Month: October 2020

JUN 22, 2006  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIn “Big Yellow Taxi,” folksinger Joni Mitchell lamented, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.”Upon visiting the newly christened Schenley Plaza in Oakland, one…

Pop CitySomewhere, Mary Schenley is smiling.Nestled in the heart of central Oakland, a 4.5-acre green oasis bears the name of the 19th-century Pittsburgh heiress who shocked the world and stoked…

NOV 10, 2006  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAfter helping to lift a steeple in one park and build a temporary bridge in another, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said yesterday that he is investing…

MAY 10, 2008  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIt rained on the parade a few different times last Saturday afternoon, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the 575 guests who turned out for…

MAY 13, 2008  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe two-year renovation of the Chapel Shelter at Riverview Park is complete, a $1.2 million project in which the city, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and many…

MAY 30, 2008  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAlthough I am able walk to my job at the University of Pittsburgh, I feel for my colleagues and other commuters who daily search for a…

SEP 20, 2008  Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh’s revitalized parks will be in the spotlight for the next few days as the 2008 International Urban Parks Conference brings almost 500 parks professionals and…

NOV 1, 2008  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteForget ghoulish Halloween parties. The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s Madcap Masquerade had a breathtaking new setting this year that was anything but dark and spooky.A giant clear…

FEB 22, 2009  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteFolks eager to learn about the good, the bad and the ugly in Pennsylvania’s fields, streams and other green spaces can begin today, when the Urban…

MAR 18, 2009  Pop CityIt was a dark time for parks nationwide. Once, a century ago, they were the jewels of every city, blessed green spaces amidst bricks and mortar…