This week the city announced $5 million will go towards Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the near northside.

For the past 15 years, Citizens Energy Group has picked a parks project for the Sharing a Dream event. The service days honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Lilly Endowment is giving Indy Parks and other local parks foundations — including Garfield, Holliday and Eagle Creek — money for projects that range from new splash pads to competition-quality sports fields.

A far westside family center is getting a new look. Improvements have begun on the Krannert Park Family Center as part of Mayor Joe Hogsett’s $45 million Circle City Forward Initiative.

The long-awaited groundbreaking for the new Frederick Douglass Park family center was held this week in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood.

More than $2 million is being invested in a park that honors a late Indianapolis leader.

Frederick Douglass Park is undergoing improvements as many in the community work to preserve history and make sure those who led the charge for park revitalization are not shut out.

As the school year comes to a close for many students, the onset of summer means opportunities to stay cool and have fun with friends.

Indy Parks and city officials celebrated youth employment opportunities Monday morning as part of a Hire Indy Youth Campaign.

Indy Parks is offering a $200 "Early Bird" sign-on bonus to new and returning seasonal employees after 100 hours are worked. It will also offer a $200 bonus to part-time seasonal and part-time year-round staffers who refer a new hire.