SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!!!!!

The first Night Light Session of the year will be on Saturday March 12 around 7:30!

There is a twist! We at KHVT have been debating if we should continue to put more money into the bridge with its imminent destruction upon us. We also have a lot of projects on the horizon that are going to take every penny we have and more but, that pocket in the bowl would be so sweet to skate this summer. So we have devised a plan! We estimate it will only cost $300-$400 to finish the shallow pocket and come down the waterfall with it, so to raise that money we have decided to panhandle for any small donations you are willing to give at the next couple night sessions and Skate 101 events. If everyone gave $5 we could be skating that pocket by the end of April! Also all donations received through our PayPal tab to the right for the next month will be used for the KH bowl! TELL EVERYONE you know to ante up!!!

*** KING of S.K.A.T.E. DATE SET!!!! ***

KING OF S.K.A.T.E.!!!

Saturday April 23, 7pm @ Ramp Riders!

Our first fundraiser for the year will be a classic bracket style Game of S.K.A.T.E.!

We are going to have 2 divisions, 15+ and 14 and under. Prizes for top skaters in both divisions!

 Registration at 7pm and the games should start around 7:30pm.

The event will be held at Ramp Riders @  2324 Salena, St. Louis, MO 63104

Helmets required (available for rent)

We will also have raffles all night for prizes!

Admission is a $10 donation.

Bring your flippy thingy A game, this one is gonna get heated!!!

UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS!!!!

We had taken a break from the fundraising to focus on our future projects but that will be coming to an end soon!! We are currently working with the city to find a few suitable spots for us to begin working on our St. Louis Skate Garden project as well as a few private locations!!! We still have some dollars left in the fund but if we want to make our ideas become reality its gonna take a lot of  LOOT!!! So starting in April we will be bringing you, the skaters of STL, some sick events!!!

First, you asked for it.... April, STL KING of S.K.A.T.E. comp.

May 13-15th Hermann's Skatefest III

May, Slalom Race

June 21st Go Skate day BBQ and night session

July, KHVT birthday party
Starting in April the first Sunday of every month we will offer beginner Sk8 class at the bridge
Monthly night sessions with the lights

More dates and more info to be announced soon! If you are interested in volunteering at any of these events please email us at kings.highway@yahoo.com

***PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!***

The sky is falling at the Bridge... The harsh freeze thaw of the winter is trying to cut our last summer short... From the spine splitter to the railroad tracks is where the majority of the debris is falling. Watch where you park your car or even park on Bischoff. We will be bringing a ladder and knocking the loose stuff down periodically through out the spring. Just keep your heads up and BE CAREFUL!!!

Sunday Fun day

Deltaco gets in the RED!!

Good weather = Good times!

***Help us find new spots!!!!!***

We have been talking with local city officials about taking over some abandon spots within the city limits and building "skate gardens" on them! Our plan is to take these areas clean them up and turn them into functional skate areas! We still need more spots to submit, the more we find the better our choices! The original plan b spot is unfortunately a no go because its under an interstate which is controlled by the state and not the city.

This is what we are looking for....

Run down lots

within the city limits of St. Louis

existing concrete or asphalt is ok

dirt lots are ok

lots in more commercial or industrial areas are better for noise issues

areas that look very run down

city owned is preferable

With these factors in mind, take a look around when your driving around. Eye sore areas are the best spots because anything in its place would make it better! A physical address of something close and brief description will help the most. We have a very good contact at the city that is willing to work with us so either post the spot on KHVT St. Louis Facebook page or email them to us at kings.highway@yahoo.com! All submissions will be considered so get HUNTING!!!!!

Welcome back Big Red!!!!

Our future looks bright!!! Bridge sesh Sunday afternoon!!!

Get your KHVT gear!!!

