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.
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Run the Fairmount Park trail Joe Frazier made famous
The Boxers' Trail 5k is living history that benefits a modern neighborhood.
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Community supported agriculture goes way beyond produce.
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LOVE Your Park cleanup registration is open
Volunteer registration is now open for the annual LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation are issuing a call for 2,000 volunteers to help clean, green, and celebrate city parks.
Where: Online
When: November 4, 2017 at 12:00 a.m.
How much: Free
This year’s Oval asks Philly a simple question: What should the Parkway be?
Sure, beer garden and food trucks and DJs will be there. But there's a deeper meaning for summer 2017.
Parks on Tap 2017: Austin-style Texas barbecue is this year’s menu
The sequel to the city's traveling beer garden will feature smoked meats from pitmaster Brandon Thomas on fresh bread from Alex Bois.
16 things Philly can be proud of in 2016
What to tell your weird, out-of-town family members about our fair city.
Parks on Tap: Philly picks Morgan’s Pier owner to run pop-up beer gardens
Avram Hornik of Four Corners Management has lots of experience with unorthodox bar venues.