Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. More than ...

Fairmount Park fifth graders need West Seattle’s support to get to IslandWood in January State cuts put IslandWood trip at ...

Nearly a dozen bikers and a rallying Elmo called attention to rider safety and held radar guns next to Belmont Avenue near States Drive during a picnic on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. The picnic paid ...

Fairmount Park is the largest landscaped urban park in the world – it’s bigger than Central Park in New York City – with more than 2,000 scenic acres affording opportunities for hiking, off-road ...

With local parks seeing high usage in recent months — thanks, surely, to COVID-19 shutting down most other forms of entertainment and leisure — Fairmount Park Conservancy is planning virtual scavenger ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A machete-wielding man arrested for a series of knife attacks last month is now charged with rape and murder in a 20-year-old cold case in Fairmount Park. Elias Diaz, 46, was ...

Move into cactus pose next to some live tropical plants at a popular fitness series that's returning to Fairmount Park. Greenhouse yoga kicks off another year at the park's Horticulture Center on ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The man charged last week with rape and murder in a 20-year-old cold case in Fairmount Park is now facing charges in three other sexual assaults. Elias Diaz, 46, was arrested on ...

Tom Dougherty is a digital content producer for CBS Philadelphia. Before joining CBS Philadelphia, Tom covered sports for NBC Sports Philadelphia. He currently covers breaking news and sports.

Fairmount Park opens for 2020, and we take a look back at scenes from the past at this historic spot of horse racing in St. Louis. A finish in front of a typical weekday crowd. Grey Symbol win, Aggie ...

Fairmount Park in Collinsville has scheduled 60 racing days in 2020 — up from 40 this year. But that schedule will require Fairmount to spend more money upfront to help pay race purses for the extra ...