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A Free Pop-Up Playground for Kids on the High Line

May 19, 2010
Author: 
Auzelle Epeneter
Categories: 
kids
On the High Line
pipeA play structure designed by kids using "Imagination Playground in a box." Photo by Talisman Photo.
 

If you have kids, you know creativity, active playing, and free thinking are all crucial elements for developing minds. Imagination Playground, built on this idea, will be on the High Line this Saturday. It's a great chance for kids to play in a whole new way!

Got a question about a plant? Ask a High Line Gardener.

May 18, 2010
Author: 
Auzelle Epeneter
Categories: 
Horticulture
pipe'Rhapsody in Blue' sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Rhapsody in Blue'). Photo by Yoon Kim.
 

Free Fitness & Movement Classes on the High Line

May 17, 2010
Author: 
Kate Lindquist
Categories: 
public programming
pipeEvery Tuesday: Free fitness and movement classes now offered on the High Line.
 

Toning up has never been this easy or fun!

Starting tomorrow morning, Friends of the High Line will be offering two FREE fitness and movement classes on the High Line.

High Line at the Rail Yards: Public Hearing Round-Up

May 12, 2010
Author: 
Kate Lindquist
Categories: 
Advocacy
Department of City Planning
ULURP
MTA
Rail Yards
EnlargeView from the High Line
at the West Side Rail Yards.

We are one step closer toward saving the High Line at the West Side Rail Yards.

San Francisco's Own "Death Avenue"

May 12, 2010
Author: 
Auzelle Epeneter
Categories: 
History
EnlargeMarket Street, San Francisco.

Save the High Line at the Rail Yards: Upcoming Public Hearing

May 10, 2010
Author: 
Kate Lindquist
Categories: 
Advocacy
Department of City Planning
ULURP
MTA
Rail Yards

From the beginning, it has always been our vision to preserve the entire High Line, from Gansevoort Street all the way to 34th Street, through the West Side Rail Yards.

High Line Art: Richard Galpin's Viewing Station

May 07, 2010
Author: 
Kate Lindquist
Categories: 
Art
Events
On the High Line
EnlargeA rendering by the artist.

May Blooms: Sage, Stonecrop, Shooting Star, and More!

May 07, 2010
Author: 
Auzelle Epeneter
Categories: 
Horticulture
On the High Line
pipe'Mount Everest' onion (Allium 'Mount Everest') in bloom in near the 10th Avenue Square. Photo by Joan Garvin.
 

May promises to be an excellent month to view blooms on the High Line. With all the mild, sunny weather, expect to see a variety of different blooms taking off every week.

Public Art Arrives at the Maintenance & Operations Facility

May 07, 2010
Author: 
Julia Boyer
pipeWhitney Museum of America Art's Whitney on Site: New Commissions Downtown. Now on view: Guyton\Walker.
 

Recent visitors to the High Line may notice an explosion of public art in and around our Maintenance and Operations Facilities at Gansevoort and Washington Streets. Bright, bold decals cover the parking lot. Splashy graphics wrap the perimeter fence. Even the roofs of our trailers are covered with color.

Michael Angelo's The Lipstick Portraits

May 05, 2010
Author: 
Auzelle Epeneter
Categories: 
Art
EnlargeAmanda Lepore.

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