My husband and I are total tennis freaks, so it’s not surprising that we found ourselves, one pre-pandemic weekend, at a place aptly named Total Tennis in Saugerties, NY. A super-chill tennis hotspot, Total Tennis has been a fixture in the Catskills for more than a quarter-century and caters to all levels (even my embarrassingly low one). For two blissful days, my hubby and I spent many hours on the court—both in group clinics and individual lessons, and one evening during a fun, casual round robin. Longtime director Edward Fondiller sums up the magic of the place: “It’s a very…
Personally, I’ve always had a passion for roller skating. My uncle, a former roller derby skater for the famed San Francisco Bay Area Bombers, was a huge inspiration to me…












