December 2021 - PRB+ Magazine

An Early Christmas

The pictures of ships stacked to the horizon and siren call of marketers launching Black Friday specials before Thanksgiving did its trick. If I wanted to be prepared for my Christmas visitors, I was going to have to start early.

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December 2021 1 min read

Athens Of The South

In 2022, Nashville's Parthenon will celebrate its 125th anniversary. It is a blink of an eye compared to the age of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece.

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December 2021 6 min read

Hitting The Slopes

Parks and recreation departments have the option of offering trips and tours to guests. For the purpose of this article, the focus is on planning a group day trip to a local resort for beginner skiers and snowboarders.

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December 2021 4 min read

Creating Ownership

Before a community-center project begins, the most important foundational effort is to develop trust among residents. This can be very easy or more challenging depending on the nuances of the particular community and its history.

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December 2021 5 min read

Cleaning Park And Recreation Facilities

It’s been really quiet for more than a year, but thankfully, it appears that we are inching our way out of the pandemic. But that does not mean everything is back to normal. We must still be on guard, ensuring that park and recreation facility users remain safe and healthy.

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December 2021 5 min read

A Relaxed, Unpretentious Attitude

In an area of the city rich with history, Austin’s Montopolis neighborhood is taking a step into the future—while carrying on the traditions of the past—with the new Montopolis Recreation and Community Center.

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December 2021 5 min read

Successful Sparring

Basketball, football, baseball, soccer, and tennis are staples in the sports diets of Americans and are routinely offered through parks and recreation programs. But one sport that’s finally making its mark is boxing.

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December 2021 6 min read

Punching Up

As I was driving home from my first boxing class at Mount Tabor Park, I called my grandfather’s cell phone. I wanted to tell him about the excitement on the kids’ faces and their hard work on the different punching bags set up across the gym.

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December 2021 4 min read

A Worthy Investment

I was scrolling through Facebook the other day and came across a great post that reminds us why the job of a youth-sports administrator is so incredibly important.

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Sports Spotlight 3 min read

Don’t Stop

Walking home from the third grade one day, I got into a scuffle with another kid. It happened right in front of my family’s home, so Mom saw everything from the front window.

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A Step Ahead 5 min read