New York Times: In Newark, Children Reclaim a Playground’s Meaning
At a community meeting at the school on Tuesday night, students who participated in redesigning the schoolyard, in collaboration with landscape architects and the Trust for Public Land, unveiled the plans.
The plans include a running track, a synthetic-turf playing field, basketball courts and a learning garden. [...]
Sticking with the green theme, NJN aired a documentary last night entitled “A Greener, Greater Newark” about the parks and public spaces efforts in the city. L Craig Schoonmaker at Newark USA posted a review. Money quote from Craig:
The message of the program is that private action on a personal or block level [...]
Star Ledger: Essex officials reserving a spot for newest park. It’s so good to see Essex County and Newark work to create more green space in Newark—apparently, this is the first new park in eighty years.
For the last 40 years, a massive concrete garage has occupied the space behind Essex County’s court [...]Newark history buff, Jeff Bennett, writes in to say he’s got a walking tour of Weequahic scheduled for May 19th! From the Newark History website:
The beginning of the tour will skirt Weequahic Park, learning about the history of this neighborhood and park. Divident Hill is the perfect place to start since it represents Newark’s [...]
The Star Ledger reports that this week is Cherry Blossom week in Newark: Cherry Blossom Festival begins this weekend.
Beauty and fun will be in bloom tomorrow through April 22 during the 31st Annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival at Branch Brook Park in Newark and Belleville.
More than 100,000 visitors are expected to come to the [...]
Live from the Ledger: Philanthropist donates $1M for Newark park
Multi-millionaire philanthropist Ray Chambers is donating $1 million through his Amelior/MJC Foundation to Essex County’s ongoing revitalization of West Side Park in Newark, officials announced today, helping bring new a new running track, cherry grove and football field to the 31-acre county park.
The donation will match [...]
Today’s gorgeous Flickr Friday photo comes from Flickr user drp, a graphic designer from Belleville, New Jersey—just north of the city. This photo was taken in Newark’s own Branch Brook Park, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (who also designed New York’s Central Park). The park’s cherry trees rival Washington D.C. in [...]