Topic: Philadelphia Parks
Who is Your Public “Fun Hero?”
We’re looking for the parks, pools, arts, more happy-making people who fill our city with joy. Nominate a City worker as an Integrity Icon by March 31
By Jessica Blatt Press
Shot on the Job
Two City workers were shot and killed on the job last year, while several others were threatened. The Trace looks at how the City of Philadelphia is responding
By Mensah M. Dean
The FDR Park Plan is the Game Changer We Need
Three local coaches weigh in on the controversy over the plan to replace South Philly’s Meadows with playing fields
By Warren Abbott, Amos Huron and Luise Uribe
What The Inquirer Got Wrong About FDR Park
A recent editorial declared support for remaking the South Philly park as an outdoor turf sports complex. That is not what we really need
By Lauren McCutcheon
Save Soccer. Save Suffolk Park.
Philly’s most talented African soccer players play in Suffolk Park. City Hall touts their successes in the Unity Cup. So why can’t Philly give this park a little help?
By Kai Englisch
How to End the Endless Fuss Over FDR Park
The plan for Philadelphia’s largest neighborhood park has prompted a contentious fight, South Philly style. Could the answer be as simple as a walk in the park?
By Lauren McCutcheon
Make The World Better Fundraiser Concert
Japanese Breakfast headlines the event to support Connor Barwin’s parks nonprofit, now run by former first son Jesse Rendell
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Will We Save the Meadows That Saved Us?
The shuttered golf course at FDR Park went beautifully wild just when we needed it at the start of the pandemic. Now, the City wants to turn it into artificial ball fields. A South Philly local wonders why we can’t have both.
By Anisa George
“Make The World Better”
Join Connor Barwin, Jason Kelce and friends in bringing joy to city parks. Help them help all of us live a better life
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Breaking Down Barriers
Can Sunflower Philly, a community space in Kensington run by local artists and funded by local developers, forge a connection between new and longtime residents?
By Emily Neil