“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and Bennett Compost celebrated the ...

The summer is here, bringing more opportunities to be outside in Philadelphia. In tandem with the return of the Oval pop-up festival, Now + Then Marketplace is working with Philly Parks and Recreation ...

Local groups pleaded with Philadelphia City Council on Thursday for permanent funding for parks, saying the city’s green spaces should not depend on “love and duct tape.” Philadelphia has no dedicated ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBA) – At the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation summer camp at Lackman Playground, campers were feeling the heat Monday. "It's like burning," said Ryan Particelli, age 11. "Lava! Like ...

The weather is heating up, and Philly pools are opening up. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation will begin opening the city’s roughly 70 public pools on a rolling basis starting Friday, June 13. Public ...

Philadelphia will open all of its available public pools this summer, a big jump from last year amid lifeguard staffing shortages. Coinciding with the last day of school, the city opened Fletcher ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The warmer weather is making it feel like summer, and here is another sign the season is almost here. Philadelphia's Parks and Recreation department is hiring lifeguards for the ...

City leaders celebrated the completion of a renovation project in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia on Thursday. Parks and Recreation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the upgraded Baker ...

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