Familia Skateboard Shop — Local services in Minneapolis

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHOPS! Writing from Virginia to show some love for Familia. My local shop doesn't always stock much in the way of shoes(which i understand shoe orders are pricey) and they go through size runs quickly so I normally end up having to order something from one of the big skate mail order companies. I was on a quest for NB 288s and could not find any in my size at any of the big online sellers, not even the NB site, when I ended up stumbling on the Familia website. Long story short, I ordered my sneakers Tuesday around lunch time and I was skating in them by Thursday night. Familia was quick with the shipping, quick with email responses, and they threw some swag in the box. If you can, shop local but if you can't, shop from someone else's local! Really happy with these...

The handfuls of times I have been here have been great experiences. A few online orders for pickup, and a couple events. The few guys I’ve dealt with were super amiable as well as helpful. The video release and demo I went to were free and very well organized, a really awesome and inclusive asset for the twin cities community. And more importantly they were free as all hell The park looks amazing and well maintained. It looks to have something for everyone at every level. Although I can’t say I’ve skated it yet, my old, fat a** is more at home falling and shooting my board out all over the 1’ obstacles at palace park. Thanks for being such an integral part of the history of twin cities skateboarding. PS: please bring back those twins, handshake, coffee mugs. I missed...

I decided to break my ~10 year skating hiatus and walking into this shop was a breath of fresh air. Dennis seemed legitimately excited to field my many questions and catch me up with what has changed in skate gear/culture. Dude clearly knew what he was talking about and wasn't wrapped up in fads/trends/marketing ploys that I know occasionally arise in skateboarding. While he was setting up my board, numerous people rolled through to check out new gear or just say "hey" to Dennis. In the 20 minutes I was there, sense of community around this place was palpable. Based on that and what I've heard from everyone I've asked, this is obviously the spot to go in...