SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- It's no secret that sun and surf draw millions of people to California's beach towns. But now researchers in Santa Cruz are translating that wave into dollars and cents ...
Ron DiMenna, the founder of Ron Jon Surf Shop, died at the age of 88. DiMenna started the business in 1959 by selling surfboards from his car in New Jersey. The company grew into a major retailer with ...
As the founder of a national chain, he was a key figure in surfing’s expansion into mainstream culture, with a life said to be “the stuff of folklore.” By Jeré Longman Ron DiMenna, who as the founder ...