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Businesses in New Orleans to Benefit From Lafitte Greenway Traffic

Susan Buchanan | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Friends of Lafitte Corridor, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Louisiana Cultural Districts, Kermit Ruffins, Pei Wei Asian Diner, Design Workshop, Joggers, Pinkberry, Bicyclists, Cafe Treme, Iberville Housing Development, Office Depot, Winn-Dixie, Parks, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Hurricane Katrina, Dooky Chase Retaurant, U.S. Dept. Of Housing and Urban Development, Stirling Properties, Mid-City Market, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Small Business News
Susan Buchanan

Architect Daniel Samuels, who served as FOLC's president from 2006 to 2008, said the concept dates to the 1970s and re-emerged after Katrina as a strategy to stimulate investment in storm-damaged neighborhoods.

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National Park Week Starts April 21

Travelzoo | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Camping, Travel, Outdoors, National Park Week, Hiking, Parks, Outdoor Travel, National Parks, Adventure Travel, Travel News
Travelzoo

The parks service is waiving entrance fees at all 397 national parks this month, from the mighty Yosemite in California's stretch of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the tiny Hot Springs National Park in central Arkansas.

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PHOTOS: 17 Can't Miss National Park Views

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: America, Nature, Parks, Travel, Vacation, View, Slidepollajax, Destinations, Conde Nast Traveler, National Parks, Landscape, Family, Slidewide, Travel News
Conde Nast Traveler

America's national parks offer some of the most gorgeous scenery in the country, from Yellowstone to Florida. Here are some of our favorite views.

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Announcing The Corps Network 2012 Corpsmembers of the Year

Levi Novey | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Civilian Conservation Corps, Community Service, Youth, Sequoia Community Corps, Firefighters, Corpsmembers of the Year, National Service, Workforce Development, The Corps Network, Conservation Corps, Jobs, Conservation, Coconino Rural Environment Corps, Veterans, Green City Force, Civic Engagement, Southwest Conservation Corps, Service, The Sustainability Institute, Weatherization, Parks, Centennial Job Corps, Impact, Green News
Levi Novey

Unquestionably, all 30,000 of these young men and women who serve have fascinating stories to tell. We ask our members to nominate individuals for the Corpsmember of the Year award.

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Lucia Graves

Obama Won't Renominate Rebecca Wodder For Interior Job Amid Anti-Environmentalist Senate Opposition

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Video, Hyrdraulic Fracturing, Jim Inhofe, Fracking, Environment and Public Works, Parks, Fish, Green News, Environment, Department of Interior, Green Team, Obama Administration, Rebecca Wodder, David Vitter, Wildlife, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Another presidential pick has fallen victim to the Senate's nomination process. Rebecca Wodder, whose nomination by President Barack...

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Reconsidering Romania

Jeanine Barone | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Hiking, Medieval, Parks, Wine, Romania, Skiing, Lakes, Gardens, Video, Romania Travel, International Destinations, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Jeanine Barone

As countries go, Romania often gets a bad rap. But on a recent visit, I found a different Romania, one with bucolic valleys, scenic mountain villages, fine wines, verdant parks and chic boutique hotels.

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Back to Nature: Top 10 Contemporary Urban Recreation Spots

Adel Zakout | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Architecture, Urban Regeneration, Nature, Parks, Slidepollajax, The High Line, Fresh Kills, Arts News
Adel Zakout

It is amazing how many of people's thoughts and beliefs considered common sense have actually been preconceived not so long ago and have come to play a major role in the way we live our lives. Think about "recreation" - in urban planning, on a smaller or larger scale, recreation areas basically mean parks and public spaces to relax, walk through and enjoy lunch breaks.

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Philly Planning $14M 'High Line' Inspired By New York

AP | By JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Public Art, Neighborhoods, US Destinations, Parks, Travel News, Global Pulse, Philadelphia, New York City, Destinations, Travel News

Joann Loviglio, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- In a post-industrial neighborhood that inspired one of the strangest movies put to celluloid, a pl...

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Closed for "Business" -- Can We Reverse the Fate for Our Parks?

Joe Elton | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Parks, Contest, State Parks, National Parks, Green News
Joe Elton

It's no secret that the economic downturn has touched every single area of our lives. From nationwide cuts in public services to budget shortfalls in...

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The Most Important Item on Your Kids' Back-to-School List

Sam Sommers | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Intelligence, Parents-Back-to-School, Teachers, Schools, Parenting, Mental Muscle, Teaching, Back to School, School Buses, Dr. Carol Dweck, Books, Parks, Stanford University, Reading, Skills, Mindset, Research, Hong Kong, Psychology, Exams, Perseverance, Situations Matter, Dr. Sam Sommers, Parents News
Sam Sommers

When you start your own back-to-school shopping this month -- for your kids or for yourself -- don't forget the most important item on that list: the right mentality.

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PHOTOS: Ditch Your Car And Take These 5 LA Walks

| Katie Bain | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: LA Walks, Los Angeles Travel, Trails, LA Recreation, Walking in LA, Exercise, Parks, California Travel, La Around Town, Walking Paths Los Angeles, Recreation, Los Angeles News

The old adage, ("adage" meaning the 1983 Missing Persons song, "Walking in LA"), goes that "nobody walks in LA." Some are adamant about this fact. Oth...

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Uncovering Embedded Patterns of Place in the City

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Sustainability, Real Estate, Urbanism, Cities, Culture, Photography, Living News, Green Living, Parks, Green, Pedestrians, Bicycling, Walking, Seattle, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

2011-07-31-Screenshot20110731at5.20.36PM.jpg Amid the roads, sidewalks and places that you have visited before, there are often embedded patterns to uncover, read and reinterpret.

