Lisa Cardona has a grandiose idea. She’s opening the Palace of Pickleball, an indoor pickleball complex in Virginia Beach with year-round play for all ages and skill levels.

Cardona said she wanted to turn her love of the sport into a business. While brainstorming business ideas over coffee, her best friend casually suggested opening an indoor pickleball court.

“My eyes lit up. There wasn’t a single true indoor pickleball facility in the area,” Cardona said. “The idea instantly reminded me of my dad’s pioneering bingo spirit.”

The name is an homage to her dad’s business, Bingo Palace, which opened in the 1980s and was among the first bingo halls in Virginia Beach.

Pickleball’s popularity has skyrocketed, Cardona said, and there are not enough indoor courts.

“The few courts that are av

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