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Tee It Up Canton golfing center Jackson Township Stark County
JACKSON TWP. – A new indoor sports performance center aims to give golfers of all levels the chance to improve their swing, as well as boost their putting prowess and have some fun. Tee It Up Canton is a family-owned and operated business that opened in mid-October for those wanting to work on their game using state-of-the-art golf simulators. The center is located in an approximately 2,000-square-foot, remodeled building at 7976 Whipple Ave. NW. Facility sold:Jackson SportDome auctioned for $1.98 million. Who bought it? Perfect fit:FitCo Gym, former Tiger partner to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital kids “Our focus is more on (overall golf) game improvement and having kids (or…
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Free admission, activities, new features during Outdoor Adventure Center reopening, Oct. 1-2
After a monthlong closure for annual maintenance, deep cleaning and addition of new features, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit will reopen Oct. 1. To celebrate the reopening, all guests can enjoy a weekend of free admission, special activities and a chance to check out the improvements – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. Reopening weekend activities include: Community Open House and Native Plant Sale Saturday, Oct. 1, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn about exciting program offerings in the community, gather resources to make a backyard habitat at home, purchase native plants from local…
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Loves Park restaurateur to run Skybox at park district’s Indoor Sports Center
LOVES PARK — The Rockford Park District’s Skybox Restaurant & Sports Bar at Mercyhealth Sportscore Two, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd., will be under new management beginning this fall. Nick Fosberg, who owns and operates Fozzy’s Bar & Grill, 6246 E. Riverside Blvd., has signed an agreement with the park district to manage what will be called Fozzy’s Skybox. The restaurant is located inside the Mercyhealth Sportscore Two’s massive Indoor Sports Center, which features soccer fields and a golf practice center. “What excites me is being able to do indoor golf events and charity events,” Fosberg said. “There’s also a huge patio that overlooks the soccer fields and they’re (park district) going…
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Panama City Beach Sports Complex to get indoor center, event building
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A “transformational” project to expand a popular sports complex is gaining serious momentum. According to Dan Rowe, president and CEO of Visit Panama City Beach, local officials approved last week a plan for Lose Design, an engineering firm with offices in Tennessee, Georgia and Colorado, to design two new buildings slated for construction at the Panama City Beach Sports Complex. One is an indoor sports center that will span 100,000 square feet and include eight basketball courts, an emergency operations center and safe room. The other is a 17,000-square-foot building that will offer additional space for offices, meetings and events. “It’s been gaining momentum for a long…
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Henrico leaders give glimpse into construction of new indoor sports center
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) – Construction crews are hard at work putting up tilt panels to set up the structure of Henrico’s new indoor sports center at Virginia Center Commons. At the construction site on Monday afternoon, Henrico leaders gathered to provide an update on the construction process and a glimpse at the facility. Construction crews are putting up the tilt panels for the structure of Henrico’s new indoor sports center.(Source | NBC12) “The coming days mark some exciting times in the development of the sports and event center,” said Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas. In 2020, the $50 million project was delayed for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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New UK facility to be named Jim Green Indoor Track and Field Center
The new indoor track and field facility at the University of Kentucky will be called the Jim Green Indoor Track and Field Center, named for Jim Green, the first African American student-athlete at Kentucky and in the Southeastern Conference to win NCAA and SEC Championships. The UK Board of Trustees approved the facility name on Friday. “The Jim Green Indoor Track and Field Center will highlight the groundbreaking career of a UK alumnus – the first African American student-athlete to graduate from the University of Kentucky,” Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart said. “I am pleased that the facility be named in honor of 1971’s fastest man in…
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