Public Spaces

Hip-hop’s roots trace back to a currently unnamed Philadelphia park near the home of Darryl McCray, the graffiti legend known as Cornbread.

The pandemic has made working out in public parks an appealing option for many Philadelphians. But are fitness studios playing by the rules?

A new study has found that parks in low-income and majority nonwhite communities are smaller and serve a larger number of people per park acre.

The vote marks the second-to-last procedural hurdle for Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposal to remove the Marconi Plaza icon.

Philadelphia Housing Authority mistakenly raided buildings being cleaned by a North Philadelphia community farm. This time, things ended with a positive resolution.

Cultural divides took center stage at the first public hearing on Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to uproot Marconi Plaza’s Christopher Columbus statue.

The Philadelphia Art Commission’s decision on Marconi’s Christopher Columbus statue will influence how our city heals from injustices.

City officials opened 10 air conditioning spaces during the first heat emergency of 2020. But few people knew about the resource on Monday.

Belmar and Manasquan have capped the number of beach badges that can be sold per day to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Rec centers are still closed, but at least you can play HORSE.

Michelle Angela Ortiz and other Philly artists want to honor the community that has grown around the historic Ninth Street Market on the wall that once featured Frank Rizzo.

Philadelphia is expanding its Playstreets program to help cool the city’s hottest neighborhoods.

They accuse Penn's Landing of breaking an agreement to maintain the 28-year-old monument by covering up its base following recent protests.

Park and trail use skyrocketed during our stay-at-home period. Social science gives us reason to believe these healthy habits will stick.

As the rides at Delaware’s only amusement park come back Friday night, visitors will find some new protocols that are even more stringent than others.