by Cari Bender | Jul 19, 2016 | Mural Arts Program
The pop-up park on the Parkway, The Oval, returns for summer 2016 created by the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation with help from the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. CBS3’s Jan Carabeo previewed the project on opening...
by Cari Bender | Jun 30, 2016 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
Parks on Tap, a new mobile beer garden initiative by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation launched today with a feature on Fox Good Day with Jennaphr Frederick.
by Cari Bender | May 22, 2016 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
Philadelphia Magazine highlighted the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation partnering on capturing Philadelphia’s trails and parks with the Google Trekker, on loan from Google.
by Cari Bender | Apr 23, 2016 | Franklin Square
The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square drew over 90,000 people in 7 weeks to Franklin Square, kicking off the 10th Birthday Season with an exciting event. Natalie Pompilio wrote a cover story for the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Weekend Section...
by Cari Bender | Mar 8, 2016 | AIDS Fund
CBS3’s Cherri Gregg produced a wonderful segment highlighting the pioneering work of Judith Porter who has been working with drug addicts for over 25 years to provide education and needle exchange to avoid getting HIV. CBS3 and KYW Newsradio spotlighted Judith’s work...
by Cari Bender | Oct 22, 2015 | Mural Arts Program
The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program created a project called “Open Source” which brought together 14 artists from around the world to create public art. The month-long outdoor exhibition and celebration was covered by Max Kutner for Newsweek. The street artist...
by Cari Bender | Sep 28, 2015 | Mural Arts Program
The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program created a beautiful new mural, “The Sacred Now,” in honor of the September visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia. Artist Cesar Viveros and some children presented Pope Francis with the final panel and he signed it, “Francis”...
by Cari Bender | Aug 5, 2015 | Historic Philadelphia Inc.
Natalie Pompilio from the Philadelphia Inquirer covered the new Future Storyteller program created by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. for the 10th Anniversary of their Once Upon A Nation program. On the storytelling bench at the Betsy Ross house, Joanna Harris and...
by Cari Bender | Jun 21, 2015 | Mural Arts Program
Artists from the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program worked with inmates at Graterford Prison and their children to create a mural that depicts the bond between father and child. 6abc featured the project on Father’s Day for their 6abc Loves the Arts segment.
by Cari Bender | May 21, 2015 | Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
WHYY’s Peter Crimmins visited with teenagers from the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance to hear the audio tours of museums created by teens for other teens and available for free. The youth gave inside tips on what they found interesting at several cultural...
Fairmount Park Conservancy’s restoration of Skew Arch Bridge featured in national Preservation MagazineNovember 1, 2025The very cool restoration of the Skew Arch Bridge along the historic Trolley Trail was undertaken by Fairmount Park Conservancy and featured in the national Preservation Magazine. […]
Once Upon A Nation Future Storyteller All Grown UpJuly 21, 2025WHYY highlights Zoe Levenstien, who spent several summers as a young student writing stories and presenting them during the Once Upon A Nation Future Storytellers Celebration. This summer, she's employed by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. to tell stories all week long at the Once Upon A Nation Storytelling Benches. […]
Fairmount Park Conservancy Completes First Phase of FDR Park RenovationJuly 11, 2025Billy Penn featured a terrific story on the opening of the Gateway Plaza at FDR Park, a project from Fairmount Park Conservancy that completes the first phase of the overall Park Plan. […]