Local parks

• Pacific Highlands Ranch Recreation Center has six indoor and two outdoor courts.
• Carmel Valley Recreation Center offers six indoor courts.
• Municipal Gymnasium in Balboa Park has nine indoor courts and Balboa Park Activity Center has five more.

Rentals + lessons

• The Hub in Spring Valley is a dedicated space for pickleball enthusiasts with private courts, memberships, and lessons.
• Mission Bay Resort has lessons and clinics to learn the basics or advance your skills. You can also reserve one of its eight outdoor courts for private play.
• Barnes Tennis Center in Point Loma offers classes to improve your game plus open play and court reservations.
• La Mesita Park is one of three parks in La Mesa with pickleball courts, and you can register for group or private lessons here.
• Del Cerro Tennis Club has 12 outdoor courts that you can reserve, plus you can sign up for instruction and classes.

Get competitive

• Pacific Beach Tennis Club has eight lit, outdoor courts. You can reserve one, sign up for a competition, or join a pickleball mixer.
• Volo Sports organizes groups and competitions where you can improve your game and make new friends.

• Pacific Beach Farmers Market | Tuesday, Jan. 9 | 2-7 p.m. | 901 Hornblend St., San Diego | Cost of purchase | Fresh food, art, and ocean air are calling.
• Swing Dancing Classes and Social Dancing | Tuesday, Jan. 9 | 6-11 p.m. | Queen Bee’s Arts & Cultural Center, 3925 Ohio St., San Diego | $10-$15 | Swing into this weekly Lindy Hop dance class led by instructor Mercedes Moore and then stay for an evening of social dancing and mingling.

• San Diego Gulls vs. Coachella Valley Firebirds | Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 7 p.m. | Pechanga Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego | $15+ | Keep it cool — and flock to the home team’s hockey game.
• Tyler Fischer | Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 9:30 p.m. | Mic Drop Comedy, 8878 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego | $25 | The viral comedian seen on “America’s Got Talent” performs at the Kearny Mesa venue.

• Weave Together | Thursday, Jan. 11 | 5-7 p.m. | Mingei International Museum, 1439 El Prado, San Diego | $10 | The museum’s monthly in-gallery workshop explores weaving techniques and aims to create, learn, share, and cultivate community.
• Line Dancing Lessons | Thursday, Jan. 11 | 8-10 p.m. | Moonshine Flats, 344 Seventh Ave., San Diego | Free | It’s “Jack’d Up Thursday” where you’ll learn a new line dance each week and score happy hour deals.

• Jay Pharoah | Friday, Jan. 12-Sunday, Jan. 14 | Times vary | The Comedy Store, 916 Pearl St., La Jolla | $30-$40 | Live from La Jolla, the actor and “SNL” comedian performs.

• San Diego County was freezing yesterday morning — literally. Parts of Oceanside measured temperatures as low as 30°, while a frosty morning was common inland. Cities like Escondido, Poway, and Santee recorded low temps in the 20s. (National Weather Service)

• San Diego County Planning & Development Services will host a public forum discussing the Tiered Winery Expansion — an effort to bring agricultural use to unincorporated parts of San Diego County — and the Feasibility Analysis Report that analyzed land use. The Zoom meeting will be held tomorrow at 6 p.m.

• Crews have broken ground on the Vista Lane Affordable Apartments in San Ysidro, a 100% affordable housing development set to open by the end of the year. The 100-unit project will include 15 apartments for adults with developmental disabilities and 10 ADA-compliant homes.

• Giant pandas could return to the San Diego Zoo by the end of the year, based on a pledge by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The leader said that cooperation and understanding between the US and China is imperative, which would permit the return of the beloved animals to California. (Times of San Diego)

• Ocean Beach is waving hello to The Bowl, a new ramen shop at 4953 Newport Ave. The restaurant is operated by the owners of The Joint Sushi and Tapas, and also serves craft beer, sake, and wine. In true OB fashion, The Bowl is open daily starting at 4:20 p.m.

• Chula Vista is getting amped for a semi-charmed concert this summer. Third Eye Blind will bring their “Summer Gods” tour to the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on June 21 with guests Yellowcard and A R I Z O N A. General public tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m.

• Annie Heilbrunn and Craig Elsten have taken over as 97.3 The Fan’s (KWFN-FM) midday show hosts, replacing “Coach” John Kentera. Heilbrunn is a San Diego native who began her local journalism career in 2005 while Elsten is a 27-year veteran of local media. “Annie & Craig” airs weekdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Times of San Diego)

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