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                       Photo credits: Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) By Ally Azzarelli Behind every well-lit block and repaired sidewalk is a city that made a deliberate choice. Across the country, municipal leaders are prioritizing the infrastructure residents use every day, and

Photo Credits: Fort Bend Epicenter By Ally Azzarelli Ask most residents what happens at a county event center, and they’ll probably name a rodeo or a livestock show. This November, the Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas, will give them a new answer. The venue will host the inaugural Balloonapalooza

Photo Credits: AdobeStock By Ally Azzarelli Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a helpful part of today’s municipal leader’s workday. In a few keystrokes, AI can condense a 200-page consultant report into a council briefing or translate public notices and service announcements into the languages residents speak. In everyday life, AI

By Johnny Crosskey At Cedar Point Sports Center in Sandusky, Ohio, the lobby and second-floor mezzanine fill with local restaurants and the residents who come to taste their food. Best of the Bay attracts hundreds of guests to a date that tournaments rarely use. The event returns Wednesday, Nov. 11,

                                  Caporella Aquatics Center in Tamarac, FL By Johnny Crosskey Recreational assets like parks and pools have played a major role in community health and quality of life through learn to swim programs, recreational

By Ally Azzarelli Cosmic Combat, a glow wrestling tournament at Cedar Point Sports Center in Sandusky, Ohio, on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2026, aims to give families a weekend they won’t soon forget and a reason to come back. The house lights go down, and neon and black light

                                         Paradise Coast Sports Complex’s Fall Fest! By Ali Yenchick Halloween is getting a full-schedule treatment across The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) network—and this year, the fun goes far beyond candy

By Ali Yenchick Picture your quiet morning tee time: dew still on the fairway, a few familiar faces gathering around the first tee, and the satisfaction of sending your opening drive right down the middle. The demand for golf continues to rise. According to the National Golf Foundation, 48.1 million

By Ali Yenchick From a 1928 Abe Dombach design in Lancaster County to Bethpage Black’s 2025 Ryder Cup stage, Northeast public golf carries both history and momentum. These nine courses span nearly a century of golf culture and design—Donald Ross in Boston, Pete Dye in Bloomfield, Robert Trent Jones Sr.