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...
by Cari Bender | Sep 19, 2019 | Historic Houses of Fairmount Park
Woodford Mansion in Fairmount Park was built by William Coleman, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, founder of University of Pennsylvania and the American Philosophical Society, and trusted confidant of Benjamin Franklin. Photo by Grace Dickinson/Inquirer Staff ...