TreeTop Escape

When the West Chicago Park District opened the ARC Center in 2014, the goal was simple yet ambitious: to bring all the city’s recreation services under one roof and to create a true community hub for residents of all ages.

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Rec Facilities 6 min read

Come One, Come All

Neighborhood parks are places where many children participate in their first athletic program.

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Rec Facilities 5 min read

Designing For Everyone

According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than one in four people lives with disabilities. Yet many playgrounds and recreational spaces fail to provide inclusive environments where everyone can connect, play, and thrive.

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Parks 5 min read

Designing Inclusion

Morgan’s Camp is a 102-acre recreational oasis, just north of San Antonio, Texas. The camp is located within a majestic geography that transitions from urban landscape to the rolling hills and canyons of the Texas Hill Country.

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Parks 7 min read

Lessons In Community Building

The groundbreaking of Decatur, Alabama’s new Community Recreation Center at Wilson Morgan Park marked more than the beginning of another construction project—it was the start of a new chapter of growth for the city and its residents.

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Rec Facilities 5 min read

In On The Joke

Arguably, the best social media content of the moment has come from the National Park Service’s Instagram and X/Twitter accounts. NPS has accounts on other channels as well, though not all are the same flavor, which is based on humorous, often topical, but never political memes, photos, and text.

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Programming 6 min read

Spreading The Word

The City of Liberty and Liberty Parks & Rec have prioritized curating a great Public Relations and Marketing team whose members work in sync to share, inform, entertain, and assist residents.

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Programming 6 min read

Listen Up!

Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to moderate a great event hosted by Project Play Western New York. The primary focus was listening to kids who participate in sports and giving them a voice in how athletic programs are structured in their community.

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Columns 3 min read

Putting Physical Health First

My grandpa, Pasquale, and my Uncle Joe (his son) owned a barbershop on the Baldwin Wallace University campus in Berea, Ohio.

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Columns 6 min read

Playgrounds, Playcourts, Playfields

What would we wish for playgrounds—and recreation at large—to achieve for society in the 21st century?

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Columns 4 min read