Surf industry’s Liberated Brands lays off nearly 400, closes Costa Mesa offices
Another surf industry wipeout is hitting Orange County as Liberated Brands – which held the distribution license for big ...
The Inertia on MSN4d
When Dane Reynolds Opened a Surf Shop It Might Have Foreshadowed an Industry Revolution
Surf shops are barely recognizable these days. But with a spate of pro-surfer owned shops opening up, are we seeing a ...
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A Wipe Out for OC Surf Industry: Liberated Loses Licenses
Liberated Brands, an apparel company with an estimated $1.2 billion in annual retail sales, is losing the licenses to design, ...
The Inertia on MSN5d
Kolohe Andino Announces Split From Red Bull, Promotes New Brand ‘Steko’
One constant throughout Kolohe Andino’s professional surfing career has been a Red Bull logo decorating his surfboard. That ...
How made-in-WA snowboards still conquer the slopes
Instead, it’s the small town’s proximity to waves on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Pacific Coast that lured Olson and Saari ...
Surfer on MSN5d
Surf Shops, Surf Art and the Surf Start-Up Shaking Up the Industry
Distant Local, a new brand launched by Jeff Booth and Melissa Martinez, celebrates the magic of regional surf culture.
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Clear Lake enters pre-development agreement for boutique hotel
This photo shows the Oaks Hotel in Clear Lake in 1920. The Clear Lake City Council has entered into a pre-development ...
Matty’s Patty’s: Founders dish on burgers, beef tallow and Costa Mesa
California is probably the burger capital of the world, so it’s an amazing thing to have my version and Pat’s version of what ...
New York Magazine8d
Reversible Bikinis and Vintage Kimonos: Must-Have Souvenirs From Honolulu Shops
Local Expert No. 1: Clothing designer Allison Izu remembers a time when a career in Hawaiian fashion meant one of three things: Working in the surf industry, working for an aloha-shirt brand ...