Public Spaces
Quarantine inspired us to explore parks. Science suggests the habit could stick.
Park and trail use skyrocketed during our stay-at-home period. Social science gives us reason to believe these healthy habits will stick.
6 years ago
‘This is about survival’: How Rehoboth’s Funland plans to reopen this weekend
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.
6 years ago
West Philly’s roller skating medical worker is turning a neglected park into ‘Skate U’
Granahan Playground and Skatepark is getting a smooth makeover thanks to Cohen Thompson.
6 years ago
PECO Crown Lights go dark until fall amid system upgrades
The Crown Lights, which made their debut on July 4, 1976, were powered down Monday night.
6 years ago
These racist tributes and monuments in the Philly region all face reckonings
Beyond the Rizzo and Columbus statues, there are at least a dozen others at stake.
6 years ago
Designers reveal plans for Graffiti Pier as a waterfront park
When Philly’s most-Instagrammed site gets a makeover, it’ll look… pretty much the same.
6 years ago
Environmental groups say they’re committing to racial equity. What does that mean?
Land preservation and environmental advocacy nonprofits are largely white, despite the ties between racial injustice, economic inequity, environmental degradation.
6 years ago
Listen 1:25After new cluster of COVID-19 cases, Delaware beachgoers urged to get tested
Starting Monday, COVID-19 testing sites will be set up at restaurants in Rehoboth and Dewey Beach following a cluster of new positive cases.
6 years ago
A tour of iconic designer Milton Glaser’s Philadelphia legacy
The visual luminary, who died at 91, created the look of the Franklin Mills Mall and Sesame Place.
6 years ago
White urbanists: let’s use our privilege to advocate for anti-racist design
Urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman argues that in order for cities to be “human-centered,” white urbanists need to actively be anti-racist.
6 years ago
Trump threatens prison for attempts to topple statues. Here’s the law he cites
His announcement comes after he decried an attempt by demonstrators to remove a statue of Andrew Jackson that sits across from the White House.
6 years ago
Black bird watchers draw attention to racial issues outdoors
The Amy Cooper video in Central Park has brought attention to how the great outdoors can be far from great for Black people.
6 years ago
Shore town ends public booze consumption measure
With the resumption of outdoor dining, the town's mayor said that open alcohol consumption is over.
6 years ago
It’s the first year fireworks are legal in Philly, and police have gotten nearly 1,000 complaints
Mayor Jim Kenney signed the law allowing their use on July 3, 2019.
6 years ago
Teens contract coronavirus after partying at Delaware beach
The health department says that while the teens were there, they attended large parties in nearby Rehoboth that may have exposed more than 100 partygoers to the virus.
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