Our Picnic is back! May 13th, 6-10PM Join us this spring to celebrate and support Parks & People. Mix and mingle throughout the evening and enjoy a variety of food truck cuisines, open bars, live music and dancing after dark — all outdoors. Purchase Now Can't attend? Donate instead! Purchase Now [...]
Happy Black History Month! Today, let's honor and remember legendary Arctic explorer Matthew Alexander Henson--the first man on the North Pole. Our first post demo park project "Miracle on McKean" is in the Matthew Henson Community, located in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore. The community is named after the first man to reach [...]
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Happy Black History Month from Parks & People!!To start this momentous month, we thought we'd talk a little more about Upton, Baltimore. Upton neighborhood is located in West Baltimore and historically has been one of the economic, political and cultural centers of Baltimore's Black community. Upton is known for well-preserved architectural detail and for raising some [...]
Upton Gateway Parks Groundbreaking! Parks & People broke ground for Historic Upton's series of parks! All of our projects are special, however the revitalization of vacant homes and land in West Baltimore's Historic Upton is an inspiration. This project showcases the power in community driven projects. Decades in the making, Upton's revitalization is a [...]
New Park: Faith Lane Park Coming Spring 2022 Yesterday, we broke ground and laid fresh sod for Faith Lane Park! Faith Lane Park is in the Gay Street Neighborhood of East Baltimore. Now, what were vacant homes next to an old city water park is now the main entrance to the future park. Community [...]
Phase I of improvements for Hamilton Elementary/Middle School Yard have begun! Parks & People has worked on planned improvements for Hamilton EMS and the adjacent communities since 2020. This began with deep hybrid community engagement throughout the height of the pandemic, leading to the design of a master plan to help guide the phasing [...]
