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 ...
by Cari Bender | May 6, 2019 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
Parks on Tap returns for 2019. The partnership of Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and FCM Hospitality kicked off in the Azalea Garden and was featured on...
by Cari Bender | Nov 30, 2018 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
No Title No Description Someone made a Gritty out of cheese, and it’s perfect Christmas came early this Friday, when a sculpture of Gritty made out of cheese was unveiled. The Philadelphia Flyers’ mascot was crafted by expert food sculptures Jim Victor and...
by Cari Bender | Nov 30, 2017 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
Hadas Kuznits from KYW Newsradio visited the Historic Houses of Fairmount Park for A Very Philly Christmas, highlighting the work of Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation at Woodford Mansion.
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...
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