Posts Tagged ‘Tennis’

A Different Kind of Serve at the U.S. Open

Written by West Side Spirit on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

ws_James Della Pace-US Open UPPER WEST SIDER, STAFFS THE FAMOUS TENNIS TOURNAMENT By Angela Barbuti James Della Pace is serving at the U.S. Open, but he is not a tennis player. President of Amerivents Event Staffing, his company staffs the USTA with over 1,000 employees at the tournament’s concessions and suites. This can seem like a daunting task. However,
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Tapped In

Written by West Side Spirit on . Posted in Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit, West Side Spirit

Compiled by Megan Bungeroth, Alissa Fleck, Rebecca Harris and Sam Levine Biberaj Hits Fundraising Limit in Four Months Upper West Side City Council candidate Ken Biberaj has joined the ranks of the few in his campaign efforts. He is among a small handful of candidates in races around the city to have reached the fundraising
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What to Watch: Olympics 2012

Written by Rebecca Harris on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, West Side Spirit

With the 2012 Olympics fast approaching, America’s fastest and strongest athletes are ready to go for gold in London. In Beijing in 2008, Team USA topped the international competition with 110 medals, the most taken home by any country in the Games. This year, returning champions and bright-eyed rising stars make up a team that
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From Active to Artsy

Written by NYPress on . Posted in Arts our town downtown, News & Features West Side Spirit, News Our Town, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Summer Guide, West Side Spirit

A guide to summer day camps By Meghan Gearino, Kat Harrison and Elizabeth Raymond If you tally all of the day camps in the city along with all of the day camps within an hour’s drive, you have an extraordinary menu of summer experiences. From traditional day camps that offer a mix of sports, crafts
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East Siders Fit to Burst over Tennis Bubble

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on . Posted in Breaking News, News Our Town

For much of the year, the Queensboro Oval park under the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge is rented out to a concessionaire to operate a tennis bubble. But for the past several years, every spring the giant bubble is dismantled to make way for softball and baseball leagues. This year, however, the Parks Department has decided
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WYMORE AT EAST SIDE TENNIS BUBBLE MEETING

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Mel Wymore, chair of Community Board 7, told East Side community board members April 15 that more time was needed to review a controversial proposal to cover the Central Park tennis courts with bubbles during the winter. “It is about the taking of public property and making it private, and that is a consideration that
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MORE BUBBLE TROUBLE

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Tennis aficionados have griped about paying new fees if the city goes through with its plan to put a bubble over the Central Park tennis courts during the colder months. But a new concern voiced by several community members is about the cost of simply keeping the bubble running. At a Feb. 11 meeting of
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Bubble Trouble for Tennis Courts

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A proposal to construct a bubble over the Central Park tennis courts, which would eliminate free use during the off-season, is drawing criticism from frequent court users. The bubble would be in place from November to April, allowing people to play comfortably throughout the colder months, according to the Department of Parks and Recreation. But
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