CULTURE

Heads Up: You Can Now Get California Burritos on St. Mark’s

If you’ve ever spent any time in San Diego, then you know about California burritos with friends in them. Sound crazy, we know. But it’s actually an amazing delicacy that you’ll be hard-pressed to find in other parts of the country. That changed in New York this week with the introduction of Electric Burrito in the East Village. Alex Thaboua and Will Wyatt opened their taqueria on Monday with a menu inspired by Thaboua’s youth growing up in San Diego, as he explained to Gothamist in an article published yesterday:

“The burrito is such a quintessentially California thing,” said Thaboua. “I grew up surfing at Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, and skating all over Clairemont, and in every neighborhood, there are like a million taco shops. It was just always a part of our diet, our food culture. And when we got older and started drinking, it became our after-hours food. I can’t tell you how many times we’d get hammered and then go eat a bunch of burritos and wake up feeling fine.”

Located at 81 St. Mark’s, Electric provides a new alternative to Pop’s—which has become our weekend staple—and another stop when popping into Public Access to catch up with Leo.

Images Via Electric Burrito

CONTESTS

Skating Across Borders Mini Ramp Jam Registration Now Open

This year’s Skating Across Borders charity event will be held on May 21st from 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Green Bench Brewing, St. Petersburg, Fl.

Presented by the Stoefs Studio in cooperation with the Skatepark of Tampa, the fundraiser features a mini ramp jam as well as live band performances.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Board for Bros, a non-profit dedicated to providing skateboarding equipment, safe skate spots, and youth mentoring in their community.

Board for Bros will also have a tent during the event where they will be accepting old boards and skateboard parts that will be refurbished and given to kids who can’t afford their own.

CULTURE

Monster Energy Crew to Kick Off Euro Tour

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Ishod Wair, Grant Taylor, Aurelien Giraud, and the rest of the Monster Energy Crew will shred the best skate spots in Europe this summer in the upcoming Monster Euro Tour.

The tour is in partnership with local skate shops.

The first stop will kick off in Bristol on the 8th of May.

The rest of the tour schedule follows.