica has just recently released their new, highly anticipated video, “Stay Gold.” We will be receiving our very own copies of the video in the very near future and will be playing it non-stop at both of our store locations. If you’re ready to get your mind blown, stop in, check it out, and make sure to pick up a copy of your own. While you’re at it, you can take a gander at our new Lakai shipment!

In other video news, local skater/skate video aficionado John Ficenec made a re-edit of team rider Drew Newlin’s video part in “So Over It.” His edit also includes numerous bonus clips that never made it into the video. You can watch John’s work below:

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Our friends from Hometown Heroes got their video coverage of the contest uploaded onto their website yesterday. Check out the footage below and keep following the HH tour as they travel across the U.S. via their website, www.hhskate.com. Again, a big thanks to the HH crew and Phil and Steve at Precision for making all this happen!

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After all the rain yesterday afternoon, it was a surprise to many that the Omaha weather let up and allowed us to take part in the Hometown Heroes AM Tour at Roberts. Tons of skaters, friends, and parents showed up at the park to take part in one of the first major, legitimate contests to come to Omaha in years. After the park had dried completely, the HH boys got the contest started around 6:30.

8 heats of 5 skater, 4 minute jam sessions seemed to go by extremely fast, and after all was said and done, the 6 skaters who ended up competing in the final 8 minute jam were Cory Foster, Bruce Abraham, Jeff Fowler, Sean Souders, and Next G’s very own Austin Jensen and Drew Newlin. What ensued in those 8 minutes was by far some of the best skating that’s gone down at Roberts at once.

Once the dust settled, the top 3 skaters were chosen. From 3rd to 1st: Austin, Bruce, and Jeff! A big, big congrats to all 3 finalists and to Jeff especially, as he will be competing in the HH finals at this year’s X-Games!

Thanks to the Hometown Heroes dudes for coming through Omaha and putting on such a rad contest. A huge, HUGE thanks goes out to Phil Burcher and Steve Andel down at Precision Skateboards in Lincoln, as they are the ones who are responsible for bringing this event to Omaha.

Below are a ton photos from the event, all taken by Eric Eckert. To see all of the photos he took, visit http://yorknewstimes.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1037557&CategoryID=57024. Thanks for all the good flicks, Eric! Stay tuned for more HH photo/video coverage in the coming days.

Our éS Game of SKATE down at the Riverfront went off without a hitch this past Saturday. In spite of the ridiculous heat, well over 100 kids showed up to compete in the contest. After several hours and some great games, our final game was a three-way match between Sean Souders, Cory Foster, and flow rider Colten Lehman. After battling it out for some time, Cory came out on top and earned himself a place into the finals at the Des Moines éS Game of SKATE on July 9th. Thanks to all who came out to the event and the after party!