An indoor pickleball palace that had been trumpeted near the The Villages has gone kaput along with sister facilities at retirement communities elsewhere in Florida.

But here in Florida, pickleball is the crown ... Ruth Weil, 76, of The Villages, Fla. Ruth Weil started playing pickleball 15 years ago after she and her wife moved to The Villages, a sprawling ...

Central Florida, with its warm weather and active communities, is a hotspot for pickleball. Retirees have helped the sport gain traction. The Villages, Florida’s mega 55+ community, boasts over ...

For several years now, pickleball has been the fastest-growing sport in Florida and the rest of the ... There are indoor courts coming to the Villages and a massive upscale membership court ...

Florida Caverns State Park, in the Panhandle near Marianna, would see the return of golf after its course closed in 2018, plus the addition of pickleball, disc golf and another campground.

Ruth Weil started playing pickleball 15 years ago after she and her wife moved to The Villages, a sprawling retirement community in Florida. “I have two very bad knees that I just keep plugging along ...

Ruth Weil started playing pickleball 15 years ago after she and her wife moved to The Villages, a sprawling retirement community in Florida. "I have two very bad knees that I just keep plugging ...

It's no secret that pickleball is the fastest ... Wile, who's 76, lives in The Villages, a sprawling retirement community in Florida, and she says the active community is part of what keeps ...