How these local businesses are capitalizing on the pickleball craze

Coppermine owner Alex Jacobs will spend close to $6 million on pickleball in the coming 12 months as he bets big on capturing the growing number of players from kids to seniors who want to learn the art of dink shots, dill balls and falafels. Jacobs is leading the charge alongside several other entrepreneurs, landlords and brokers in Greater Baltimore who are lining up to cash in on the sport that is morphing across the U.S. into a commercial real estate cash cow.