Parks Archives - Page 3 of 10 - Billy Penn at WHYY

Experience Fairmount Park’s cherry blossoms at a pop-up with food, drink, and fun

by Asha Prihar March 31, 2022January 17, 2023

City presents ideas for new Carousel House, promises it could be ‘one of the best…in the world’

by Michaela Winberg February 24, 2022January 17, 2023

7 parks and public spaces that will transform Philadelphia

by Asha Prihar February 10, 2022March 1, 2023

Broken heater shuts down Kingsessing Rec Center after a month of repair delays

by Jordan Levy January 24, 2022February 27, 2023

Photo tribute to the Belmont Plateau sugar maple, felled after nearly a century in Fairmount Park

by Bradley Maule December 17, 2021January 17, 2023

A rare and magnificent mandarin duck is paddling around Pennypack Park

by Danya Henninger November 28, 2021January 17, 2023

Set to be one of Rebuild’s largest investments, new Carousel House rec center could take 2 to 4 years

by Michaela Winberg October 29, 2021January 17, 2023

With protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and solar lighting, the Delaware River Trail is close — but won’t finish till spring

by Michaela Winberg October 18, 2021January 17, 2023

Gun Violence Prevention, Neighborhoods

Philadelphia youth anti-violence efforts lack coordination at city level, panelists say

by Layla A. Jones September 24, 2021January 17, 2023

Officials confirm demolition of Philly’s only rec center for people with disabilities, but promise all programs will return to original site

by Michaela Winberg August 20, 2021January 17, 2023