Taking yourself out to the ball game is especially fun at these minor league stadiums in some of Livability's best places throughout the United States. These ballparks are full of charm and magnetism, making them worth the visit for both baseball enthusiasts and curiosity seekers.
The city of Belmont and Parks and Recreation Department are accepting applications for consultant services in connection with the turfing of the Belmont Sports Complex fields.
The Synthetic Turf Council announced the creation of first-time ever individual memberships and adjusted several dues categories to promote as much inclusion as possible.
Trade groups filed a petition March 23, asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure the continued sale and availability of gasoline blends of no greater than 10-percent ethanol (E10) for the 400 million engine products used by tens of millions of people every day in the U.S.
It was not such an extraordinary wish, really. All Sam Hokin wanted to do was fill his motorcycle with gasoline. The problem was, he wanted just gasoline in the tank, not a blend spiked with ethanol. Though ethanol proponents say that vehicles like Mr. Hokin's BMW K75, a 1991 model, will tolerate the brew known as gasohol pumped at most filling stations, he insists on finding alcohol-free fuel.
In Batavia (NY), the cost of installing artificial turf at Van Detta Stadium is estimated to be $1.7 million. That's a one and a seven followed by a lot of zeroes. In Middleton, WI a city of the same size as ours, the high school installed artificial turf at a cost of $700,000.
Interns will work up to 80 hrs per week when team is in town. Must work all 70 home games. Required to begin in March and stay throughout season. Work directly with Director of Field Operations. Assist with all aspects of grounds maintenance.
In South Portland, ME the transition from winter to spring could not be made possible without Rick Perruzzi, the city's head sports turf manager who for the last decade has been getting athletic fields ready. Recently Perruzzi's work was recognized when ecomaine awarded him the 2011 eco-Excellence award for South Portland due to his use of organic turf management products.