WEST PALM BEACH — More than 1,100 pickleball enthusiasts flooded the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Saturday, not just to compete, but to connect, retreat and revel in a sport that’s morphed from a backyard pastime into a booming cultural phenomenon.
Amid the thwack of plastic balls and cheers from company-sponsored teams, vendors at the 2025 World Pickleball Convention hawked everything from recovery gadgets to a cheekily named board game — and even a wellness retreat for women called “Pickled A Broad.”
“We focus on being together as a tribe,” Susan Brewer, founder of Pickled A Broad, said. “Whether it’s all men, or women, it doesn’t matter. Pickleball changes lives.”…