ALEXANDRIA — An idea to apply for a state grant to build four new tennis courts at Dean Melton/Fillmore Park in Alexandria was filed Monday due to parking issues. Parks Superintendent Bill Thoennes, with the support of the city’s parks board, petitioned the Alexandria City Council for approval to apply for an outdoor recreation grant […]
BEVERLY — A committee is recommending that the city spend $780,294 in community preservation funds for five projects, including rebuilding tennis courts in the Cove and Centerville neighborhoods. The Beverly Community Preservation Committee has also supported funding for the revitalization of Hale Farm, the construction of the Anchor Point II affordable housing development, the pursuit […]
A city employee blows snow off the tennis courts for his co-worker to rip out during demolition Thursday. The courts should be finished just in time for the boys’ tennis season this fall. OLIVIA WIESELER/Star-Herald After nearly two years of work, the negative weather was no longer going to hinder the renovation project of the […]
Goleta City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to support a proposal by the Goleta Valley Community Center organization to repurpose the center’s tennis courts as permanent pickleball courts. The community center’s current tennis and basketball courts were built in 1994, but activity on the courts has declined significantly over the past 10 to 15 years, […]
A last-ditch effort to save a much-loved golf course and “vital” tennis courts once used by Emma Raducanu has been made. Wirral Council must agree to a budget that saves £20m tonight. The council’s plan calls for a 12-month closure of the Wirral Tennis Center and a permanent reduction in the number of indoor tennis […]
A city employee blows snow off the tennis courts for his co-worker to rip out during demolition Thursday. The courts should be finished just in time for the boys’ tennis season this fall. OLIVIA WIESELER/Star-Herald After nearly two years of work, the negative weather was no longer going to hinder the renovation project of the […]
Judy Murray has slammed the closure of tennis courts which have been ‘left to decay’ in Glasgow. Tennis coach and mother of world-class players, Jamie and Andy, said she was ‘sad’ to see the state of facilities in Victoria Park which have been closed by operator Glasgow Life. The Victoria Park campus in Whiteinch, which […]
The tennis courts at Binghamton Leisure Park were renovated in 2021, but puddle issues persisted after construction ended. (Vaughn Golden/WSKG) https://wskg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bing-Tennis-Courts-WEB.mp3 VESTAL, NY (WSKG) — City of Binghamton officials have announced plans to address puddles on the recreation park’s new tennis courts later this year. Speaking at a City Council business session on Monday, Mayor […]
The tennis courts at Binghamton Leisure Park were renovated in 2021, but puddle issues persisted after construction ended. (Vaughn Golden/WSKG) https://wskg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bing-Tennis-Courts-WEB.mp3 VESTAL, NY (WSKG) — City of Binghamton officials have announced plans to address puddles on the recreation park’s new tennis courts later this year. Speaking at a City Council business session on Monday, Mayor […]
Healthcare jobs The Upskill NWA program provides training and support for students wishing to enter the medical field. These jobs include: registered nurses, orderlies, orderlies, medical assistants; physicians and ophthalmologists, radiology technicians, laboratory technicians, pharmacy technicians, home health aides, emergency medical technicians, medical dosimetrists, optometrists, pharmacy technicians, surgical technicians, phlebotomists, paramedics, dental assistants, respiratory therapists […]
Healthcare jobs The Upskill NWA program provides training and support for students wishing to enter the medical field. These jobs include: registered nurses, orderlies, orderlies, medical assistants; physicians and ophthalmologists, radiology technicians, laboratory technicians, pharmacy technicians, home health aides, emergency medical technicians, medical dosimetrists, optometrists, pharmacy technicians, surgical technicians, phlebotomists, paramedics, dental assistants, respiratory therapists […]
The mayor says the time has come to decide on the relocation of the tennis court with the clock tower hotel adding to parking problems Newmarket plans to turn its downtown tennis courts into parking spaces and replace them with a new facility on the Shining Hill grounds. Newmarket Mayor John Taylor sent a memo […]
Charging people to play tennis on a Gloucester court would be “robbing the poor to pay the rich”, according to locals. Neighbors at The Oval fear that plans to improve facilities will lead to charges being imposed to play tennis. Resident Sarah Matheou has asked Gloucester City Council why plans are being considered which would […]
