Key Articles & National News
ABC News: “As pickleball grows in popularity, noise complaints are also on the rise”
Business Insider: “Pickleball Noise is Driving Everyone Crazy. Scientists are trying to come up with a solution.”
NY Times: Shattered Nerves, Sleepless Nights: Pickleball Noise Is Driving Everyone Nuts
CNN: Pickleball is America’s fastest-growing sport. These people hate it
Facebook page: Pickleball Noise Relief including map of 200+ locations reporting issues
Facebook page: Pickleball Sound Mitigation by Bob Unitech (pickleball enthusiast) including sample of pickleball lawsuits
HBO – Real Sports w/ Bryant Gumbel: “Pickleball has exploded across the US, but is driving some people up a wall”
LA Times: “Pickleball noise is fueling neighborhood drama from coast to coast”
Pickleball BC / Tennis BC: Pickleball and Tennis – a Solution That Meets the Needs of Both Sports
S&W Acoustics and Noise Control: Why Are Your Pickleball Courts Receiving Complaints from Neighbors?
Wall Street Journal: “Thwack. Pop. Whack. Pickleball Noises Turn Neighbors Into Activists.”
Wall Street Journal: “‘It’s Been Awkward.’ Pickleball Is Pitting Neighbor Against Neighbor in Noise-Conscious Communities.”
Washington Post: Pickleball banned at NYC park as players, parents tussle for turf
Town of Danville News & Updates
Danville Town Talks: Pickleball project history and updates
Local Headlines (across the U.S. and Canada)
9news.com: “Raising a racket: Pickleball noise divides neighbors and players”
Berkleyside: “‘It’s like gunshots’: North Berkeley neighbors protest noisy pickleball games”
Cape Cod Times: “Pickleball fatigue: Fun for players, stressful for neighbors”
CTV News Vancouver: “Popular pickleball a neighbourhood nuisance in South Surrey”
East Greenwich Rhode Island News: “Hill Neighbors Oppose New Pickleball Court Plan”
Fox 5 New York: “Noise complaints prompt closures at [Ridgewood, NJ] pickleball courts”
Franklin Park Borough: “Pickleball is no longer permitted at Old Orchard Park Courts”
Easthampton Star: “Pickleball, a Racket of a Sport in Sagaponack”
KATU: “Pickleball frenzy comes with noise complaints and lawsuits”
Kansas: “Pickleball noise has become nuisance at this Prairie Village park.”
KOIN 6: “Lake Oswego [Oregon] shuts down city pickleball courts indefinitely due to noise complaints”
KTVU News: “Battle lines are drawn in Berkeley as neighborhood sours on pickleball”
Mercer Me: “Neighbors prevail over players in pickleball dispute”
Monterey County NOW: “Pickleball…fastest-growing sport in the U.S., is both loved and hated in Monterey County.”
Mercury News/Pacific Grove: “Pickleball noise fight goes before city leaders”
NBC 2: “New pickleball court divides neighbors in Estero community”
News Channel 3: “Maine neighborhood complains noise from pickleball club is hurting quality of life”
Realty Biz News: “Noisy pickleball courts cause upset with homeowners”
San Diego: “More homeowners are taking legal action over pickleball noise”
San Francisco: “Presidio Wall pickleball hypocrisy heats up in San Francisco”
Toronto Star: “Neighbour claims pickleball noise is ‘torture,’ takes town and club to court”
Tri City News: “Coquitlam park neighbours fed up with ‘annoying’ pickleball noise Chestnut Hill neighbors in a pickle over noisy pickleball courts”
Vancouver Sun: “Pickleballers face off with residents over noise in Metro Vancouver”
Walnut Creek: “A Clash of Recreation: Pickleball vs. Tennis in Walnut Creek”
Westport News: “Neighbors, country club face off over pickleball courts”
WTOP News: “Vienna [Virginia] limits pickleball play because of noise”