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LOVE Park Welcome Center gets a Makeover for Spring 2017
Photos, story by Lou Perri Mayor Jim Kenney joined officials of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy to celebrate the highly anticipated start of the renovation of the Welcome Center at LOVE Park, and announced Saint-Gobain will be the Presenting Sponsor of the Welcome Center, which is anticipated to be completed in spring 2017 in tandem with the rebuilding of LOVE Park in Center City. During the ceremony held at the Municipal Services Building-Thomas Paine Plaza (1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.), city officials and Saint-Gobain unveiled an “interactive” rendering to help Philadelphians and visitors see themselves in the future of the Welcome Center. Other city officials and…
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Perfect Fall Night at Fairmount Park’s GLOW in the Park at Smith Memorial Arch
Photos, video, story by Cassie Hepler If there’s only one awesome thing about Philadelphia, it is the extensive park system that balances the concrete jungle. Most notably, Fairmount Park which consists of 63 parks, with 9,200 acres, all overseen by the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, successor to the Fairmount Park Commission in 2010. The Fairmount Park Conservancy kicked off their 4th annual event to showcase Philly’s amazing parks and build the next generation of park champions at GLOW in the Park. On an almost picture perfect fall night, the weather decided to wait one more day to dip down into freezing digits. The glorious architectural landmark and gateway to West Fairmount…