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The Fairmount Park Conservancy has released a new guide of Fairmount Park, titled 50 Unique Experiences in Fairmount Park.Recognizing that the 2,050-acre park can be intimidating and overwhelming, the ...
Looking for summer fun at the Philadelphia parks? The Fairmount Park Conservancy has a long list of free events happening this summer from hiking to salsa dancing.
The people behind a $250 million FDR Park renovation are aware of how unpopular the plan is among some Philadelphians. But they hope to build enthusiasm this weekend, even among skeptics, as they ...
But beyond these concrete achievements, the project has generated less tangible results. It has encouraged the Fairmount Park Conservancy to take an open-ended approach to the work emanating from the ...
With local parks seeing high usage in recent months — thanks, surely, to COVID-19 shutting down most other forms of entertainment and leisure — Fairmount Park Conservancy is planning virtual scavenger ...
The Fairmount Park Conservancy is hosting the children's workshop to survey both kids and adults on what they want to add to the park and to "explore play memories, ...
Fairmount Park Conservancy is hosting a range of outdoor health-forward events throughout the summer, including sound meditation in the park. / Photograph courtesy of Fairmount Park Conservancy.
The Fairmount Park Conservancy announced in a statement today that it has hired Rick Magder as its new executive director effective September 1st.. The position became vacant when Mayor Jim Kenney ...
According to the Fairmount Park Conservancy, it will add on an additional 3,400 feet of trail “from the ‘elbow’ where the Belmont cross country trail (aka Fire Road) makes a 90-degree turn to the ...
Fairmount Park Conservancy announced Tuesday morning that Rick Magder, formerly the founder and executive director of Groundwork Hudson Valley in Yonkers, New York, will lead the conservancy as ...
The Fairmount Park Conservancy confirmed that it -- along with the city and private donors -- invested about $5 million in revitalizing the park. Vandenburg, who conducted the study, ...
After removing the old lights, the 12 boat clubs along Kelly Drive prepped their buildings for the new system. According to the Fairmount Park Conservancy, the boat clubs collectively spent about ...