News

Cardboard sculptor Kambel Smith will be working on a new work at the Smith Memorial Playground in Fairmount Park on Thursday.
Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Philadelphia is weighing whether to bring back a disbanded police district that once ...
Kambel Smith will be working on a new sculpture at Smith Memorial Playground. It'll be in his medium of choice - cardboard.
FDR Park has welcomed a flock of eight new bird-shaped boats and the Fairmount Park Conservancy is asking for help to name them.
Planners have for years remarked on the highway’s impact on the park environment. In 2021, the city’s FDR Park Plan noted that runoff of untreated stormwater from I-95 produces a “constant flow of ...
The design also includes new trees, seating, play areas and art in the area in front of the Please Touch Museum.
The National Thoroughbred League reported results from its latest event, The Nelly Cup, which resulted in its largest-ever crowd, more than 6,200 fans, and ...
The phased project will address everything from flooding and a lack of diversity in wildlife to playing fields and shelter.
Fairmount Park Conservancy volunteer coordinator Eduardo Duenas pointed to a thick tree with dark, shiny green leaves completely circling its trunk. “These beautiful leaves, this is English Ivy,” said ...
The inaugural race for the St. Louis Nellies, a horse racing team newly owned by St. Louis music star Nelly, took place ...