FDR Park in Philadelphia has begun construction on their decade-long park plan, which has many youth sports organizations excited about all the benefits it will bring. [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s newest renovation project, the Core Project, debuted to the public on May 7, showcasing new gallery space and environmentally-friendly updates throughout the museum, including updated systems to make the main [continue reading…]
It’s always at least 10 degrees colder by the river than anywhere else in Philadelphia. That’s why Brannon Johnson always puts on an extra layer of socks before leaving her house to set up tents [continue reading…]
How Fairmount Park Conservancy and Farm Philly are working with the city’s Parks and Recreation department to program and maintain Philadelphia’s green spaces. [continue reading…]
A new yoga teacher, Kristina Murray, was excited to start her career when the coronavirus shut everything down. She has since taken on new classes, trying to reach students wherever they are. [continue reading…]
Tucked away down a hill just off West Ford Road in Fairmount Park sits the Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center. Many people may not know about this hidden treasure, but mounds of compost, wood chips, [continue reading…]
At the end of September, Fairmount Park unveiled the newest addition on the East side of the park, The Discovery Center, located at 3401 Reservoir Drive. The center is established as a nature sanctuary around [continue reading…]
When walking through Strawberry Mansion, you may notice an overabundance of vacant properties and abandoned houses. It was not always like this. Due to redlining, a racist collusion between banks and city government, where people [continue reading…]
The Philly Pump Track on Parkside Avenue offers a different bicycle riding experience. It’s called pumping. The idea is to use your body and momentum to propel your way through the track without pedaling. But [continue reading…]
One of the largest urban green spaces in the nation sits right here in the City of Brotherly Love. With more than 10,000 acres of parks, trails and trees, Fairmount Park wasn’t originally created to [continue reading…]
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