WEST CHESTER — A huge pickleball facility is coming to West Chester.
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The Pickle Lodge announced Wednesday it will be opening a facility it calls, “the second-largest facility in the country,” according to our news partner WCPO in Cincinnati.
The facility will be built in the space previously held by Court Yard Sportsplex on Kingsgate Way off of the Tylersville Road Exit and plans to feature 17 indoor courts, five outdoor courts, a bar, restaurant and event space, WCPO reports.
The first phase is expected to open in early 2023 with indoor courts, according to Pickle Lodge co-owner Mitch Dunn. He says it meets a need in the area.
“There are about 215 days a year where due to weather in Cincinnati, it’s very difficult to play pickleball outdoors,” he tells WCPO.
Other phases include grandstand-style seating, outdoor courts and the bar and restaurant.
The Pickle Lodge has a five-year lease with the option to purchase the property at the lease’s conclusion and will be open to the public and offer memberships that will include discounts, according to WCPO.
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