A local amusement park is facing heavy criticism following a comment on social media. While guests at Knights Action Park at 1700 Knights Recreation Drive are used to the fountains and water guns surrounding the wading pools, there was a different kind of splash in a Facebook post from the company on Sunday morning after […]
The incident occurred near Fossil Rapid in the park. The man’s identity has not yet been released by authorities. This is the latest in a series of deaths in the park this year. An 80-year-old man died after falling from a boat on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. The incident occurred on […]
The push to develop a former quarry into a “crown jewel” began almost 25 years ago as a citizens’ initiative. “This park is truly the result of the efforts of the citizens,” said Jim Pease, chairman of the Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park. “This could have been in the middle of a huge apartment […]
EDISON – With the public comment period on the proposed sports complex at Thomas A. Edison Park ending Sept. 3, the Middlesex Greenway Coalition is hosting a presentation on the project by environmentalist Walter Stochel on Thursday. The presentation by Stochel, vice president of the Edison Greenways Group, and others will be at 7 p.m. […]
Editor’s note: This is part of a series about hiking spots in and around Worcester. Let us know your favourite hiking spots at [email protected]. It is a place that comes alive with team sports, but can also provide a quiet refuge and clues to the city’s history and future. Beaver Brook Park encompasses approximately 19 […]
After a year and a half of repairs, detours and postponed reopening dates, construction of Bridge No. 2 in Cherokee Park is complete. When the bridge was first closed in March 2023, the Kentucky Department of Transportation expected construction to be completed in two months. But the more crews worked, the more problems they discovered, […]
In St. Johns County, outrage continues over the state’s plans to expand Anastasia State Park to include a lodge, pickleball courts and disc golf. Last week, The St. Augustine Record reported on the uprising in America’s oldest city as residents and officials reacted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s announcement of the 2024-25 Great […]
Members of the California community are mourning the loss of a beloved historic baseball stadium that was featured in several Hollywood films and provided a home for minor league teams. According to a news release from the Ontario Fire Department, the Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario, about 40 miles outside of downtown Los Angeles, […]
The goal in Florida should be to build golf courses on the least attractive properties, not to destroy the most attractive properties with something that already exists in abundance. Golf courses in Florida state parks? US Congressman Brian Mast speaks about golf course proposals at Jonathan Dickinson State Park The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s […]
Groundbreaking for the Peoria Park District’s new state-of-the-art golf training center will take place Tuesday, bringing the $6.5 million facility one step closer to completion. Similar to a Top Golf facility, the training center will have 21 tees on multiple levels. The park district is also partnering with Fox Pub and the former owner of […]
