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# AARR Weekly Digest Newsletter from Saturday August 29, 2026
- URL: https://aarr.org/weekly-digest-2026-08-29/
- Published: 2026-08-29T08:50:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-29T08:50:02.000Z
- Description: A weekly digest of the latest News, Advocacy, and People articles delivered every Saturday morning. Published on Saturday August 29, 2026.
- Author: AARR Staff
- Tags: #Newsletter

![](https://aarr.org/content/images/2026/08/pickleball-open-play-1000x667.jpg)

[News](https://aarr.org/news/) \- Aug 28, 2026

### Pickleball: America's Fastest-Growing Sport Still Has Room at the Net

Pickleball reached 24.3 million players in 2025, a 479 percent jump since 2020\. Open play lets newcomers rotate in without a partner, and games go to 11\. A paddle, ball, and court shoes are enough to start; the kitchen and two-bounce rule keep rallies long. [Read more...](https://aarr.org/why-pickleball-is-popular-how-to-start/)

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![](https://aarr.org/content/images/2026/08/fall-garden-frost-cover-1000x667.jpg)

[News](https://aarr.org/news/) \- Aug 28, 2026

### Fall Yard Plan: Work Backward From Your First Freeze

Look up the median first-freeze date where you live, then your USDA hardiness zone. Time covers, harvest, planting, watering, and winter mulch from those two numbers, not from a magazine calendar. [Read more...](https://aarr.org/fall-garden-checklist-before-winter/)

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![](https://aarr.org/content/images/2026/08/washington-dc-feature-1000x667.jpg)

[News](https://aarr.org/news/) \- Aug 28, 2026

### Five Days in Washington, D.C.: What Is Worth Seeing

See the original Constitution, Declaration, and Bill of Rights in the Archives Rotunda, then the Star-Spangled Banner a few blocks away. Five days also covers the Mall memorials, the Capitol, and Arlington or Mount Vernon. [Read more...](https://aarr.org/washington-dc-five-day-itinerary/)