By Joy Tiz ——Bio and Archives--October 7, 2010
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The sidewalks are discreetly illuminated by lights recessed into large decorative painted concrete spheres that are presumably supposed to look like bocce balls. Similar spheres placed closer to the roadway serve as barriers to keep out-of-control cars from plowing into the park. There’s a drinking fountain, covered benches and, at the park’s widest part, the bocce courts, which are rectangular and nearly 90 feet long, roughly twice the length of a horseshoe pit.If that doesn’t have the snowbirds flocking in, what will? Just in case anyone is keeping track:
Economic stimulus funding under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: $787 billion Total for infrastructure projects across the country: $81 billion Total for highway projects in Riverside County: $71 million Total for ‘traffic enhancement projects,’ such as the gateway park, in Riverside County: $2.2 million Cost of the Palm Springs gateway park and nearby median/sidewalk improvements: $1.37 million Jobs created: 20 Source: City of Palm SpringsAnd for those who are not erudite enough to appreciate the allure of Bocce Ball:
The modern form of bocce was developed in Italy and it is played around the world. Players take turns tossing or rolling heavy metal or plastic balls to get closest to the ‘jack,’ a smaller ball that is tossed to the end of the court at the start of a match.
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Joy was born in Chicago, long enough ago to remember when many democrats were actually normal people who were just wrong about everything. Joy holds a M.Sc. in psychology and a JD in law. Joy hosts The Joy Tiz Show Wednesdays at 2 pm Pacific/5 pm Eastern.
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