Public Spaces

The concolor fir tree stands at over 50 feet tall and will be on display until January 1.

The history of the jungle gym, and its sibling the monkey bars, is full of weird and delightful twists and sub-plots that take us from Japan to suburban Chicago.

The Bicentennial Bell was presented to Philly by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976. It will have a second life in the Benjamin Rush Garden.

The group of gardeners and advocates hopes to hold a similar conversation with Republican mayoral candidate David Oh.

Puppets speak truth to power in this annual tradition organized by art-as-activism group Spiral Q.

Plans to transform Wilmington's southeastern side offer hope of economic improvements for the community.

The fall schedule is just a start, library officials say, as they continue to add staff.

The Sunrise activists want Philly’s next mayor to put solar panels on rec center roofs, open libraries longer, and turn vacant lots into gardens.

It took place annually from 1971 through 1998, when it folded because it had inspired so many copycats.

Here’s a look at the most prominent markers to Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia, and an update on efforts to change them.

Kurt Vile is set to headline two shows during Philly Music Fest. Hip-hop pioneer Schoolly D and platinum-selling duo Marian Hill will also perform.

The park will be one of eight along the Delaware River that could be connected with a continuous greenway trail.

Pennsylvania’s latest budget gives $112 million to parks and forests, but the infrastructure backlog is $1.4 billion.

Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the ALA.

It’s the “largest investment” in Philadelphia’s urban forest in decades, per city officials, who aim to make tree coverage more equitable.