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Don't Know What You Got ('Till It's Gone)

Mike Sweeney | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Big Basin, Bill Clinton, Conservation, Santa Cruz, California Budget Crisis, National Parks, Parks, Cinderella, San Francisco News
Mike Sweeney

I don't tend to go around quoting glam metal power ballads, but Cinderella's 1988 hit single had it right. The video for the song was filmed at Mono Lake, which will close next summer due to budget cuts.

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Smartphone App Finds Your Friend At The Beach

AP | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Beaches App, Smartphone App Park, Rhode Island Beach, Rhode Island State Park, Parks App, Nature, Parks, Rhode Island App, Smartphone App, Smart Phone, Smartphone App Beach, Green News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Visitors to Rhode Island's state parks and beaches can now download information straight to their smartphones thanks to a new appl...

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PHOTOS: 'New Wilderness' Exposes The Construction Of Nature

Posted 08.11.2011

Read More: Photography, M + B Gallery, New Wilderness, Anthony Lepore, Wilderness, Los Angeles, Art Exhibitions, Art Gallery, Photography Exhibitions, Art, François Ghebaly Gallery, West Hollywood, Guggenheim Museum, Parks, Nature, Environment, Landscapes, Mbart, Arts News

Anthony Lepore's "New Wilderness" exhibition at M +B Gallery and Francois Ghebaly Gallery is an examination of the manufactured image of nature. Lepo...

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Summertime Living Is Easy

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Summer Travel, Summer 2011, South Los Angeles, Summer, Summer Vacation, Swimming, California Parks, Parks, Outdoors, Los Angeles News
Linnie Frank Bailey

Let's face it -- this is the summer of 'staycations.' However, as bad as things are, the dog days of summer don't have to be spent lamenting your dismal finances and wishing you were in St. Thomas.

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Make the Kids to Parks Day Pledge

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Mark Udall, Kids, Health, Parks, Nature, Outdoors, National Parks, Excercise, Colorado, Wildlife, Denver News
Sen. Mark Udall

Some of the best times I've spent in Colorado have been in the backcountry with my mom and siblings, and more recently, with my own kids. That is why I'm concerned to see today's kids spending more time browsing the Internet than exploring nature.

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Here's the Proof: Green Environments Are Essential for Human Health

Linda Buzzell | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Adhd, Mental Health, Surgery, Parks, Environment, Green, Parks and Recreation, Ecopsychology, Green Living, Ecotherapy, Home News
Linda Buzzell

For anyone who still doubts the amazing healing effects of nature connection, here's the proof: Rigorous new research by the University of Illinois r...

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Urban Spring Foraging: Harvesting Wild Greens in NYC Parks w/Leda Meredith, Part 1

Liza de Guia | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Food Videos, Dishes, Wild Greens Pesto, Skeeternyc, Fun, Vegan, Kitchen, Garden, Food Curated, Featured, Liza deGuia, Park Slope, How to Make Pesto, Recipes, Cooking, Wild Greens, Vegetables, Parks, Pesto, Food, Leda Meredith, Urban Foraging, Prospect Park, Foraging, Food News
Liza de Guia

Meet Leda Meredith, author of The Locavore's Handbook and one of New York City's most well-known urban foragers. We visited Prospect Park in Brooklyn ...

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Village Green: How Parks Can Help Distressed Neighborhoods

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Environment, Sustainability, Neighborhoods, Cities, Parks, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

   Long-disinvested communities frequently lack amenities, including walkable access to neighborhood parks.  Yet parks and neighborhood...

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WATCH: Nick Kroll & Matt Besser On 'Parks & Rec'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Parks and Recreation, Video, Matt Besser Nick Kroll Parks, Nick Kroll, Parks and Rec, Parks, Matt Besser, Comedy News

On this weeks' episode of "Parks & Recreation," Leslie, Ben and Tom go on a "media blitz" to promote the fast-approaching Harvest Festival in Pawnee. ...

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Nature in New York City

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Lily, Nyc, Rare, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Conservation, Wildflowers, Native Plants, Blue Heron Park, New York City, Orchids, Salt Marshes, Open Space, Planyc, Soft Rush, Nature, Parks, Biodiversity, Wetlands, Preservation, Development, Staten Island, Forests, Cities, Meadows, New York News
Marielle Anzelone

It isn't easy being green in the Big Apple. Over the past century, 75% of the city's woodlands, wetlands and meadows have been destroyed.

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New York City's Indoor Pop-up Park Is A Winter Escape

Leslie Koch | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Nyc, New York City Travel, Parks, Picnic, Indoors, Park, Slidepollajax, Soho, Pop-Up, Travel, Gallery, New-York-City-Travel, Nolita, New York News
Leslie Koch

Tired of the snow and slush covering New York City streets? You don't have to wait until spring to enjoy a day in the park.

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Park Service Releases 2,400 Pages Of Dog Walking Rules

rollcall.com | January 26, 2011 | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Pets, Rules, Parks, Red Tape, Dogs, Bureauacracy, Parks Service, Politics News

On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama promised to streamline government, reorganize agencies and eliminate unnecessary rules to get bureaucracy out...

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NYC Wants More Than Hot Dog Carts In City Parks

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NY Restaurants, Nyc Parks, New York City Parks, Hot Dogs, NY Around Town, Food Trucks, Parks, New York News

Enough with the hot dogs and stale pretzels, already. The New York City Parks department is looking to vamp up its food selections with a push for new...

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