Outdoors

The goal is to use public input to transform the 213 acres once owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia into the county’s largest public park.

Chopper 6 was over both fire scenes on Wednesday afternoon.

Streeteries have been a godsend for restaurants during these two last years of the pandemic, but owners aren’t happy with proposed new rules.

The Philadelphia Polo Classic in Fairmount Park will be one of the only championships in the world to be played in an urban park.

After a two-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2022’s parade theme is “250 Years of Faith, Family, Friendship, and Heritage.”

It’s the worst nightmare for someone with arachnophobia. Giant spiders the size of your palm could soon call parts of the Delaware Valley home.

The Cobbs Creek Foundation drew scrutiny for chopping down hundreds of trees and making an improper political donation. What’s inside its lease with the city?

Pipeline builder Energy Transfer announced in February that the project was done. This week, a section of pipe was switched out in Delco.

A nonprofit promises to restore the public golf course to its historic design, but park users and flood advocates are crying foul over the removal of trees.

The nonprofit is not pressing charges after essential farming equipment was stolen, opting instead for a community-based solution to a string of burglaries.

Pennsylvania’s parks need more investment for conservation and to address wear and tear on the 121 parks used by more than 42 million people last year.

From FDR Park to Graffiti Pier, and the Floating Water Workshop to Cobbs Creek Golf Course, an update on big projects in the works.

The recruitment effort follows a difficult 2021 summer season, which saw fewer than 70% of the city’s roughly 70 outdoor pools open due to a lifeguard shortage.

"If you don't have to be out here, don't come out here," said one man who was trying to make deliveries to seniors.

Even as the snowfall started to ease up by mid-morning, the wind was blowing the snow back onto roads that had been cleared.