As Girl skateboards celebrates its 30th anniversary, it may surprise many that this company has been run by an actual woman the entire time. The friends, acquaintances and antagonists Megan has acquired over the years could fill, if not a book, at least a Thrasher magazine article. As seen in the May 2023 issue.

Girl brought out everyone from the OGs to the current roster to celebrate three decades in the game. Papke pops in to see the art, the fans and the family they've made along the way.

Lakai brought together the stars of Girl's landmark video in LA for a night of free drinks, fan outs and photo ops. Papke's on the scene. 

Last week in Long Beach, New Balance threw a bash to kick off the new collab with Tiago’s 1010 and Tony Ferguson's Rone. Icons of the OG Girl crew, heavy hitters from the Numeric squad and more stars pulled up for the occasion. Scroll through.