WASHINGTON — They’re hard to spot, those Heelys kids. Although millions of Heelys have been sold around the world, turning the sneakers with wheels into a must-have accessory for the grade-school set, ...

You probably know what Heelys are even if you’ve never heard of them: They’re the sneakers with wheels in the heel, the ones that allow kids to transition from a walk to a roll with unnerving ease.

A pair of motorised shoes with wheels have been invented to help people get around more quickly. An inventor called Peter Treadway came up with the idea for the shoes after it took him a long time to ...

A sign at a Halifax store in 1980 promised to send kids back to school in style. (Newsday/CBC Archives) You could wear shoes with wheels, sport acid wash denim from head to toe and carry notebook ...