Project Update

Community Cuts Ribbon on Kyle Plush Pavilion

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / June 7, 2021 / Comments Off on Community Cuts Ribbon on Kyle Plush Pavilion

Thanks to a grant from the State of Ohio, $25,000 in support from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, and donations from the Mt. Washington community, a new pavilion opened in Stanbery…

CPF Gives $25,000 for CROWN Cincinnati Trail

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / June 4, 2021 / Comments Off on CPF Gives $25,000 for CROWN Cincinnati Trail

Cincinnati Parks Foundation is proud to announce its gift of $25,000 to the CROWN Cincinnati Trail, for trail enhancements in Ault Park! The CROWN, is a vision for a 100+…

Ezzard Charles Statue Goes to Bronze Casting

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / March 12, 2021 / Comments Off on Ezzard Charles Statue Goes to Bronze Casting

Known as the Cincinnati Cobra, Ezzard Charles was a professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion from 1949 – 1951. A long time Cincinnatian, he was also an entrepreneur, a musician,…

SMALE EXPANSION PHASE 1 COMING THIS SPRING

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / February 22, 2021 / Comments Off on SMALE EXPANSION PHASE 1 COMING THIS SPRING

The John G. & Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park is a now famous 23-acre park along the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati that serves over 5 MILLION…

TOM JONES COMMONS WILL OPEN THIS SPRING

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / January 15, 2021 / Comments Off on TOM JONES COMMONS WILL OPEN THIS SPRING

If you have visited Eden Park this winter you may have noticed gates and construction in the lower reservoir. We are pleased to say that this construction is for the Tom Jones…

EZZARD CHARLES FUNDRAISING KNOCKED OUT

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / January 6, 2021 / Comments Off on EZZARD CHARLES FUNDRAISING KNOCKED OUT

Cincinnati Parks Foundation is delighted to announce that the Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation KNOCKED OUT the fundraising dollars needed to complete the Ezzard Charles statue at Laurel…

PARKS DIRECTOR VISITS EZZARD CHARLES STATUE

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / October 8, 2020 / Comments Off on PARKS DIRECTOR VISITS EZZARD CHARLES STATUE

In celebration of Cincinnati’s Ezzard Charles Day on October 6th, Cincinnati Parks Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Spieser and Cincinnati Parks Director Kara Kish visited sculptor John Hebenstreit for a look…

THE EZZARD CHARLES STATUE IS IGNITING THE COMMUNITY

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / September 3, 2020 / Comments Off on THE EZZARD CHARLES STATUE IS IGNITING THE COMMUNITY

Cincinnati Parks Foundation is currently fundraising to build a statue of boxer and West End hero Ezzard Charles. The bronze statue will stand prominently within a newly constructed plaza in…

REVITALIZATION FOR HYDE PARK SQUARE’S ISLAND PARK

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / August 7, 2020 / Comments Off on REVITALIZATION FOR HYDE PARK SQUARE’S ISLAND PARK

Hyde Park Square features a lovely island park, filled with benches and greenspace. It is a popular place where the community congregates and enjoys the outdoors. This spring, the Cincinnati…

EXCITING IMPROVEMENTS IN BURNET WOODS

By Cincinnati Parks Foundation / June 10, 2020 / Comments Off on EXCITING IMPROVEMENTS IN BURNET WOODS

Through the generosity of our donors (known as the Stewards of Burnet Woods) we have raised over $100,000 for several capital improvements within Burnet Woods. This community-led fundraising campaign, which…