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.

The Pier 42 playground for younger children at noon is completely exposed to the sun. Photo: Sukjong Hong The Pier 42 playground for younger children at noon is completely exposed to the sun. Photo: ...

A string of city parks will have new equipment for kids to play on, with two major parks also receiving shade structures so visitors can escape the hot summer sun. A $912,000 package of improvements ...

As the Las Vegas Valley enters the height of the summer heat, a valley resident is appealing to local government bodies to protect local children from the sun’s rays by placing shade structures over ...

When the city’s most popular playground finally reopens in about three weeks, children will see new, state-of-the art equipment. And in time, high-tech sun shades. The city recently agreed to spend ...

Students and staff at Morin School south of Billings celebrated with representatives from RiverStone Health Public Health Services on Tuesday afternoon under a new sun shade at the school. The ...

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.

In a child’s imagination, a climbing frame can become a pirate ship or a princess’s castle. But during this summer’s heat waves, the Sahara desert and the surface of Venus might be the playground ...