Finally in 1999 as part of the village’s 50th anniversary celebration, the Central Park site was selected as a Watershed Demonstration site by the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association.

As regular readers of this column know (hi, mom, hi dad!), I like to rib Public Theater chief Oskar Eustis about his infatuation with Broadway. The Public is one of the most influential nonprofit t… ...

Forest bathing in the park felt all the more useful for teaching me to find tranquility without relying on the perfect environment. Forest bathing isn’t just hiking, but it also isn’t hard to ...

Become a paid member to listen to this article. Forest Park, established since 1911 and designed by the well-known landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted (who also designed Central Park and ...