Don't forget about getting some KHVT gear before the spring sk8 season rolls around! Proceeds go right back into St. Louis skateboarding in the form concrete and events through KHVT! Check our online store tab on the right> or if you are the type that needs to try stuff on roll by Jolly Roger Skate shop and check these fresh cuts out in person! Also feel free to drop your change or whatever spare loot ya got into the donation box!

westhoff park meeting number 2

If at all possible come to this meeting! The first meeting went well and we had a lot of good discussion/ideas. The park designer will be bringing two designs to this meeting and we’ll get to help finalize the design of the park. The Rad One blog

Help us out and take this survey!

This is a survey we created to gather useful information that we can present to city officials.  The more people we get to answer these questions the more valid our survey becomes so please take it and pass the word along.Skateboarding Advocacy Survey

BRIDGE LIFE!!!

Here is a great video from JLP! Bridge life forever! You can't stop it! We live it!!!

*** DOOMED ***

Check out this article from STLtoday.com.  STLtoday, Kingshighway Bridge to be rebuilt. Its sad news but we all knew it was just a matter of time. Look at it like this though, we have proven to the city that we need a place to skate. Even though it sucks we can turn this situation around and use it to our advantage! KHVT has been working on some new sites and will be approaching the city about a new park in the near future. Stay tuned for info. We are also in the middle of planning the next couple fundraising events so stay tuned for that info as well. WE WILL NOT GIVE UP!!! We have proven that with all your support we can make things happen and we will continue to do just that! Lets make this a summer to remember at KHB and shred the old bridge to death! Literally!

Get in where ya fit in!



Even with all the bad weather the Jolly Roger crew still gets in where they fit in! With nice days so few and far between in the STL right now, some times ya just gotta get up early!

Brian Werner rips!!

Here is some recent footage of KHVT member for life and owner of Deaf Skateboards Brian Werner ripping it around some local and not so local spots.

Future of KHVT

With the looming threats of our bridges demise, KHVT has been feverishly searching out new spots to develop. If anyone has ideas, spots or private property that you think would be a good place for a new park please email us at kings.highway@yahoo.com. Also we are in need of some more members to our team. We are currently looking for anyone with experience in grant writing, accounting, fundraising, sales/donation solicitation, skateboarding advocacy and non profit work to help take our organization to the next level! We are a 501c3 accredited non profit organization but at this time we are only excepting volunteers. If you are interested or know someone that might be, send a brief informal resume of experience that would apply to kings.highway@yahoo.com . Helping us out would be a great resume builder and will give you a chance to give back to our community! We will take all the help we can get! We have a massive site in the works for a new park but we are still in the early stages so i cannot give out any details just yet but know that St. Louis skateboardings future is looking very bright, or should i saw dark?!?!? hint hint.....   B.

Clean up day

Thanks to everybody who came out to help and the ones who just showed up and helped anyway! The session after was sick...

*** Winter Clean Up tomorrow, Sunday Jan. 9th ***

SUNDAY, JAN. 9, Noon

Things are looking pretty rough down at the bridge which is to be expected considering the cold conditions but we still need to take care of whats ours! Come out tomorrow around noon and help us get it together. There's plenty to do including painting, sweeping and as usual PICKING UP TRASH! Come prepared for the weather and bring gloves, painting supplies such as rollers trays paint, brooms, trash bags or anything that you think we will need. I'm sure a sick session will follow which is reward enough for anyone! Thanks!

*** Elwood destroys STL!!!! ***

Sick video from when Elwood came through town last year! Lots of good tennis court footage which is kinda sad but I like the way the guys at Pretty put it, " Let Mr. Kenny Anderson's line in the above video be the proverbial cherry on top of a long and joyous era of skateboarding in St. Louis."

St. Loser tease from Infinity!!!!

Jason and the boys over at Infinity after over 10 years in the game finally bring'n it! Can't wait!! Looks SICK!

A sad day for St. Louis skateboarding......



Pour some out for your lost homie.... The Delmar tennis courts, a legendary DIY  spot in St. Louis, is almost a memory... It is indeed a sad day for St. Louis skaters.