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The 200 block of Turk Street will be home to the Tenderloin’s newest park after a community-led initiative identified the space as a key location to provide additional outdoor play and exercise areas for residents.
With the city's highest number of children per capita — but limited outdoor space — the Tenderloin is dependent on play spaces like the Mini-Park.
Starting this week, Bay Area mural team Ink Dwell is installing a new massive monarch mural in the Tenderloin to help raise awareness of rapidly declining butterfly populations.
A major playground renovation, starting tomorrow, is intended to be the opening act in a full-scale transformation of Civic Center.
The Castro CBD and Larkin Street Youth Services teamed up to hire at-risk youth to clean Jane Warner Plaza, but the program failed after two months.
Turk-Hyde Mini Park and Sgt. John Macaulay Playground are both getting makeovers, and now's the time for neighbors to weigh in.
A local nonprofit's drive to make the city a sustainable lemon producer is bearing fruit in the Tenderloin, where 50 new trees will be planted for the public to enjoy.
Rec & Park is kicking off the community engagement phase for eagerly-awaited upgrades at Sgt. Macaulay Park and Turk-Hyde Mini Park.
Since 2010, the corner of Larkin and McAllister streets has been a source of fresh produce and pride for the diverse community.
One of six "Tier 1 Failing Playgrounds", the park will see new life next year.
Last year's $9.3 million renovation transformed the park with a new open layout, basketball court and clubhouse.
As more construction begins, local groups are developing a plan for Cedar, Alice B. Toklas, Olive, Austin, Fern and Hemlock alleys.
The Tenderloin group's next mission: adding updated lighting and seating to the park to make it safer.
