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By Ali Yenchick Every child deserves to know how to swim—but for too many families, that life-saving skill is never passed from one generation to the next. That’s what Desiree “Des” Shirley is working to change through her first children’s book, Baby Learns to Swim. After years of helping people

                                           Legends Event Center in Bryan, Texas By Ally Azzarelli Not all foot traffic is created equal. A grocery store draws people in, gets them out fast, and sends them

                                   Paradise Coast Fall Fest at Paradise Coast Sports Complex By: Ali Yenchick Fall has a way of bringing people together. Cooler temperatures, changing leaves, and a full calendar of seasonal traditions create the

Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, VA By: Ally Azzarelli Virginia is home to sports destinations built to handle everything from weekend tournaments and league play to elite competition and community recreation. Across these six Mid-Atlantic venues, athletes, families, and event owners will find more than 50 outdoor fields

By: Ali Yenchick New Jersey does not waste space—and its best multisport complexes demonstrate that. In a state where density, access, and year-round demand matter, these venues do more than host games. They are powering tournaments, serving communities, and helping sports tourism thrive. 1. NEXUS – Middlesex County, NJ If

By: Ally Azzarelli The campus recreation center is a strategic asset that influences whether a prospective student chooses your institution, whether an enrolled student stays, and whether your campus is the kind of place people want to be every day. For university administrators and facilities leaders who have been thinking

By: Ally Azzarelli Water is different. No other recreational amenity has the same universal appeal across ages, fitness levels, backgrounds, and abilities as a well-run aquatic center. From the youngest learners taking their first strokes to older adults finding their most sustainable form of fitness, the pool meets people where

By: Ally Azzarelli Municipalities across the state of Florida are watching a proposed constitutional amendment that will change how local governments collect and use property tax revenue if approved by voters on Nov. 3, 2026. The increasing budget pressure means finding thousands and often millions of dollars to cut from

By: Ally Azzarelli Every year, cities approve sports complexes, developers break ground on indoor facilities, and nonprofits build recreation centers they believe their communities need. A few years later, some of those facilities are running half-empty programs and carrying debt no one planned for. This scenario has played out time