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Silly name, serious game

PICKLEBALL1-CHN-042413-HLLPICKLEBALL2-CHN-042413-HLLPICKLEBALL5-CHN-042413-HLL Pickleball, which to many observers seems like a hybrid of several other court sports, is introduced at Chapel Hill Community Center Published: Apr. 30, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

YMCA seeks volunteers for task force

As promised to Y racquetball and handball players, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA’s board of directors is seeking more input on ideas for improvements to the building at 980 Martin Luther King Blvd. Published: Apr. 6, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

Sshhh! OWASA’s lakes are now open

Even when we choose how to spend a languid spring afternoon, water is perhaps reflected in the two best kept secrets in area recreation: OWASA’s University Lake and Cane Creek Reservoir, which are both now open for the season. Published: Apr. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

Parts of Pumpkin Loop to close this week

Construction of the Carolina North greenway will begin this week, causing portions of the 2.5 mile Pumpkin Loop trail that cross the construction area to be closed for about four months for safety reasons. Published: Mar. 31, 2013 9:58 AM | Full story

Oops! One end of American Tobacco Trail I-40 footbridge is 2.5 feet too high

A surveyor’s error is blamed for a mistake in construction that made four support piers 2.5 feet too high on the north end of the American Tobacco Trail bridge across I-40 in southern Durham. The contractor will use saws and jackhammers to cut off the too-tall sections. Published: Mar. 29, 2013 2:18 PM | Full story

Rec Notes

Recreation events and programs for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County. Published: Mar. 12, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story

$48M parks, greenways plan hinges on money

NS10JS1F Town Council members support roughly $48 million in parks and greenways projects but don’t know yet how they’ll pay for them. Published: Feb. 23, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story

‘And the award goes to ...’

Admittedly, this annual look back the very best in local recreation takes a few things for granted. First, it presumes readers have survived the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse-that-wasn’t. Assuming we're still here, here's our look at the best of what happened last year in area recreation. Published: Dec. 29, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Pacers are running by the numbers

According to Pacers head coach Meredith Bolon, this fall was, by many standards, the young runners’ best season on record. Published: Dec. 13, 2012 1:06 PM | Full story

Gift ideas for the recreationally minded

Christmas shopping has always been a numerical science: What size? How many? How much money? Buying has been pretty much by the numbers. Lately, however, it would appear that Holiday shopping is more and more, to the letter: L.E.D… GPS… USGA …In an attempt to spell out a few ideas, here are a few items that are selling this season. Published: Dec. 5, 2012 3:41 PM | Full story

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