Articles
When The Career Chooses You
Michael Wardlow, the recreational program supervisor for the City of Largo (Fla.) Recreation Parks & Arts, has seen the life-changing impact sports can have on childrenСand nothing makes him happier.
Unjustified Mutiny
Whether it's an excerpt from a good book or the lines of a renowned play, I am a sucker for great dialogue that teaches a lesson. Sometimes it sneaks up on me. Sometimes I find it in the oddest places.
Skill Acquisition For Staff
For most parks and recreation agencies, the cost of human resources makes up a significant portion of the annual operating budget. How do you ensure effective performance management of existing staff and ongoing development of future human resources?
Run It Like A Business
Within the first 15 minutes of my job interview, the park board president instructed me to Тrun it like a business.У Coming from the private sector, I wondered what the alternative was.
Hidden Among The Habitat
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park is a little-known gem of a Florida state park that opened in 1989, located on a barrier island nestled between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean.
Just Add Water
The plane landed in Boise, delivering us to the jumping-off point for our summer vacation. As we taxied along the jet way, my 8-year-old twins began peppering my wife with the same question, ТIs there a pool at the hotel?У
Kicking Back At Camp
ТCamp Kent is more fun than visiting Disney World,У Bianca, then 10, declared the last day of Kent Park and Recreation's summer day camp in Kent, Conn.
Event Planning
On September 26, 2009, the town of New Windsor, located in Orange County, N.Y., had its first Community Day. The event had limited funds, which meant limited attractions.
Municipal Golf Courses
Over the last decade, many municipalities have left the golf course business; either they sold their courses outright or they turned over day-to-day operations to a management company.
Making Walls Talk
There were once hundreds of plantations dotting the landscape of South Carolina's Lowcountry. Today, few survive and even fewer provide the public with an opportunity to experience and learn about the complexity of life in the old South.
A Splashing Success
Not many municipal services are guaranteed to put a smile on someone's face, but on any given summer afternoon at Alligator's Creek Aquatic Center in OХFallon, Mo., laughter and shrieks of fun can be heard long before one gets to the entrance gate.
The Town Pool Comes of Age
Municipalities nationwide are coming to the realization that simply providing a place for swim lessons and getting wet isn't what today's aquatic facilities are all about. Citizens are more savvy, connected, and busier than ever.