Public Spaces

The weather dampened opening weekend for the season, but some families braved the cold wind to celebrate.

Keep your eyes peeled for the little blue-and-yellow robot characters.

The Kenney admin is boosting the Parks & Rec budget this year, but advocates say it’s not enough.

Amtrak built a wall on wheels to accommodate Virginia Maksymowicz’s “Tools of the Trade,” honoring hand labor in the national rail system.

On Friday – Arbor Day – groups of students helped plant the new trees, which in time may grow to be 80 feet tall.

Should City Council have say over who’s on the Zoning Board of Adjustment? And should it be larger, with specific types of people on it?

It creates an instantly iconic selfie spot on Independence Mall.

At the height of the pandemic, 39 states allowed cocktails-to-go — at least in the short term. Iowa was first to make the change permanent in 2020.

Public space is an anti-violence solution, leaders say, but the department is underfunded and understaffed.

Hundreds of thousands of people across Puerto Rico remain without power nearly two days after a fire at a main power plant sparked an island-wide outage.

The lease with the foundation renovating the course doesn’t require the city to help with any money. But officials want to contribute $3 million over two years.

Advocates — and the new Free Library director — say the solution lies with increased funding for staff.

Horticulturists say bloom times are creeping earlier as the climate warms — possibly putting the blossoms at greater risk of frost.

Clean Ocean Action’s annual Beach Sweeps Report says plastic and foam remains the most collected piece of litter across 70 beaches in the Garden State.

As spring warms up and birds start to migrate, they will be met by new bird-watching groups that reflect Philadelphia’s diversity.