A former roller rink and tennis club in Woodbury will get a second life as a new athletics centre. Under a plan given the go-ahead by the city council on January 12, the gated Wooddale Fun Zone would be renovated and reworked to accommodate two new sports clubs. The original indoor tennis courts, racquet club […]
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OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) — Ottumwa’s tennis courts are in poor condition. That’s according to Mark Hanson, principal and four-year tennis coach for Ottumwa High School. Hanson, accompanied by a delegation from Ottumwa Schools and Friends of Ottumwa Parks, took the matter to Ottumwa Town Council, seeking funding. They showed the council photos from the courts, […]
lauren-smith-fields – Credit: Lauren Smith-Fields/Instagram Lauren Smith-Fields’ family intends to sue Bridgeport, Conn., over city officials’ handling of the 23-year-old’s untimely death, the family announced at a news conference on Sunday. . The family also asks that an independent agency be appointed to carry out the investigation into the death. Smith-Fields’ body was found in […]
Tennis courts at Moor Park Avenue Pic: Google Tennis courts at Moor Park, Haslam Park and Ashton Park are set to be upgraded with £150,000 funding. Advertising Preston City Council’s Parks and Street Scenes Department has been working with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to improve access and facilities in the city for several years. […]
I am writing to protest against the removal of trees caused by a city proposal for four concrete tennis courts at Longbrook Park in Stratford. This project should not have advanced this far in the approval process without public comment before the zoning commission, public works, conservation or city council – I’m not aware of […]
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is proposing to seek funding on behalf of City Council to improve facilities at Moor Park, Haslam Park and Ashton Park. All three sites are in need of refurbishment and town hall bosses have been told the works, costing around £ 150,000, could be paid for from an LTA fund […]
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is offering to apply for funding on behalf of the City Council to improve facilities at Moor Park, Haslam Park and Ashton Park. All three sites are in need of refurbishment and town hall bosses have been told the work, costing around £150,000, could be paid for by an LTA […]
January 5 – As a boys tennis coach at Ottumwa High School, Mark Hanson has visited many different towns across the state for meetings, and he usually returns with the same discouragement. “I walk away from these places, shaking my head. I’m like ‘Wow’,” he told Ottumwa city council at the first meeting of the […]
As a boys’ tennis coach at Ottumwa High School, Mark Hanson has visited many different towns across the state for meetings, and he usually returns with the same discouragement. “I walk away from these places, shaking my head. I’m like ‘Wow’,” he told Ottumwa city council at the first meeting of the year on Tuesday […]
The City of Mission is hiring Kansas City-based McConnell & Associates to replace the tennis courts at Victor X Andersen Memorial Park. The $ 340,000 project will take place in the spring of 2022 and should be completed by the summer. The tennis courts at Andersen Park in the town of Mission are getting a […]
Four padel tennis courts will be created on a disused land next to Notts County Football Club’s Meadow Lane stadium after the club has been granted a building permit by the council. Padel is a form of tennis played primarily in doubles on an enclosed court, about one-third the size of a standard tennis court, […]
Manchester City Council has changed its original popular open space proposal, but there is still opposition to what City Hall intends to build. Residents at a protest organized by the Save Hough End Fields campaign The dispute between residents and Manchester City Council over plans to redevelop the Hough End Playing Fields green space shows […]
Since announcing its commitment to act on the climate emergency in 2020, the City of Stonington has continued to work towards the sustainability of the city to minimize the effects of rising temperatures and extreme weather events. To reduce water used for irrigation, the Council converted several of its sports fields to drought tolerant surfaces […]
AUSTIN – The city council has agreed to sell public land that will allow the development of a youth and recreation center on the West Side. Construction of the North Austin Community Center is underway on land adjacent to 1841 N. Laramie Ave. after the city sold this land for $ 1 in 2020. Now, […]
The Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright launched in 2018 at Wrigley Field, where sports betting has now been approved by Chicago City Council. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com OK bet for Wrigley, Solider lands Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday got city council to give the green light to sports betting at Wrigley Field, Soldier Field and […]
