Notes from the Clubhouse
What we're wearing, who we're playing with, and everything worth talking about off the court.
Where to Play Pickleball in San Diego (The 2026 Edit)
If you live in San Diego and you're not playing pickleball yet, we genuinely don't know what you're waiting for. The city was built for this. The weather is unfair...
Hour of Leisure, Edition 01
There's a version of your day that starts before the to-do list does. It's the hour where nothing is urgent. Where you're not "optimizing" anything. Where the only question is...
The Next Chapter: Meet Club Recess
We've been keeping a secret for over a year, and today we finally get to talk about it. Today we become Club Recess. Recess Pickleball started as a paddle brand....
The Club Sport Aesthetic Is Having a Moment (And We're Not Mad About It)
You know the Miu Miu skirt. The micro-mini, low-rise, pleated one with the raw hem that showed up on the Spring/Summer 2022 runway and then immediately took over the internet,...
Where to Play Pickleball in San Francisco (The 2026 Edit)
Playing pickleball in San Francisco is a unique experience. You are almost always playing in a microclimate. You might start a game in the Mission wearing a t-shirt and end...
The Best Reason to Start Something New
There is a form of panic that sets in the first time you set foot on a court as an adult. You are holding a paddle you borrowed from a...
Where to Play Pickleball in Phoenix (The 2026 Edit)
Phoenix and Scottsdale have quietly become the epicenter of the global pickleball boom. The sport makes perfect sense here. The winter weather is flawless, the master-planned communities all have...
Where to Play Pickleball in Orange County (The 2026 Edit)
One of the best parts about Orange County's year-round sunshine is that every day is a perfect day for pickleball. Unlike other parts of the country where the sport is...