As Dania jai-alai completes its 69th and final season, a lot of people are making trips to say goodbye to an era. Crowds have been much larger and a lot more noisier with some faces that many have not seen in decades making appearances. This week will be the last of Dania jai-alai, and goat-skin […]
The Puryear Park Expansion has been delayed once again. The final step to completion is the resurfacing of the newly expanded cancha but the supplies did not arrive in time and the project is hold. Work was supposed to begin Monday of this week, closing the court for the week of Thanksgiving, but those plans […]
The mid 1980s seem like a blur to me now. Maybe, because it was over 40 years ago. Or maybe it was simply the fast times of the “Miami Vice Era.” But I do remember vividly the night we got raided. Just following the gang-style killing of John Callahan, World Jai-Alai’s ex-president, we had another […]
In about two weeks from now, a 70-year institution will be coming to an end. For the past 46 of those years, I was there in attendance like many others reading this. Dania jai-alai is coming to an end. A decoupling law was passed by legislators earlier this year allows parimututuals like them to close […]
Behind the Scenes at Dania jai-alai
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsAs Dania jai-alai completes its 69th and final season, a lot of people are making trips to say goodbye to an era. Crowds have been much larger and a lot more noisier with some faces that many have not seen in decades making appearances. This week will be the last of Dania jai-alai, and goat-skin […]
Resurfacing Project Delayed at Puryear Park
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsThe Puryear Park Expansion has been delayed once again. The final step to completion is the resurfacing of the newly expanded cancha but the supplies did not arrive in time and the project is hold. Work was supposed to begin Monday of this week, closing the court for the week of Thanksgiving, but those plans […]
“The Raid on World Jai-Alai”
Marty Fleischman BlogsThe mid 1980s seem like a blur to me now. Maybe, because it was over 40 years ago. Or maybe it was simply the fast times of the “Miami Vice Era.” But I do remember vividly the night we got raided. Just following the gang-style killing of John Callahan, World Jai-Alai’s ex-president, we had another […]
Remembering Those Trips to Dania
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsIn about two weeks from now, a 70-year institution will be coming to an end. For the past 46 of those years, I was there in attendance like many others reading this. Dania jai-alai is coming to an end. A decoupling law was passed by legislators earlier this year allows parimututuals like them to close […]