Kelvindale Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club and Abercromby Homes have submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to build a building that will fund more than £ 300,000 investment in a Glasgow West End sports club. The two organizations submitted plans to develop 16 apartments on former tennis courts at the Baronald Drive site. New tennis […]
Apartments planned on Glasgow’s former tennis courts Posted December 8, 2021 Kelvindale Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club and Abercromby Houses submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to construct a building that will fund more than £ 300,000 investment in a Glasgow West End sports club. The two organizations submitted plans to develop 16 apartments on […]
CORNING – City Council will discuss Tuesday evening whether the tennis courts at Estil C. Clark and Northside Parks should be rebuilt or redone. In the 2021-2022 budget, the city spent $ 237,500 to replace the playground equipment in Edith Park, rebuild the tennis courts in Northside Park and rebuild or replace the tennis courts […]
CORNING – City Council will discuss Tuesday evening whether the tennis courts at Estil C. Clark and Northside Parks should be rebuilt or redone. In the 2021-2022 budget, the city spent $ 237,500 to replace the playground equipment in Edith Park, rebuild the tennis courts in Northside Park and rebuild or replace the tennis courts […]
At the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday, November 15, the Blue Earth Fire Department presented the city with a donation of rescue equipment purchased with funds from the Firemen’s Relief Association. In a regular meeting on Monday, November 15, Blue Earth City Council assessed the community’s feedback and its impact on various construction […]
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NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – A fundraising campaign to build tennis and pickleball courts in Cody Park received support from North Platte City Council on Tuesday. Although no action was taken, North Platte Pickleball President Barb Baldridge presented the design and layout of the project to council. Baldridge said the local pickleball community has grown […]
Pauls Valley tennis fans received a winner as a project to completely revamp some local courts. The actual start of work is not expected to be far, as PV city council members have approved the next step towards the first phase of a full upgrade to the local Wacker Park tennis courts. It starts with […]
Due to an over-budget offer for Phase 3 of the Wald Park renovations, which included tennis courts, a dog park, trails and a maintenance facility, Vestavia Hills City Council is considering placing the tennis courts on what is currently a soccer field. land at the old Vestavia Hills Elementary Central campus. The board first heard […]
Tennis courts near Lake Merritt that had been taken over by a homeless camp were reopened for tennis players on Saturday now that homeless people have been successfully transferred to supportive housing and the courts were renovated, city officials said. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., followed by a […]
Driven by complaints of explosions in trains running through Pasco, the city is examining what it would take to create a “railway silence”. The city council reviewed state and federal requirements for quiet areas during a workshop in July, but has taken no further action since then. Steve Worley, director of public works, acknowledged that […]
Free tennis sessions in an Exeter park have been ranked among the most popular in the country, Exeter City Council has revealed. The Tennis For Free (TFF) sessions at Heavitree Pleasure Ground were ranked number one in the UK for participation. The weekly sessions are organized by the national sports association Tennis For Free in […]
FAIRFIELD – Tennis and pickleball were on the minds of city residents and city council members on Tuesday night. Deputy Director of Public Works Ryan Panganiban gave a presentation on the Allan Witt Community Park Tennis Court Rehabilitation Project. Panganiban showed footage of the state of the courts, and they are torn and in need […]
The city faces a price of $ 240,000 to repair the tennis courts in Frank Lorino Park. Morristown City Council discussed the issue Tuesday on a working agenda. Morristown Mayor Gary Chesney said the initial offer was $ 265,000, but engineers were able to reduce it to $ 240,000. “I think we’re going to look […]
Youth baseball fields and an indoor training facility are planned for a field near a protected natural area in Savage, despite objections from local residents about possible environmental effects. The city council approved the project, presented by a company called MN MASH, on Monday. The MN MASH complex, which will be located at 6510 130th […]
