by Cari Bender | Jul 11, 2025 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
The ribbon-cutting event in front of signage at the opening of the Gateway Plaza section of FDR Park during its launch event in June 2025. (Albert Yee for Fairmount Park Conservancy) Billy Penn featured a terrific story on the opening of the Gateway Plaza at FDR Park,...
by Cari Bender | Mar 7, 2024 | Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Philadelphia’s iconic Boathouse Row received a major glow-up and once again illuminates the 10 historic buildings along the Schuylkill River as of March 2024. Fairmount Park Conservancy partnered with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation to replace and upgrade the...
by Cari Bender | Feb 10, 2024 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
Fairmount Park Conservancy’s completion of the Anna C. Verna Playground at FDR Park, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, was created around the concept of “risky play.” Studio Ludo’s Meghan Talarowski was interviewed by the...
by Cari Bender | Feb 7, 2024 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row is getting a glow-up from Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. A public Boathouse Row Official Relighting Ceremony will take place on March 7, 2024. And the public can book the lights for a fee, with all...
by Cari Bender | Oct 12, 2023 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
Fairmount Park Conservancy cuts the ribbon on the historic Trolley Trail through Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Inquirer went out on the trail with reporter Frank Kummer and photographer Jessica Griffin to capture the story on a beautiful fall day. A...
by Cari Bender | Oct 5, 2022 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Editorial Board did a careful review of the facts and misconceptions around the FDR Park Plan, being created by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. They concluded the Plan “Is an example of the hard...
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. […]
Prevention Point featured on National Public RadioMarch 15, 2025Prevention Point Philadelphia was featured on national NPR in a story about the drop in overdose deaths in the U.S. […]