October 2020 - PRB+ Magazine

Moving Forward

Elbow bumps are replacing handshakes, and virtual yoga is replacing hot yoga—but are these temporary measures part of maintaining a flattened curve or a permanent societal shift in how we engage with one another in recreational programming and communities?

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Parks 4 min read

Reflections Of A Park Planner

Coronavirus. COVID-19. Social distancing. Face coverings. Contact tracing. By now, these are words that all of us are probably sick and tired of hearing and saying.

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Parks 3 min read

Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes

The events in recent months reveal there needs to be real change in this country.

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Parks 9 min read

What Have You Learned?

In 2012, I was a headliner for a special event in Chicago that was expecting upwards of 80,000 spectators.

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Aquatics 4 min read

Engagement Didn’t Stop

It’s not unusual for Metroparks Toledo’s “Big Board,” a master list of announcements and events, to change as schedules and conditions evolve, but the 2020 edition could have been written on an Etch-a-Sketch.

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Programming 4 min read

Financially Speaking

It seems like a no-brainer to predict that most school-district budgets are going to take a big hit because of the effects of COVID-19 on the economy.

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Programming 3 min read

Out-Of-The-Box Thinking

Painesville Recreation Department in Ohio was prepping for its busiest time of the year, but with the news of the COVID-19 virus, summer camp was not going to start on time and was in jeopardy of being completely cancelled.

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Programming 4 min read

Fortifying Communities With Metal-Building Alternatives

Parks and recreation facilities are the heart of a community and provide a valuable way for people to exercise, socialize, and engage, even as they overcome the impacts of COVID-19.

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Rec Facilities 6 min read