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | East River Park activists are putting their bodies in desperate danger in hopes of blocking the destruction of their beloved park. On Monday morning, a day before Election Day and the first official day of “work operations” for the East Side Coastal Resiliency project, a group of park lovers gathered […]
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated November 1 at 11:20 p.m .: City council candidate Allie Ryan and another woman were arrested by police at around 2 p.m. on Monday as they and a group of protesters tried to block the demolition of the East River Park tennis courts as part of the launch of the […]
Renfrew – The Renfrew Tennis Club was officially informed last Wednesday by City Council that its 40-year-old tennis club, built and paid for by its members, along with the tennis courts, fences and other infrastructure associated with the club will be deleted. starting this week to make way for a new aboriginal cultural center. The […]
City Clerk Hester Hunt, Penzance Mayor Jonathan How and Cornwall Councilor for Penzance Jim McKenna at the newly renovated tennis courts in Alexandra Park (Image: Penzance City Council) Penzance tennis courts welcomed their first players this week after a three-and-a-half-month redevelopment. Alexandra Park courts have been redone in bright green and purple, fences have been […]
The renovated Alexandra tennis courts in Penzance (Image: Penzance City Council) Penzance tennis courts have now reopened after a summer overhaul. The Alexandra tennis court facilities officially reopened to the public on Monday, October 18 with a short official ceremony that took place the next day. The work as well as the transformation of Alexandra […]
(Natrona County High School, Facebook) CASPER, Wyo. – Several parents complained to the Natrona County School District Board on Monday about what they perceive to be a lack of attention to teaching students the basics of reading and math. Some of the parents said the NCSD should not spend money on sports facilities such as […]
Words: John Baron Armley Park’s dilapidated tennis courts could be renovated and users would benefit from free tennis practice, if the proposals are supported by the public. Leeds City Council, The Armley Park Friends Group and Armley’s advisers have been approached by the Lawn Tennis Association and the Fred Perry Tennis Trust. Fred Perry began […]
Hello, neighbors! It’s me again, William Bornhoft, your host of the Minneapolis Daily. Minneapolis City Council members Lisa Bender and Alondra Cano will no longer run, which means anyway, there will be at least two new faces on the board this next year. First of all, the weather forecast for the day: Possible light rain […]
Volleys crossed the net at the regular Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday, September 20. Council members again discussed the construction of new tennis courts at Blue Earth Area High School. Following meetings with the Tennis Courts Subcommittee, City Manager Mary Kennedy presented project updates to council. Regarding the proposed arrangement of the new […]
The four tennis courts in Heckscher Park and the roofs of the two lookouts in Halesite Park will all be replaced this fall. The Huntington Town Greenspace and Parks Environmental Advisory Committee recommended the improvements to City Council. The committee heard presentations from the maritime department regarding the replacement of the roofs of the gazebos […]
Council has been accused of destroying a possible ‘oasis of nature’ after plowing a wildflower meadow containing 130 species of wild animals and plant types to make way for a set of hard tennis courts . Dozens of local residents protested after Norwich City Council announced plans to install three floodlit courts in harsh weather […]
A wildflower meadow containing 130 different flowering plants, dragonflies and rare bats that grew on Norwich’s last public tennis courts has been razed to the ground. Despite protests from locals and green councilors, all-weather hard courts with floodlights and fences are being set up in Heigham Park, where species such as whiskered and brown bats, […]
Canby City Council’s announcement last month that it was moving forward with plans to replace tennis courts in Maple Street Park, not with new tennis courts – as officials originally predicted – but by pickleball courts, left town, well, in a bit of a pickle. The local tennis community, left without a reliable public option […]
After an intermission due to record construction costs, construction of sports facilities at Jefferson City High School is scheduled to begin later this fall. The Jefferson City School District has been planning to build athletic facilities at JCHS and Capital City High School since 2017, but the plan has changed several times since then. When […]
