Marketplace - June 3, 2009
Phase 2: Decking out skateboarders for decades
Since 1985, the Zitzer family has owned and operated Phase 2 skateboard shops on Milwaukee's East Side and in Brookfield. Mark Zitzer worked in the family business since he was 15, and he will move his Brookfield shop to a new location this summer.
Tags: skateboard, phase 2, skaters, mark zitzer, paul zitzer, x games, ron dyrsek, "rob and big, " "fantasy factory", longboards

Marketplace - July 27, 2004
Moda 3 fills Milwaukee snowboarders' needs
The recently-opened Moda 3, 320 E. Buffalo St., in the Historic Third Ward, is a "rider-driven and rider-owned" store specializing in snowboards, skateboards, men's and women's clothing, shoes and accessories.
Tags: snowboard, Moda, skateboard, Deaton

Movies & TV - May 31, 2002
Intriguing "Dogtown" not just for skate fans
If you're not a skateboarder or a fan of thos high-flying, death-defying xtreme sportsmen, don't worry, "Dogtown and Z-Boys," a documentary about the rise of modern skateboarding in 1970s Los Angeles, is gripping enough to keep you interested.
Tags: Intriguing "Dogtown" not just for skate fans, skateboard, Sean Penn, Stacy Peralta