We are always excited to welcome new friends and local businesses to our home in Springfield. This fall it looks like a brand new skate shop is opening up in Springfield. That is Empire Board Shop, a brand new skate shop located at 1037 Junction Circle (near the intersection of Wabash and MacArthur). We have been told that this new shop has some members of old Springfield punk band The Gunga Dins behind it, as well as some of those who help run Skank Skates right next to Black Sheep. There is still work being done to the inside of the shop right now, but it does look like they have a few boards and other products already in the shop for sale. You can follow the Empire Board Shop facebook page to stay updated on their progress.

All of you fans of skateboarding out there might want to also come out to the Skank Skates 15th anniversary show happening this Friday at Black Sheep and Skank Skates.