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Converting School Playgrounds to Community Parks
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Emily Attwood ,
August 2012
Fitting in physical activity is as much about finding a place as finding time. Larger cities especially are hardpressed to provide more parks and recreational areas in already cramped quarters.
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Adopt-a-Park Programs Improve Community Green Spaces
By
Emily Attwood,
April 2012
"Great parks make great neighborhoods," says Alex Moroz, quoting the simple philosophy driving the adopt-a-park program in Hamilton, Ont.
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Rotating Panels Add Flexibility to Rec Center
By
Andrew Cohen,
November 2011
Subdividing gymnasiums and multipurpose rooms is a standard design gambit in recreation centers, allowing for maximum flexibility.
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Community-Built Playgrounds Popular Solution to Budget Constraints
By
Emily Attwood,
November 2011
In April, the Jefferson Parish Parks and Recreation Department in Metarie, La., set to work removing playground equipment that had sat, damaged and unusable, at Waggaman's Thomas Jefferson Park for years.
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Parks Providers Respond to a Growing Interest in Community Gardening
By
Nicholas Brown,
June 2011
Yielding obvious benefits at relatively minimal costs, urban community gardening has had its champions for decades.
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New Projects: Missouri State; Everett Community College; Colorado State
By
Nicholas Brown,
May 2011
With support from a $1.3 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA), dignitaries broke ground on the West Plains campus of Missouri State University for a new multipurpose student recreation center and emergency shelter.
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School, Coaches Not Responsible for Player's Elbow to Opponent's Head
By
John T. Wolohan,
February 2011
During the second half of a Jan. 2004 basketball game between Iowa Mennonite High School and the Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District, WMU guard Andrew McSorley struck Iowa Mennonite's Jeremy Brokaw in the head with his elbow, knocking him to the court.
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Orlando Magic Fund Five New Recreation Centers
By
Nicholas Brown,
November 2010
A local agency uncovered funding for five new rec centers during the development of Orlando's lavish new arena.
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Community College Athletics Struggle in a Recessed Economy
By
Paul Steinbach,
September 2010
Some community college athletic departments are struggling to weather the economic storm.
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New Projects: Ray and Joan Kroc Center; Missouri Events Center
By
Nicholas Brown,
April 2010
A roundup of groundbreakings and grand openings.
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