Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa

This is a very moving story of a family in Charles City, and the grass tennis court they built and maintain. It does sound unlikely, but trust me, you'll be glad you read it (no paywall, I'm giving this article as a subscriber).

(sorry about the long link, I don't know if a link to a gifted article can be shortened)


https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/05/travel/all-iowa-lawn-tennis-club.html?unlocked_article_code=c5jC5_KGyZE3ructHHaVDqycHE_IlVbdTrfnYYnIf5trUIQbgACkgNoBIl-HkRXvBRk1HVhr1P_4yuYITJQJ6tfkDbCIcJDRIfiqoNlx8re-GYDscd6Ffjd1DHXQQ_FDNJtFi70Qv2aZPzNaLStO3L-9EpbBHOGHt-IqPXlOqTuxId1mcDUhw0-wRZuLawazO0gOsc6PBAgHvKwLwR015MVCbOdFqcc1Dft8he9JtusXilxE8narWnOlv2uOaqMCI8-slrEHdoMUk1RgVuy8MeeMmPnr1rLT-IyXsvZTGyx9lwhYQ2QJnVWOm1H3jCBDLxeq-r6gSSYqNapoMHv56W-2&smid=share-url