Park Improvements
A ray of sunshine. A force to be reckoned with. A steady pillar of the community. Marye Ward is all that and more. A mother of four and a grandmother…
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A Message from our friends at Santa Maria Community Services. At Santa Maria Community Services, we are so excited about the renovations at Glenway Park, which promises to bring positive…
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Sawyer Point Riverfront Rink will host series of roller skating events as a fundraising initiative to restore the rink kicks off. CINCINNATI, Ohio (May 22, 2023) – Outdoor roller skating…
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The Cincinnati Parks Foundation obLITTERators is back at it again this year. We’re rolling up our sleeves and mobilizing our volunteers to keep our Cincinnati Parks clean. Become an obLITTERator and join us each month as we travel from park to park spending two hours picking up litter. Last year, we removed nearly 5,000 pounds of trash from our parks and greenspaces. Together with the team at Cincinnati Parks, our board of directors, our volunteers and YOU, we’re prepared to do even more.
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Your social media feed may now be filled with roller skating routines, but the athletic art form has long been an important part of Black culture. As we recognize Black History Month, our current project to renovate the Sawyer Point outdoor roller rink, which, once completed, will be one of the largest outdoor rinks in the country, has more meaning. Roller rinks have long been a place for entertainment and socialization and a place for Black artists and musicians to perform and showcase their talents. The love of roller skating is passed down through generations.
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Cincinnati Parks Foundation and Cincinnati Parks welcomed new members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors to a day-long bus tour of Cincinnati Parks, led by CPF’s Executive Director, Jennifer Spieser,…
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The Capitoline Wolf statue will soon be restored to Eden Park. Read more about our efforts that cross the ocean and how you can help. Art is not just something…
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Cincinnati’s World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Celebrated in the West End. The legacy of Ezzard Charles, the World Heavyweight Champion who grew up and trained in Cincinnati, is now permanently memorialized…
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Join City leaders, Parks officials and pickleball enthusiasts for a short program followed by a ribbon cutting to officially open the new pickleball and tennis facility along Cincinnati’s riverfront on…
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After receiving a request from the community, the Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners voted affirmatively to rename Laurel Park to Ezzard Charles Park. The West End Community Council voted unanimously…
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