In the Press

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…

APR 2, 2009  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has chosen a Brooklyn artist from among 89 competitors to create a memorial artwork for Mellon Park’s walled garden as part of…

MAY 4, 2009  Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWe weren’t in a Run for the Roses, but oh, the first Saturday of our May was blooming with beautiful people during the Pittsburgh Parks Conservatory’s…

MAY 5, 2009  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSomebody up there likes Meg Cheever. The 11th annual Spring Hat Luncheon went off without a drop of the rain that had been predicted for days,…

MAY 28, 2009  Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBen Sota, executive director of the Zany Umbrella Circus, says his new circus tent — a red-and-white, 5,700-square-foot big top — will cause passers-by in Oakland…

JUN 1, 2009  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteJust in time for the start of summer, a new city Web site will help residents enjoy the outdoors without breaking their budgets.At a press conference…

JUN 1, 2009  WPXI.comMayor Luke Ravenstahl launched a multi-media initiative to promote Pittsburgh parks Monday, along with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Allegheny Regional Asset District and UPMC Health Plan.The city has…

JUN 2, 2009  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Children’s Carousel Tea to benefit the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy was held Saturday afternoon at the carousel on Schenley Plaza. PNC sponsored the event. Read full article

JUL 13, 2009 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review In John Cheever’s classic story “The Swimmer,” a man decides to swim home from a friend’s house via the swimming pools of his neighbors.Consider a swim…