A free arts, music, and recreation festival that provides engagement for children of all abilities will take place on Saturday, May 4 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Music Concourse Bandshell in Golden Gate Park.
Letter to the Editor – Marijuana Use Should Not Be Encouraged
I’m so dismayed to see that the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is now organizing the marijuana festival for this Saturday 4/20 “to celebrate all things cannabis” (to quote your on-line announcement of the event).
SF Rec. and Park Breaks Ground on $27M Tennis Center Renovation
Tennis enthusiasts of all ages gathered today with City officials, the Tennis Coalition of San Francisco and the San Francisco Parks Alliance to celebrate a new era for public tennis in San Francisco with the groundbreaking of the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center renovation.
Maxine McCormick’s Fly Casting Demonstration Photos
On Sunday, April 14, 2019, 15-year-old world champion Maxine McCormick demonstrated her technique to local children and adults at Golden Gate Park’s Anglers’ Lodge and Casting Pools.
World Casting Champion Demonstrates Her Fly Fishing Skills in Golden Gate Park
Maxine McCormick, now 15, started learning to cast and fly fish when she was 9 years old. At age 12, she became the youngest adult division gold medalist and world champion in the sports history.
Tiny Trove of Treasures
The Garden Bookstore, located just inside the main gate in the Botanical Garden in Golden Park, offers residents and visitors a wide range of books, gifts and plants to help visitors explore the world of gardening and horticulture.
Groundbreaking for GG Park’s Tennis Center on April 17
The groundbreaking for the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center renovation will take place Wednesday, April 17. The facility will undergo a $27 million renovation, which will make the 125-year-old site one of the best public tennis facilities in the nation.
Historical Photo – Monarch the Grizzly
Monarch the Grizzly lived in a Golden Gate Park bear pit which was situated on the knoll between today’s California Academy of Sciences and the AIDS Memorial Grove.
Letter to the Editor – Botanical Garden Changes are Making it Worse
Editor: A gem of the Inner Sunset is gone, never to be seen again. The demonstration gardens, a lovely and secluded area, could once be entered to the right ftom the main […]
Great Blue Herons Return to Stow Lake
For the 26th year, great blue herons have returned to Stow Lake. They currently occupy six nests.
Construction Underway at Botanical Garden in GGPark
Behind the Garden Bookstore in Golden Gate Park’s Botanical Garden, crews creating a new Exhibition Garden due to open in the summer of 2019.
Letter to the Editor – S.F. Pickleball to Lose Court Access
Editor: Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in America. Played on half a tennis court with a lightweight solid paddle, it is fast moving yet easy to learn, with several […]
Trailblazer’s New Path
San Francisco Recreation and Park Department unveiled its new main trail through the Oak Woodlands in Golden Gate Park on Feb 22. The scenic path was dedicated to Phil Arnold, a longtime advocate for local parks, open space and recreational trail opportunities.
New Trail In Golden Gate Park Dedicated to Phil Arnold
San Francisco Recreation and Park Department unveiled its new main trail through the Oak Woodlands in Golden Gate Park on Feb 22, 2019. The scenic path was dedicated to Phil Arnold, a longtime advocate for local parks, open space and recreational trail opportunities.
Observing the Ruins
This photograph, circa 1907, shows Sweeney’s observatory on the top of Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park after it was destroyed by the massive earthquake that hit the City in April, 1906. The observatory was constructed as a part of the 1894 Mid-winter Exposition that was held in the park. Strawberry Hill, located in the middle of Stow Lake, is the tallest point in the park.
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