Topic: Philadelphia Parks

Four Ways Philly can Grow our Tree Canopy
The City’s ambitious Tree Plan will need an all-out effort to accomplish. Here, some ideas we could steal from elsewhere
By Courtney DuChene
Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly, come to Green Philly's EcoFair, Chestnut Hill's Home and Garden Festival, Mural Arts' Printmaking By The People, the Italian Market Festival, and much more
By Christina Griffith
FDR Park Steward Tara Anastasi
The park’s volunteer coordinator gets it done, from reclaiming lakes from the “phrag” to putting anyone who raises their hands to work.
By Thomas Devaney
Growing a Garden in East Kensington
An abandoned lot sparked a community-led movement to reclaim green space in the North Philly neighborhood
By Angie Bacha
Where Art Thou, Rebuild?
Connor Barwin’s City-funded $21 million revamp of Vare Recreation Center shows what the Kenney-era program could accomplish — so why did it fall so short of its target?
By Malcolm Burnley
Want a Stronger Philadelphia? Invest in Plants.
The President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society believes making Philadelphia greener isn’t just a matter of “nice to have”
By Matt Rader
It’s Time For a Shademaking Movement
It’s getting hotter. We need to start planning for it.
By Diana Lind
Outdoor Drinking Spots in Philadelphia
Pop-ups, beer gardens and other seasonal spots in Philly to have some drinks and a nosh out of doors
By Lauren McCutcheon
Do We Really Need More Moveable Chairs?
The design for the Municipal Services Building plaza is like too many of our public spaces: bland and uncomfortable. Here, some ways we could do better
By Diana Lind
What Should We Do with Welcome Park?
A government strategist has a radical idea for the historic park at the heart of a recent controversy over its William Penn statue
By Mark Nicastre