Topic: Fairmount Park

Ralph Lauren, Shariah Harris Will Take Your Call Now
A celebrated, polo playing Philadelphian will star in this weekend’s Polo Classic in Fairmount Park. (Iconic American designers are welcome to make generous endorsement offers.)
By Lauren McCutcheon
Philly, Take Your Outdoor Activities … Indoors
Rain, haze and heat make it tough to be outside in Philly this summer. Here, some places to go to feel like you’re outdoors while inside
By Olivia Kram
Meet Winner Lori Hayes
The director of urban forestry at Parks and Rec is in charge of planting the trees that make our city more beautiful and livable—and making tree-centric programs accessible to all
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
How Good Development Is Reshaping Philly
Along with Drexel’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, we’re kicking off a speakers series that features a host of bold-face names exploring the intersection of private real estate development and the public good.
By Larry Platt
Urban Food Forest
Seattle’s Beacon Forest provides free native edibles to anyone in the city. Could the soda tax make it possible for a Philly group to do the same here?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Muhammad Ali’s Philadelphia Story
The city played a role in the making of the legend—and in the debate over the meaning of his legacy
By Larry Platt
Cadence Community Bike Build
Help get bikes—and biking—into the lives of Philly kids
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy