According to news reports, The Ellinikon Park in Elliniko, Greece, will transform a former airport into a 200-hectare urban green space featuring more than 30,000 trees and three million shrubs. Scheduled to open to the public in early 2027 with full infrastructure additions extending through 2030, the project integrates advanced microclimate design, smart water management, … Read more
The City of Bolivar has secured a $3.5 million Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant to build a new public indoor swimming pool at the Bolivar Parks & Recreation Center, according to an announcement by Mayor Julian McTizic. The funding, awarded through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Office of Outdoor Recreation, will finance … Read more
According to Diana Paez, Consul General of Colombia in Rio de Janeiro, three members of a family group traveling to celebrate a girl’s 15th birthday died in a helicopter crash in Brazil. The aircraft went down near Vista Chinesa, a high-altitude vantage point and replica of a Chinese pagoda in the heart of a Rio … Read more
Vandals driving four-wheelers caused extensive damage to the Sun Valley Golf Course and Sun Valley Park over the weekend, leaving local taxpayers to foot the repair bill, according to Louisville Metro Councilwoman Crystal Bast. The incident destroyed fairways and included racist vandalism in the park’s parking lot. Fairways Damaged at Sun Valley Golf Course According … Read more
According to Storyful and park documentation, a viral video captured a child running toward a grazing bison at Yellowstone National Park on July 28, prompting the animal to briefly chase the visitor. The July 28 Incident and Visitor Reactions The encounter occurred while a group of adults and children walked along a park boardwalk. According … Read more
Rwanda’s gorilla trekking industry in Volcanoes National Park has successfully scaled its conservation-led tourism model, helping the Virunga Massif population grow from approximately 300 individuals in the mid-1990s to more than 1,000 today. Visitors now participate in highly regulated, high-value treks to visit habituated families, with permits currently priced at US$1500 per person to support … Read more
The San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District will conduct truck-mounted mosquito control treatments in Monterey Park this Wednesday and Thursday from midnight to 5 a.m. The application is designed to reduce adult mosquito populations and lower the risk of disease transmission in the area bounded by West Floral Drive, the Pomona (60) Freeway, … Read more
Lotto NZ was forced to cancel its live televised draw yesterday evening following a power failure at the broadcast studio. According to Lotto NZ head of corporate communications Will Hine, the disruption was caused by a “technical issue at TVNZ.” The draw proceeded off-air using a Random Number Generator monitored by the Audit Office, a … Read more
The Great Pivot: Why Tech Giants are Trading Bricks for Leases For years, the narrative surrounding hyperscale data centers was one of massive, proprietary campuses. The dream was for giants like Microsoft and Amazon to land in a territory, buy thousands of hectares and build monolithic monuments to the cloud. But a quiet shift is … Read more
Beyond the 10,000 Step Myth: The New Science of Movement For years, we’ve been told that 10,000 steps is the magic number for health. It’s hard-coded into our smartwatches and touted as the gold standard of fitness. But here is the truth: that number didn’t come from a medical lab—it came from a Japanese marketing … Read more