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Holden Arboretum receives federal earmark to fund local urban reforestation efforts
FreshWater Staff
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Feature Story
Keeping it clean: Metroparks embraces green infrastructure to naturally treat stormwater runoff
Erin O'Brien
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Street Level
Metroparks Trail Challenge: Menacing trees, meandering trails, a mysterious castle in North Chagrin
Erin O'Brien
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Buzz
Doan Brook, Metroparks to host two free outdoor family workshops
FreshWater Staff
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Feature Story
Blazing trails: SCA Metroparks Trail Corps program involves youth in parks conservation
Karin Connelly Rice
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Street Level
Metroparks Trail Challenge: Kayaking and other water fun on Hinckley Lake
Erin O'Brien
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Street Level
Experience the world: What to expect at One World Day 2022
Dana Shugrue
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Street Level
Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens: A landscape of diversity, looking toward the future
Lauren R. Pacini
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Street Level
Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens: A landscape of diversity, the later years
Lauren R. Pacini
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Street Level
Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens: A landscape of diversity, the middle years
Lauren R. Pacini
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Buzz
Wild Ride: Asian Lantern Festival extended; nighttime biking event returns to close festival
Fresh Water Staff
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Street Level
Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens: A landscape of diversity, the early years
Lauren R. Pacini
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Street Level
Metroparks Trail Challenge: Garfield Park Reservation, an urban greenspace with a hidden waterfall
Erin O'Brien
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Breaking Ground
Castles in the sand: Annual American Institute of Architects Sand Festival returns to Edgewater
Karin Connelly Rice
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Street Level
Metroparks Trail Challenge: A gritty and majestic walk along the Lakefront Reservation
Erin O'Brien
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Buzz
Asian Lantern Festival next week returns to Metroparks Zoo for a fifth year
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Feature Story
Rally on the River: A photo essay of last week's Canalway Cuyahoga River Rally
Bob Perkoski
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Feature Story
Awake in Every Sense: Botanical Garden presents immersive fabric installation
Karin Connelly Rice
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Street Level
Canalway’s Cuyahoga River Rally highlights river history with music, fun on the water
Karin Connelly Rice
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Breaking Ground
Natural beauty: Garfield Park Reservation gets $7 million facelift
Karin Connelly Rice
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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Public parks offer more than convenient refuge from the pressures of urban existence; they create a sense of community by bringing people of various backgrounds together in an informal setting. For that reason, parks matter now more than ever, some could argue. As large public works projects finally begin to take shape in and around Cleveland -- from the Medical Mart and Convection Center to the Lakefront and Flats East Bank projects -- its imperative that meaningful public spaces be part of the local conversation. "The quality of open spaces is a measure of the desirability of a city," Greg Peckham of LAND studio notes. "Parks and park systems really matter to people."
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