After an intermission due to record construction costs, construction of sports facilities at Jefferson City High School is scheduled to begin later this fall. The Jefferson City School District has been planning the construction of sports facilities at JCHS and Capital City High School since 2017, but the plan has changed several times since then. […]
During Monday’s business session, Elizabethtown City Council heard brief updates from the Parks and Recreation and Stormwater departments, as well as the Elizabethtown Sports Park. Parks and Recreation Director Seth Breitner said funds were budgeted this year to resurface the Freeman Lake Park tennis courts, which were built in 2012. Submissions for the project will […]
Highland Park tennis courts. (Screenshot via Google Street View) CASPER, Wyo. – The Natrona County School District Board of Directors on Monday discussed a proposed deal with the town of Casper that would allow for the eventual construction of a ten-court tennis facility at Highland Park. A draft memorandum of understanding between the NCSD and […]
HUDSON – A project to build pickleball and tennis courts in a city park took a step forward this week. City Council on Tuesday approved an $ 87,624 contract with the Environmental Design Group to design 12 pickleball courts and five tennis courts to be installed at Barlow Farm Park, 1965 Barlow Road. There is […]
By Meg DickensEditor-in-chief Locals have heard a lot about Cunningham Park and the tennis courts there in recent years. Courts have closed due to poor conditions and are currently being turned into something the public can use. Despite this development, the tennis court revitalization project is still ongoing. This means that the new pickleball courts […]
Posted: 5:30 am August 8, 2021 A meadow in a Norwich park that has been set aside for hard tennis courts is home to at least 130 different species, it is said. Campaigners have called for a proper consultation on the future of the former Heigham Park site, which was used as Norwich’s last public […]
By Mike Cook Service must have been one of Olga Pedroza’s favorite words. The late lawyer and councilman was an avid tennis player and lifelong community activist. The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department unveiled a plaque July 30 honoring Pedroza at Lions Park, 701 W. Picacho Ave., “near the tennis courts she […]
Posted: 8:17 a.m. July 21, 2021 The controversy over the plans for three all-weather lit tennis courts in a Norwich park has sparked a call for further consideration of the process surrounding the program. Work is due to begin to replace 10 grass courts in Heigham Park, near Jessopp Road, with three hard courts. The […]
Lawton’s tennis courts are getting a makeover. On Thursday, the City of Lawton held a rededication and dedication ceremony at Greer Park, Northwest 38th Street and Meadowbrook, where the tennis courts were recently remodeled. In addition, the city added LED lighting systems, a padlock gate, new water fountains and new benches for spectators. The park […]
The cracks in the surface of the tennis court are clearly visible in this photo. The council is working on a plan to replace them. The regular Blue Earth City Council meeting drew an unusually large audience on Monday, June 7. Several community members attended to voice their concerns about recreational opportunities in the city. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The shot rang out over a much-vaunted $ 5.5 million plan to modernize the sports facilities at Belleville High School. This past weekend, Belleville officials and community members gathered for a high school dedication ceremony to kick off the effort, which Mayor Michael Melham called “the most monumental public works project of […]
Hermon voters overwhelmingly approved a $ 2.4 million plan to build an eight-lane rubber track and pay for a major upgrade to an athletic field adjacent to the high school. Voters also chose an incumbent and a newcomer to sit on city council, and two newcomers to sit on the school committee. Two seats on […]
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (WAFF) – In May, Decatur City Council approved a $ 300,000 project to upgrade the city’s tennis courts. WAFF 48 has asked city leaders for details on where the money is going. Decatur Parks and Recreation executive director Jason Lake said the money will be used to update the city’s public tennis courts […]
GALESBURG – Goodbye, tennis. Hello, pickleball. Galesburg City Council, at its Monday meeting, will consider an offer to install pickleball courts in Bateman Park, near Losey Street and Maple Avenue. The project would convert the two existing tennis courts into a total of six pickleball courts. City staff recommend that City Council award the pickleball […]
Lewiston High School tennis coach Anita Murphy punches senior Abby Svor during the state singles tournament May 22 in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Diary Buy this photo When she first started coaching, Lewiston women’s tennis coach Anita Murphy didn’t know exactly how team matches were played. Now, 43 years later, every game played at Lewiston High […]
