Parks and Recreation – Passyunk Post

Going stir-crazy? Parks & playgrounds are still OPEN

March 18, 2020March 17, 2020 admin COVID-19, Parks and Recreation min read

As of Monday, March 16, all Parks & Recreation buildings across the city are closed to the public. That includes recreation centers and ice rinks like Pennsport’s Rizzo Rink. Now the good news: public parks and playgrounds are still open. But

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Dickinson Square ‘not the best viable option for a dog run’ according to Parks and Rec

June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth Dickinson Square, Dickinson Square Park, Dickinson Square West, dog run, Parks and Recreation min read

The dog run under I-95 may be taking steps in the right direction, but the other proposed Pennsport dog space may have reached the end of its course. We’ve been following the plans for this dog-specific space for Dickinson Square

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Beer gardens popping up at Jefferson Square, FDR Park this summer

May 25, 2016May 25, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth beer garden, FDR Park, Jefferson Square, Jefferson Square Park, Parks and Recreation, Parks on Tap, pop-up garden min read

The South Street West Pennsylvania Horticultural Society pop-up garden won’t be the only beer garden in South Philly this summer. Earlier this year the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy announced a plan to operate beer gardens

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LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day at local parks this weekend

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day, Parks and Recreation min read

Do you love your neighborhood park? If you do (honestly, who doesn’t appreciate a little green space in the city?), now is your chance to help clean up your local park with the LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day from

Developments Newbold

Plan for green space at Guerin Rec Center needs community support again

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth 16th Street, 2201 S. 16th St., Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, Guerin Recreation Center, Parks and Recreation, PWD min read

In 2014, two plans were presented to create a green space in the parking lot at Guerin Recreation Center. At that meeting, the 50 attendees almost unanimously voted for this plan, which would use a portion of the parking lot at

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Former Tolentine center to have more accessiblity, upcoming meeting will discuss future programming

September 15, 2015September 18, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth 102, 1025 Mifflin St., Mifflin Street, Parks and Recreation, Tolentine, Tolentine Community Center min read

The recreation center at 1025 Mifflin Street, formerly known as Tolentine, is getting a new beginning. Now that the center is no longer Tolentine, plans for the building will include more accessibility, along with a new list of community programming