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🎾 Enough with the thwacking! | Morning Newsletter

And riding for Philly sports.

In the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, popular pickleball courts are driving neighbors crazy because of the noise. The city, which owns the courts, might get dragged into a lawsuit.
In the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, popular pickleball courts are driving neighbors crazy because of the noise. The city, which owns the courts, might get dragged into a lawsuit.Read moreCharles Fox / Staff Photographer
    by Ashley Hoffman
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    The Morning Newsletter

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It looks like rain today.

In today’s newsletter:

🎾 Interesting: Pickleball players are in a pickle in a dispute with the neighbors over noise complaints.

🏘️ Important: Amy S. Rosenberg writes that along New Jersey’s coast, higher homes and wealthy newcomers prove Sandy’s longest lasting impact has been development in spite of potential destruction.

⚾ Exciting: Philly sports fans are always the true winners, and we’re having a moment. Stephanie Farr writes about what Philly taught her about fandom.

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— Ashley Hoffman (@_AshleyHoffman, morningnewsletter@inquirer.com)

Pickleball players square off against neighbors with noise complaints in Chestnut Hill

🎤 And now I’m handing the microphone over to reporter Alfred Lubrano:

It’s the thwacking — loud and endless — that drives them up the wall, say people who live near pickleball courts in Chestnut Hill. It’s the neighbors — always complaining — who spoil exercise and camaraderie for pickleball players enjoying fresh air in a public space.

Paddles striking hard-plastic balls perforated like Wiffle balls create a loud noise less than a second in duration at a piercing, high-pitched frequency to which the ear is quite sensitive, scientists say. Neighbors want the courts to go away; players say they have a right to be there. Solutions seem elusive. The Chestnut Hill standoff continues, at least for now. — Alfred Lubrano

What you should know today

  1. Amy Rosenberg’s latest story looks at the real estate landscape after Sandy’s devastation. 🔑

  2. Grease the poles: City begins preparations for a possible Phillies pennant.

  3. 11 Pennsylvanians discuss the candidates for governor and U.S. Senate, and why some are still undecided.

  4. All aboard the Philly sports bandwagon! And don’t break a leg jumping off!

  5. Doug Mastriano can’t give up the QAnon crowd as another election approaches. 🔑

  6. Craig LaBan notes that inconsistency issues undermine this fine dining Rittenhouse restaurant. Read his latest review. 🔑

  7. Local coronavirus numbers: Here’s your daily look at the latest COVID-19 data.

❓Pop Quiz❓

Where and when did Wawa open its first convenience store?

A) Gainesville, Fla., in 1964

B) Folsom, Delaware County, in 1964

C) Center City in 1963

D) Kennett Square in 1964

Find out if you remember from the story from Taylor’s Monday newsletter edition.

🧩 Unscramble the Anagram 🧩

Allegedly, his ghost paces the hallways of the First Bank of the United States.

AARON HEXED TILLMAN

We’ll select a reader at random to shout out here. Send us your own original anagram to unscramble if you’d like. Email us if you know the answer. Cheers to Rick Soulas who correctly guessed Friday’s answer: Benjamin Franklin.

Photo of the Day

🎶 For today’s Sunday track, I’m listening to an Italian language song. Ti rivedrei. Se guardandoti negli occhi sapessi dirti basta. Ti guarderei. English Translation: I would see you again. If looking into your eyes, I could tell you enough. I would look at you. — Mina.🎶

👋🏽 Today I’m baking sweet Halloween treats with a friend of mine who works in newsletters, and I’ll be sharing the results.