Skate Essex Board Member David Derrick helps isolate the equipment at the Rand skate park. Neighbors say the noise made by skaters prevents them from sleeping at night.COURTESY OF PAUL KING By JAIMIE JULIA WINTERShivers@montclairlocal.news A year after Montclair authorized the installation of a temporary skate park at two of its Rand Park tennis courts, […]
The Central Park tennis courts will reopen in mid-June after completion of repairs to the court surface and renovation of the garage below in late May. The tennis court repair is part of the city’s Central Park tennis court garage project, a renovation of the 132 underground parking spaces under the six roof-level tennis courts. […]
Students and residents gather at the Boulan Park tennis courts on March 25 to play tennis. The courts will soon be remade to repair the cracks that have formed in the asphalt. The cracked asphalt on Boulan Park tennis courts will soon be replaced with new surfacing, including new nets and posts, after city council […]
“It’s not an easy problem to solve,” Traxler said. “A lot of these fields are more weeds than grass, a lot of them are dangerous. Overall I would rate the quality of play as poor to very poor. Newton Parks Commissioner Nicole Banks said the main problems with the city’s fields are lack of irrigation, […]
Park Rapids City Council agreed Tuesday, March 23, to submit a grant application to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The request is for up to $250,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Outdoor Recreation program, to replace the city’s aging tennis courts at Depot Park. The resolution states that the city “has the financial […]
SUMMERVILLE – Frequent tennis players at Doty Park are concerned that residents will definitely avoid using the courts if repairs and improvements aren’t made soon. As tennis has grown in popularity in the Summerville area, particularly with the pandemic, organizers are increasingly receiving complaints, including from professional players, about court maintenance. The problems range from […]
WILLMAR – Plans for the Invest in Willmar Local Sales Tax projects for the Leisure and Events Center and Sports Fields, both to be built at the Willmar Civic Center, will be considered by Willmar City Council during of the meeting on Monday, March 15. It comes after the council’s public works and public safety […]
It comes after the council’s public works and public safety committee pushed the plans forward at its meeting last Thursday. The committee tabled these projects two weeks earlier, as board members wanted additional information on operational costs and current agreements with Willmar Public Schools around the fields. In motions to move the plans forward, the […]
Shawnee is replacing tennis courts, fencing and aging field lighting – and also adding pickleball lines and nets – to Listowel and Herman Laird Parks. Above, the Herman Laird Park tennis court. Pickleball lines and nets will be part of the new tennis courts at Listowel and Herman Laird Parks in Shawnee. Shawnee plans to […]
There is pressure to convince Phoenix executives to let the kids return to the courts. PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – Organized youth sports are still going strong in the valley towns, but not in Phoenix, and parents like Ryan McKay can’t understand why. McKay’s son Willie plays club baseball, but he can’t train or […]
Hendersonville City Council is confident, with only a few concerns and suggestions expressed, to move forward with exchanging part of Berkeley Mills Park to Henderson County Public Schools in exchange for Edwards Park. City manager John Connet presented a concept plan to council at a meeting Wednesday that shows HCPS plans for its future part […]
EAST HAMPTON – City Council will hold a unique in-person and virtual meeting on Monday to follow up on a proposal to renovate three sports fields and the high school track. Residents will be asked to vote on approving $ 1.2 million for the improvements. Money for the project will come from two sources: a […]
The Town of Hutchinson plans to convert a set of deteriorating tennis courts in Rice Park to designated pickleball courts. Parks Director Jason Combs said they hope the playing surfaces will be ready by spring. Pickleball is a paddleball sport played by two or four players using solid wood paddles and a perforated polymer ball, […]
PHOENIX – For the first time in five months, the Phoenix Parks athletic fields will be available for reservation starting Thursday. City council last week approved the reopening reservable fields, which were closed on April 2 to combat the spread of COVID-19. Participants, coaches, officials and spectators must follow health safety protocols at the venues. […]
