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Knight Foundation

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million to support Philly's public spaces, digital equity

Parks and Recreation

Philly is giving away 1,000 trees — here's how to get and plant one

Philly Cherry Trees

With Fishtown mural, Sixers' Matisse Thybulle will benefit Philly parks

Matisse Thybulle Fishtown

Parks & Rec slash night park hours for annual deer kill

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Former Philly workers charged in thefts from Parks & Rec, HIV/AIDS programs

Philly Charges Theft

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Philly Parks and Recreation finds unique way to make popular programs virtual

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Watch movies for free at drive-in theater outside Mann Center in Fairmount Park

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Basketball hoops being restored at dozens of Philadelphia courts

Philly basketball hoops

Camping reopening in some New Jersey state parks, forests, recreation centers June 22

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Social distancing ambassadors being dispatched to Philly's parks

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Philly extends application deadline for summer Playstreets program

Playstreets parks and recreation

Philadelphia pools won't open this summer amid COVID-19 crisis

Philly COVID-19 Pools

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Getaway at the Greenhouse returns with summer-inspired programming

Getaway at the Greenhouse in Fairmount Park

Beautify Philly's parks on 'Love Your Park' service day

Love Your Park Fall Service Day

Parks and Recreation

$3 million investment will build new soccer fields across Philly

Rebuild Soccer Investment

Parks and Recreation

Philly's public pools will all be open by July 2 — check the schedule for the one in your neighborhood

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Point Breeze athletic field closed for elevated lead levels in soil

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Performing Arts

Rob Lowe on his one-man show, his Philly connection and 'trusting the process'

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Fishtown Recreation Center gets Rebuild investment for pool, outdoor facilities

Fishtown Recreation Center receives Rebuild investment for pool, outdoor facilities

Dance company to perform while floating on reservoir in Fairmount Park

Raft Piece performance by Trisha Brown Dance Company

West Philly's hobbit-door creator fell ill — and then her neighbors stepped in to help

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Valentine's Day

Here's your second chance to buy a piece of the old LOVE Park

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Pretend it's summer during 'Getaway at the Greenhouse' in Fairmount Park

Horticulture Center in Fairmount Park

There's a citywide park cleanup and tree-planting day on November 10

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Franklin Square's 180-year-old fountain is getting update with music, LED lights and dancing water

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All of Philly's public pools will be closed by Friday

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Philly cracking down – yet again – on weekend revelers at Devil's Pool

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PHOTOS: Here's what the expanded Oval+ looks like

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Philadelphia reveals first of several 2018 Rebuild projects

Frank Glavin Memorial Park

PHOTOS: The Rail Park officially opens

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The first phase of the Reading Viaduct Rail Park is finally opening

Carroll - Rail Park Phase 1

Parks and Recreation

After a surge in crime, police have shut down Graffiti Pier

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Volunteer at your favorite green space in Philly during LOVE Your Park Week

Love Your Park Week

Major revitalization planned for South Philly's FDR Park

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Muddied during Eagles parade, Parkway lawns won't be ready until spring

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LOVE Park statue reported to return this Valentine's Day

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LOVE Park keepsakes officially unavailable for holiday shoppers

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Philly reveals proposed sites for citywide Rebuild initiative

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Philly pulls LOVE Park bricks moments before Black Friday sale

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Lyft to offer free rides to Philly parks on Black Friday

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Buy a piece of the old LOVE Park and help a Philly skateboarder

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Out in L.A., Connor Barwin still making Philly better with The War on Drugs concert

Photos: Franklin Square through the years

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