/news/tags/parks-and-recreation parks and recreation en-US Copyright Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:24:48 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-11/cleveland-establishes-parks-and-recreation-department-forestry-division After more than a decade without one, Cleveland City Council voted to establish a new city department of Parks and Recreation. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:24:48 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-11/cleveland-establishes-parks-and-recreation-department-forestry-division Abbey Marshall /community/2023-06-12/cleveland-lifeguard-shortage-limits-hours-for-public-pools With lifeguard staffing levels down 30%, Cleveland has limited operated hours for the 20 free public pools across the city. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 20:14:45 GMT /community/2023-06-12/cleveland-lifeguard-shortage-limits-hours-for-public-pools Abbey Marshall /news/community/2021-11-18/cleveland-metroparks-lands-federal-grant-for-trail-projects-on-the-east-side The four projects are a part of the Cuyahoga Greenways Plan, a countywide initiative launched in 2019. They aim to address connectivity gaps by providing connectors and extensions to existing trails. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 02:35:06 GMT /news/community/2021-11-18/cleveland-metroparks-lands-federal-grant-for-trail-projects-on-the-east-side Taylor Haggerty /news/community/2021-06-03/kerr-and-jewitt-parks-are-picked-as-akron-parks-challenge-100-000-grant-winners The funding will be used to upgrade and improve the parks in West Akron and Middlebury. Fri, 04 Jun 2021 01:31:11 GMT /news/community/2021-06-03/kerr-and-jewitt-parks-are-picked-as-akron-parks-challenge-100-000-grant-winners Kelsey Paulus /news/community/2021-05-13/cleveland-metroparks-unveils-new-red-line-greenway-trail Eight neighborhoods are now connected to downtown by nearly 2 miles of trails. Fri, 14 May 2021 00:07:07 GMT /news/community/2021-05-13/cleveland-metroparks-unveils-new-red-line-greenway-trail Taylor Haggerty /news/community/2021-04-29/cleveland-metroparks-launches-find-your-path-after-record-breaking-attendance-in-2020 During a year hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cleveland Metroparks comes out a winner; the park system recorded more visitors in 2020 than ever before. Now it has launched an app that helps all of those visitors better explore the park system. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 23:41:00 GMT /news/community/2021-04-29/cleveland-metroparks-launches-find-your-path-after-record-breaking-attendance-in-2020 Zach McKnight /news/arts-culture/2020-10-09/be-mindful-about-parking-in-cuyahoga-valley-national-park Socially distanced parking continues in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 23:19:59 GMT /news/arts-culture/2020-10-09/be-mindful-about-parking-in-cuyahoga-valley-national-park Kabir Bhatia /news/government-politics/2019-06-07/parks-and-recreation-actor-helps-promote-inaugural-akron-parks-week Akron kicks off its first parks week Saturday. They started the celebration with a video from a familiar TV star. Jim O’Heir, better known as Gary Gergich… Fri, 07 Jun 2019 21:45:01 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-06-07/parks-and-recreation-actor-helps-promote-inaugural-akron-parks-week