In the end, designing a park that can stay cool and allow kids to play even on the hottest days is a good long-term plan.

New Mexico is one of the sunniest states in America. Making sure you have access to shade when the sun is out is important.

THAN JUST A SWING AND A SLIDE. TO. IT. DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE GOING DOWN A METAL SLIDE OR PLAYING ON A BIG PLASTIC PLAYGROUND. ONCE IT GETS HOT, IT’S NOT AS ENJOYABLE. THE AVERAGE HIGH IN JULY IS ...

ShadeFX custom builds structures and retractable shades since no two spaces are the same size and style preferences vary. The ready-to-install systems are often created through collaborations between ...

Dayton and Montgomery County’s Chronic Disease Prevention program, Public Health, has been granted over $15k to enhance ...

The Tucson sun is relentless. Despite our cloudless skies and abundant sunny days, many of us are reluctant to spend time outside in our yards and gardens due to the heat and brightness. Some shade is ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A city ordinance passed in 2022 focusing on park shade structures in Austin has spent $760,000 on shade installations and other projects, according to a city memo. In that city of ...

graduated from TAMUCC in 2019 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, with an emphasis on Media Production. Myra and the KRIS 6 Digital Team recently won an Edward Murrow Award in May 2024. CORPUS ...

Lawrence Public Schools district offices pictured in April 2021. Five years after the shade structures at Free State High School’s soccer field were removed, the Lawrence school board has set aside ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In yesterday's City Council meeting, the use of Community Enrichment Funds was approved to install shade structures over 14 selected playgrounds in parks across Corpus Christi.

Ashley is your community reporter covering news and sports in northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. Two shade structures are ...

The Kaw Pavilion, a shade structure in Lawrence's Burroughs Creek Trail and Linear Park, is pictured on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. A shade structure recently constructed in a Lawrence park is now an ...