Interview
Beer & Gear: Landing a Trick with Commonwealth Skateboarding
“Skateboarding is the easiest way to find friends. You can be a geek. Skateboarding doesn’t discriminate like sports tend to do…In skateboarding you progress at your own pace, and that’s cool.”
“Commonwealth is…built on that euphoric feeling of landing a trick. There’s nothing like it. It’s addicting.”
-Ellee Thalheimer, AOPortland
May 5th, 2025Interview
Colin Sharp – Portland’s Multi-tasker in Chief
“Co-Founder of Bacon Skateboards, Lifeblood, Unheard Distribution, Brooklyn St DIY, Unheard Invitationals, Owner Commonwealth Skateshop/Park, BOARD MEMBER OF SKATERS FOR PORTLAND SKATEPARKS.”
-Jeff Greenwood, Concrete Disciples
March 10th, 2025Show Review:
For You, Always For You. at Commonwealth Skateboarding
“The artist creates songs that feel like a klieg light pointed right in the listener’s face.”
-Robert Ham, Willamette Week
June 4th, 2024New Ownership at Commonwealth Skateboarding Adds a Bar and Even More Community to the Southeast Spot
“The skate shop is also hosting punk shows, trivia nights, and additional live events.”
-Robert Ham, Willamette Week
June 11th, 2024Interview
FREE GRIP #7 WITH COLIN SHARP FROM COMMONWEALTH SKATEBOARDING
“Stoked on Commonwwealth growing and becoming a place where all skaters can hang out, skate a little, drink a beer and just become a destination for all. Portland skating can be cliquey and I hope Commonwealth can snuff that out.”
-Alex Fazekas-Boone, AB // Adjacency Bias
May 11th, 2024New Indoor Skatepark in Portland Oregon Opens
“The idea was spawned out of the miserable winter and how none of our friends were motivated to skate...”
-Adam Salo, ESPN
Feb 26, 2011