Parks

Schuylkill River Trail extension

A $13.7 million grant will be used to connect Schuylkill River Trail from Manayunk to Passyunk Avenue

New 200-foot-long pedestrian bridge opens near Forbidden Drive at Wissahickon Valley Park

Wissahickon Pedestrian Bridge

Rail Park seeks to raise $10,000 to repair damage from Saturday's fire

Rail Park Fire Fundraising

Street food, cyclocross and a baby cow: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

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Philly to host weekend cleanup of over 100 parks in November

Fall park cleanup

Graffiti Pier will be sold to DRWC by the end of the year, Conrail says

Graffiti Pier Sale

How Graffiti Pier's partial collapse affects plans to turn it into a park is unclear, DRWC says

Graffiti Pier collapse

Living in greener neighborhoods can slow cognitive decline, among other benefits

Green Spaces Dementia

Delaware County drops plan for mental health facility at former Don Guanella school

Delco Woods Park

Bar crawls, field days and youth festivals: Your guide to Philly Pride Month's third week

Narberth Pride Park

Skaters are stoked that Sweden is bringing back the old LOVE Park

LOVE Park Malmo

More than 90 splash pads and sprinklers open across the city

Philly spraygrounds memorial day

Wissahickon Valley Park restoration project to limit access to Forbidden Drive for six months

Wissahickon Bridge Restoration

'Abbott Elementary' set its latest episode at Smith Memorial Playground, but it wasn't filmed there

Abbott Elementary playground

Camden County opens new dog park in Cherry Hill along Cooper River

Dog Park cherry hill

Parks on Tap, Philly's traveling beer garden, sets 2024 schedule

Parks on Tap 2024

Delco Woods, the park planned on Don Guanella land, could use old buildings for mental health services

Delco Woods Park Don Guanella

Renderings show proposed logo for Penn's Landing Park over I-95

Opening of FDR Park's Southeast Asian Market delayed until end of April

Southeast Asian Market FDR Park

Sections of Rittenhouse Square will close for a multi-year lawn restoration project

Rittenhouse square grass

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Volunteers needed for Philly's citywide cleanup event in April

Philly Spring Cleanup 2024

New visitor center at Washington Crossing State Park in New Jersey will overlook Delaware River

Washington Crossing Park

Renovations planned for Marconi Plaza include the new bocce courts, fitness equipment and more trees

Marconi Plaza improvements

Drexel plans new 'front lawn' to replace demolished dorms in University City

Drexel Lawn Park

Northbound I-95 lanes in Center City to close for 36 hours in early February

SEPTA altering multiple bus routes due to I-95 cap project at Penn's Landing

SEPTA Bus Changes

William Penn statue will not be removed from Philly's Welcome Park, NPS says

William Penn statue

458-acre Girl Scout camp in Montgomery County to be permanently preserved

Camp Laughing Waters

Chestnut Street bridge over I-95 scheduled to close Jan. 15 ahead of demolition

Penn's Landing Park rendering

New 46-acre park planned in Delco at site formerly owned by convent

Aston Park Convent

Demolition of Walnut Street pedestrian bridge at Penn's Landing is underway

Walnut Street Penn's Landing

Play street curling, admire holiday lights in Franklin Square this winter

franklin square winter

Flannel Fest, park cleanups and an ice rink: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide ice rink

Bicentennial Bell, given to U.S. by Queen Elizabeth II, to be permanently displayed in Old City

bicentennial bell garden

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City seeks volunteers to clean, plant trees at over 90 Philly parks

love your park 2023

City breaks ground on 10-acre waterfront park in Bridesburg

Bridesburg Park

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Franklin Square to host Halloween-themed mini golf, trick-or-treating and a pumpkin patch in October

Fall Franklin Square

Hike your way through Wissahickon Valley Park with the All Trails Challenge

Wissahickon Valley Park Trails

Canoes, fishing gear used by youth programs vandalized at FDR Park, friends group says

FDR Park Vandalism

Center City's largest pollinator garden to bloom in Sister Cities Park

sister cities park garden

New FDR Park playground to open with largest swing set on the continent

FDR Park megaswing

Renderings show proposed plans for Thomas Paine Plaza redesign

Thomas Paine Plaza

New art installation depicts Philly's LGBTQ history through old photos

Gayborhood Public Art

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