Open the audio article player Through Staff | to September 08, 2020 Presented by Beltone – A leader in audience health care. Following a vote at Wednesday’s Phoenix city council meeting, reservable sports fields in city parks will reopen for games and practice starting September 10. The toilets located near these grounds will also reopen […]
Christina Estes/KJZZ Children play soccer at Encanto Park in Phoenix before COVID-19. People will soon be able to play soccer, softball and football in Phoenix city parks. For six months, nearly 170 sites have been closed to the public. At the request of council members Thelda Williams, Jim Waring and Sal DiCiccio, the parks and […]
Christina Estes / KJZZ Children playing football at Encanto Park in Phoenix before COVID-19. People will soon be able to play soccer, softball and football in the parks of the city of Phoenix. For six months, nearly 170 fields have been closed to the public. At the request of board members Thelda Williams, Jim Waring […]
East Belfast GAA was forced to stop training last night after police received an anonymous call claiming explosive devices were left on the playing fields. Club members were practicing Wednesday night at Henry Jones playgrounds in the Castlereagh Hills when police received a call about devices left at Church Road playgrounds. A cordon was placed […]
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At the Jan. 21 city council meeting, the first planning discussions were revealed for a project to build four grassed baseball, softball and football complexes that would be shared by student-athletes at Dickinson State University. , Dickinson High School and members of the general public. Guy Fridley, athletic director of Dickinson Public Schools; Pete Stanton, […]
Menlo Park, unlike many neighboring towns (with the exception of Atherton), keeps its public tennis courts under lock and key. It’s a holdover from a bygone era, explained director of community services Derek Schweigart. Today, in Menlo Park, people have to buy a key if they want to access one of the 15 tennis courts […]
Just months after Chicago City Council voted to approve the controversial Lincoln Yards mega-development, the very first part of the $ 6 billion project is taking shape in the form of new artificial turf football pitches along the western edge. from the huge North Branch site. “Clearing up formerly contaminated industrial land and returning it […]
The tennis court James West played as a child was cracked, poorly lit, and surrounded by a rusty fence. The Querbes tennis court was not as West remembered when he was 13, sliding a large broom back and forth across the 78-foot-long surface. West’s older brother was the night manager of the tennis club. At […]
AMESBURY – The city has a lot to look forward to, including several new sports fields, a $ 48 million sports complex and the possibility of a new elementary school. “Overall we are in a very good position,” said Mayor Ken Gray in his State of the City address. “Most importantly, we’ve come to this […]
Dolores C. Archuleta | Las Cruces Sun-News To all parents, grandparents, coaches, referees and athletes registered to vote, I encourage you to vote yes in favor of “up to $16,900,000 to build park improvements, including sports fields and ‘other related facilities’, during our special election. My introduction to the poor maintenance of our playgrounds goes […]
Pleasanton officials and tennis fans celebrated the opening of two new floodlit courts at the town’s Tennis and Community Park last week. Built in the last half of the year, the effort of nearly $ 1 million brought the park’s number of courts to a dozen, a total envisioned by the city for three decades […]
Maple Grove has started the process of upgrading three sports fields in the city. At the Maple Grove City Council meeting on October 16, Parks and Recreation Director Chuck Stifter presented council with a feasibility study for the improvement of the sports field. The study was carried out by HKGi at three sports fields: Fernbrook […]
PLAINFIELD – New sports fields are coming to Cedar Brook Park. The Union of Chosen Freeholders County Board of Directors on Thursday joined Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp and members of the City Council and Education Council to inaugurate two new turf fields at Cedar Brook Park. The fields, which replace the existing turf sports fields, […]
The reservoir that once held 18 million gallons of water, hidden under a grassy hill in Highland Park, is no longer needed – and Ramsey County and St. Paul have different views on what should replace it. St. Paul is one of many places across the country that are using less water than in decades […]
Reaction has been mixed to Wolverine Lake’s plans to build sports fields on the west side of the 13-acre Clara Miller Park. The master plan calls for the construction of two soccer fields and two baseball diamonds on the west side of the park at an estimated cost of $920,000. The estimated project cost of […]