Category Archives: PRB Top Stories

Happiness Is an Elusive Desire

Posted on May 3, 2013

“In your life expect some trouble When you worry you make it double Don’t worry be happy… Ain’t got no place to lay your head Somebody came and took your bed Don’t worry, be happy.” –Bobby McFerrin song – “DON’T WORRY … Continue reading →

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The Art Of Exercise

Posted on May 2, 2013
Adults can have fun and get fit! Photo courtesy of GameTime

While most parks are designed to meet the needs of young children, the developers of Chattanooga’s Main Terrain collaborated with fitness enthusiasts to create a space that would inspire adults to engage in fun physical activity. The first-of-its-kind, urban-art fitness … Continue reading →

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“A Park Runs Through It”

Posted on May 1, 2013

Our workload has increased a bit here at PRB lately, so to clear my head, I grabbed my lunch and headed uptown to Reagan Park for a short lunchtime stroll through the greening landscape that is spring here in Ohio. … Continue reading →

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Pondering The Big Questions

Posted on April 26, 2013

It was almost 4 o’clock on a summer afternoon in 1971. I was 11 years old and my buddies were over at my house playing kickball in the back yard. I heard the cranking noise that the window off the … Continue reading →

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Increase Playground Fire Safety

Posted on April 17, 2013
This SYNLawn artificial turf is designed to be fire resistant.

SYNLawn, SYNBermuda 200, and SYNRye 250 have received Class One fire ratings (ASTM E 648), offering increased safety when artificial grass is installed on playgrounds or other fire-sensitive applications. SYNBermuda 200 and SYNRye 250 are now the only infill-free artificial … Continue reading →

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