Where more pickleball courts and big-time tourneys could be coming to Salt Lake County
$5M plan could bounce Utah to the forefront of this rapidly growing sport, but some leaders worry about community impacts.
(Rachel Rydalch | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ben and Melinda Christensen play pickleball together on a sunny afternoon at Wardle Fields Regional Park in Bluffdale on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.