The Villages Has 197 Pickleball Courts and the Volunteers Who Run Them Don’t Get Paid
The Villages has 197 pickleball courts across 34 recreation centers in central Florida. But the real story is the volunteer-led organization that…
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Portland’s Vintage Shops and Pickleball Courts Run on the Same Frequency
Portland has more vintage shops per square mile than any city on the West Coast, 132 pickleball courts, no sales tax, and…
Asheville’s Dogs Run the City and Pickleball Is Catching Up Fast
Asheville is one of the most dog-friendly cities in the Southeast, with a brewery culture that welcomes dogs, a dog bar that…
Pickleball in San Diego Started with One Woman, a Roll of Tape, and a High School Court in Coronado
Coronado's pickleball scene started with one woman taping lines on a high school court in 2012. Here's who built it, where to…
Charleston Says Sorry After Winning and Means Every Word
Pickleball in Charleston has a sound you won't hear anywhere else. Not the crack of the paddle or the bounce off the…
Dallas Has Instant Replay on Its Pickleball Courts and That Tells You Everything
Pickleball in Dallas now comes with instant replay, and that single fact tells you more about this city's relationship with the sport…
The Pickleball Move Nobody Teaches You and Tampa Bay’s Courts Where Everyone Knows It
The split step is the thing nobody teaches you and everybody who gets good eventually figures out. It is a small hop,…
What to Wear to Pickleball When the World’s First Pickleball Stadium Is Watching
The woman walking into The Fort in Fort Lauderdale at 8 AM on a Wednesday is wearing a coordinated skirt-and-top set in…
Pickleball in New York Runs Until 2 AM Because Nobody Here Knows When to Stop
Pickleball in New York City has roughly forty venues across the five boroughs, a 37,000-square-foot flagship club inside the building where Paramount…
Denver Has More Dogs Than Children and More Pickleball Courts Than It Knows What to Do With
Denver has more dogs than children. An estimated 160,000 dogs live in the Mile High City, and roughly half of all Denver…