Gathering Place new executive director to start this month
Gathering Place announced its new executive director on Sunday. Officials say Julio Badin will start his new position at the award-winning park on Aug. 23.
Gathering Place announced its new executive director on Sunday. Officials say Julio Badin will start his new position at the award-winning park on Aug. 23.
As a result of record visitation this summer, America’s wide-open spaces are feeling mighty cramped. To manage their teeming crowds, some of the most popular national parks are continuing to require advance reservations, with some packed state parks looking to do the same.
An urban nature trail with woodlands, meadows, and wetlands, in a once industrial area minutes from downtown, was envisioned by city planners decades ago
West Michigan Whitecaps Manager Brayan Pena answered his phone. The call was from Jim Jarecki, Whitecaps VP & General Manager. Pena listens intently, then smiles. “We’re doing WHAT?” Jarecki was calling to get some Whitecaps players set up for a photo shoot on the banks of the Grand River. They would be dressed in a new uniform; with a new name they would not recognize.
The new era of planning infrastructure projects includes a goal of rectifying past wrongs and increasing inclusion in decisions
The 11th Street Bridge Park, slated to break ground this year in Washington, D.C., will offer a pedestrian walkway uniting D.C.’s Capitol Hill/Navy Yard with the historic Anacostia neighborhood. In addition to providing a public performance space, the hope is that the park will also forge a connection between one of the district’s most prosperous areas and one of its poorest neighborhoods, which has been historically overlooked.
CicLAvia, the open street bike festival, is returning to Los Angeles County after a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Across the nation, the wealthier and whiter your neighborhood is, the greener the view from your window is likely to be. This map shows a healthy tree canopy in Philadelphia, based on analysis by EarthDefine.
Foster says $100 Black art and culture infrastructure project to be ‘our very own’ economic catalyst, despite obstacles from COVID-19 pandemic
With COVID-19 restrictions on events and gatherings beginning to relax, Washington, D.C.’s urban agriculture sector is starting to gradually open back up to the local community.