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A Legacy Reborn
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation reopened the iconic American Legion Memorial Stadium (ALMS) with a small ceremony on July 7, 2021. The $40.5-million stadium—located in Charlotte, North Carolina’s center city, on a 9.80-acre site adjacent to the main campus of Central Piedmont Community College—was built during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program of the New Deal.
A Place To Grieve
I am almost ready to retire from my career as a nature center director. I say “almost” because I have a few years left in this decades-long challenging and enjoyable run. I love what I do, but I was not trained for a lot
A Salute To Service
On the outskirts of Henderson County, Ky., is the small town of Hebbardsville. With a history steeped in coal mining dating to the early 1800s, it is quite fitting that an old coal mine would breathe such new life into this community.
A Monument To Invention
This beautiful plaza honors Northeastern University's Bernard Marshall Gordon, a prolific high-tech inventor.Cambridge, MA.-based Pressley Associates designer Matt Latimer designed the plaza with a
Free Entry Days During MLK Weekend
Celebrate the freedoms championed by Martin Luther King Jr. by enjoying a free visit to a national park in honor of his birthday.Admission to a number of national parks, national forests and Bureau
Memorable Contributions
As park managers, we are in an extraordinary position to help people cope with grief. That may seem like an odd statement since we are in the business of helping people enjoy their leisure time, but