Puryear Park Jai alai Interior Repairs Likely Next Week January 10, 2026: The St. Petersburg Cancha will likely be closed for a few days next week for much needed renovations. The front and side walls are getting chipped and dented asway as well as the flooring up front, making it occasionally dangerous as balls end […]
January 7, 2026: Later this week, the Pelota Press will be running a 13-part series of Blogs that appeared on the World Jai-alai League website this past year. The blogs were written by Stu Neiman for the WJAL and are based solely on his opinion. The Pelota Press has received permission to run the series. […]
St. Petersburg/December 24, 2025: Renovations have been ongoing at Puryear Park, but not actually inside the cancha itself. The exterior walls of the jai-alai court have been repainted with a fresh coat of Evergreen paint. Patching was also done on the walls and on the flooring surface where major holes had been developing. The outside […]
December 16, 2025: Magic City Jai-alai will have a new name, a new home, and an entirely new look when play resumes Tuesday, February 10th. The World Jai-alai is moving two miles north to the original home of Miami Jai-alai, which outside of a few Don King Boxing Matches, has sat dormant for the […]
Puryear Park Jai alai Interior Repairs Likely Next Week
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsPuryear Park Jai alai Interior Repairs Likely Next Week January 10, 2026: The St. Petersburg Cancha will likely be closed for a few days next week for much needed renovations. The front and side walls are getting chipped and dented asway as well as the flooring up front, making it occasionally dangerous as balls end […]
WJAL Blogs “Living the Jai Life” to Appear on Pelota Press
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsJanuary 7, 2026: Later this week, the Pelota Press will be running a 13-part series of Blogs that appeared on the World Jai-alai League website this past year. The blogs were written by Stu Neiman for the WJAL and are based solely on his opinion. The Pelota Press has received permission to run the series. […]
Puryear Park Renovations include Painting Exterior Walls & More Parking
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsSt. Petersburg/December 24, 2025: Renovations have been ongoing at Puryear Park, but not actually inside the cancha itself. The exterior walls of the jai-alai court have been repainted with a fresh coat of Evergreen paint. Patching was also done on the walls and on the flooring surface where major holes had been developing. The outside […]
Magic City Jai alai’s New Home – JAM Arena- to Open February 10, 2026
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsDecember 16, 2025: Magic City Jai-alai will have a new name, a new home, and an entirely new look when play resumes Tuesday, February 10th. The World Jai-alai is moving two miles north to the original home of Miami Jai-alai, which outside of a few Don King Boxing Matches, has sat dormant for the […]