$13.5M Meijer Sports Complex Renovation Complete
After years of planning and construction, the $13.5-million expansion at the Meijer Sports Complex is officially complete.
Community leaders, athletes and supporters gathered Monday for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the upgraded facility and its new centerpiece — the Alro Steel Championship Softball Field.
The expansion adds several new features to the sports complex near Rockford, including 20 pickleball courts, two flexible-use diamond fields, 300 additional parking spots and upgraded amenities designed to boost sports tourism across West Michigan.
Parkview Recreation Center Opens in Baltimore
The new Parkview Recreation Center opened Thursday in West Baltimore’s Penn North neighborhood, marking a $14 million investment in a community that has long been under-resourced.
City and state officials celebrated the culmination of the project to convert the 2.8-acre site of the former Westside Elementary School into a new, 16,000-square-foot recreation center and park.
Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott said the facility in Penn North will support a community that has historically faced disinvestment.
UNT Unveils Long-Term Facilities Strategy
North Texas hasn’t completely changed its mission statement in athletics, but the program did add a little context Monday, when it unveiled a new strategic plan that contained several aggressive goals.
The school hopes to raise the funds for a second phase of its athletic center expansion by 2028, sell out DATCU Stadium for a football game again this fall and finish in the top 150 of the annual Learfield Director’s Cup standings by 2029.
UNT’s latest plan covers the 2026-2030 school years.
“This strategic plan will serve as our roadmap and the primary lens through which we set priorities and measure progress,” UNT athletic director Jared Mosley said in a statement. “Together, we will continue to elevate UNT athletics, strengthen our competitive identity, and create lasting pride and value for the University of North Texas.”
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