Basketball, fountains, snacks: Slowly and safely, Philly parks reopen for summer fun
Rec centers are still closed, but at least you can play HORSE.
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Philly public pools will not open this summer, because of budget cuts — and virus worries
Residents will have to go without neighborhood swim spots this year.
Map: Where Philly removed basketball hoops to discourage group games
More than 1 in 4 city courts are now unplayable, and more takedowns are planned.
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City Council to hold hearings on potential ‘dizziness, headache, nausea and impairment’ caused by Mosquito devices
Five councilmembers joined to sponsor the resolution.
Teen-repelling ‘Mosquito’ devices to stay in Philly public parks indefinitely
A city review found support for the ‘sonic weapons’ — but they never asked young folks.
This North Philly rec center shut down under Mayor Nutter. Neighbors finally got it reopened.
Winchester Rec is now buzzing with activity after being closed for five years.
Art Museum’s ‘Oval’ to become permanent park, many other Philly public spaces advance
From the Schuylkill Crossing to Graffiti Pier, there's lots of progress planned for this year.
How hungry Philly kids can get free lunch over winter break
Rec centers around the city are hosting the meals on three separate days.
Run the Fairmount Park trail Joe Frazier made famous
The Boxers' Trail 5k is living history that benefits a modern neighborhood.
Why the FDR Park golf course is going away forever
Instead of tees, fairways and greens, there'll be fields, basketball courts and trails.
Memories from a Fishtown public pool that disappeared 50 years ago
Newt's swim spot was a community hub.
Mosquito devices ‘on pause’ in Philadelphia as Parks & Rec plans audit
The sound is like "a paper cut in your ear."
‘They must really hate teens’: Backlash grows against Mosquito devices in Philly parks
Councilmember Helen Gym is on a mission to get the "sonic weapons" taken down.
30 Philly parks contain sonic devices that target teenagers with terrible sounds
"The Mosquito" has been banned in several cities around the globe.
Philly’s public pools are back! Here’s the opening schedule
Where to swim for free and beat the summer heat.
Fishtown’s Swimmo and rec center are getting a big renovation
The popular River Wards pool was shut down because it was leaking into the library.
These new LOVE Park granite keepsakes will probably sell out
Etched with a heart, only 200 of the souvenir bricks will be available — just in time for Valentine's Day.
Philly’s getting its first public statue of an African-American girl
Set to be unveiled this spring, the monument is a nod to the strength and heroism of Philadelphia kids.