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A Contribution To The Community
Colorado College has just unveiled its first on-campus hockey arena and sporting-event venue, Ed Robson Arena. The 135,000-square-foot project marks the first time the hockey team will be able to play games on campus since the program’s founding in 1938.
Interior Inspection
The inspection procedures and recommended frequencies are usually based on national and state codes, regulations and standards, preventative maintenance, and best loss-prevention practices.
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.
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.
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.
Journey To The Hilltop
The Hilltop at Eagle Pointe is a trendsetting, active-adult facility designed to accommodate Mont Belvieu, Texas, residents 55 years and older. The 12,240-square-foot center has many amenities and an increased number of program offerings.
On The Surface
It is likely that many of us learned to play basketball and tennis on asphalt, with that sensation of feet baking in our shoes. With the inception of the first asphalt-paved road in 1868, and the
Walk Or Ride?
Compared to traditional floor-mopping methods, automatic scrubbers provide a more efficient and effective way to clean floors in park and recreational settings. Fully automatic floor scrubbers are
Growing With The Numbers
The Boys & Girls Club of the East Valley’s Compadre branch in Chandler, Ariz., completed a quarter-century journey in August, and began a new chapter in the fall. After occupying the same facility
Get A Grip On Rubber Flooring
Landfills full of used tires are becoming a thing of the past. Now, manufacturers and recyclers are finding a number of uses for discarded tires, such as horse stall and trailer mats, flooring in pet
Lighting Up Leisure
City officials in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had wanted to build a new 43,500-square-foot facility because the Kirkwood Community Recreation Center was dark and underused. Instead, new glazing on the
A Closer Look
Last year, PRB posted an online survey in response to a series of articles concerning preventative measures recreation agencies can take to protect themselves, their staff and participants from
Perfect Your Loss-Prevention Program
A serious accident or incident at your facility may haunt you for years, and may actually force you to close, due not only to bad press but also from the financial losses suffered in litigation.An
A Healthy Partnership
The growing emphasis on maintaining a healthy mind, body and spirit has led to a shift in programming provided by many park and recreation agencies. In an effort to address these needs and still
A More Functional Floor Plan
With additional banquet-room space, a reconfigured kitchen and fresh finishes, the newly remodeled banquet and dining room at the Bonnie Brook Golf Course wins rave reviews on both sides of the
A Disc Golf Course In The Woods
The city of Franklin, Tenn. found a unique way to blend a parks sports facility with urban forestry by incorporating a low-impact disc-golf course into an underutilized area within a park.
Summer Safety
Summer usually means an increase in visitors to recreation facilities; this year, expect an even larger crowd as people seek out free or inexpensive recreation during this economic downturn. Now is
Scrubbing Down To The "Nitty-Greeny"
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are found in many non-certified green cleaning products, can cause cancer in humans as well as a host
The Janitorial Closet Makeover
As part of a charity event, several luxury apartments in a prestigious Chicago condominium were opened for visitors to admire. It gave people an opportunity to see Тhow the other half lives.УOne unit
Is There A Future In The Past?
Nestled in a quiet residential neighborhood in Long Beach, Calif., are 4.7 acres of Spanish, Mexican and American history, where families helped transform southern California from its ranching