About Us

Toronto has one of the most underrated creative scenes in North America. The kind of city where something interesting is always happening in a parking lot, a park, or a side street that hasn’t made it onto any map yet. If you’ve ever rolled through Trinity Bellwoods on a summer evening, caught a session at Nathan Phillips Square, or stumbled onto a hidden spot under the Gardiner that felt like it belonged to whoever found it first, you already get the vibe we’re chasing.

That energy existed. A place to talk about it properly didn’t. So we built one.

What We Cover

We started as a skateboarding blog and that’s still at the core of what we do. Gear, spots, technique, local scene, that’s home base. But honestly, skateboarding has never really been just about skateboarding. It’s a way of moving through a city. It shapes how you dress, what music you listen to, which neighbourhoods you end up caring about, how you spend a Sunday. The culture around it is just as interesting as the thing itself.

So while skating is the thread that runs through everything here, you’ll also find us getting into streetwear, Toronto neighbourhood guides, the kind of gear that works for people who are active and outside a lot, creative people doing interesting things in this city, and whatever else feels relevant to the way we actually live. We’re not trying to be everything. We’re just not going to pretend our lives start and stop at the skatepark.

Why Toronto

There’s something specific about building a life in a city with actual winters. You get resourceful. You figure out how to make the most of a short summer. You find your people fast because the conditions weed out the half-hearted ones pretty quickly.

Toronto skaters, and Toronto creatives in general,have that quality. The scene here has world-class parks sitting next to DIY setups someone built with scavenged concrete. Kids learning basics next to people who’ve been at it since the nineties. Neighbourhoods that keep changing but keep producing interesting people. That mix, that texture, is what makes this city worth paying attention to. This site is our attempt to do that.

Who’s Behind This

The writing here is led by Jordan Calloway, a Toronto-based skater and writer who’s been navigating this city on four wheels for over a decade. Jordan grew up in the suburbs north of the city and eventually made his way downtown, where most of his free time gets split between Ashbridges Bay, hunting street spots around Kensington and the Junction, and generally being outside more than is probably sensible in February.

Every piece on this site is written by someone who actually spends time in the places and with the gear they’re writing about. We’re not here to produce content. We’re here to write things worth reading.

Get In Touch

Spot tip, local recommendation, product you think we should look at, something happening in the city we’d want to know about,reach out through the contact page. We read everything. Also check our editorial page.

Now go outside.