Posts Tagged ‘Parks & Rec’
Parks Get Professional: Meet Lee Tillery
When it comes to the professionalism we’re highlighting this week, it’s easy to think of “professionals” as folks who sit behind desks all day, crunching numbers, and filling out spreadsheets. High Point has quite a few of those number-crunching professionals (who we’re very thankful for!), but Lee Tillery’s professional life looks a little bit different. “The common theme in Parks and Recreation is that no…
Read More16-Love: HP Tennis Director Reflects on Career
If you head over to Oak Hollow Tennis Center, you’ll see just how much our city values tennis. With hard courts, clay courts, and even indoor courts, there’s no shortage of places to practices your backstroke. And for Tennis Director, Junius Chatman, it didn’t take long for him to realize how much High Point values him. As the Tennis Director and resident Tennis Pro…
Read MoreA Guide to HP Parks: National Parks & Rec Month
Did you know that July is National Parks & Rec Month? In High Point, with all our great parks, programs, camps, and activities, we feel like every month is Parks & Rec month! But this week, we are highlighting several of the places and programs you can enjoy as a citizen of our great city. From pickleball…
Read More#Blessed by Blessing Park
What has us excited for the summer in High Point? Two words – downtown revitalization! The construction taking place downtown, as part of the catalyst project, is transforming High Point’s downtown to be a place where everyone will love to be. From Truist Point to Congdon Yards, to the new food hall, to the upcoming…
Read MorePar for the Course: Happy National Golf Month
“Success in this game depends less on strength of body than strength of mind and character.” – Arnold Palmer If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s how important it is to strengthen our minds, our heart, and our character, despite difficult circumstances. But in the meantime, we have also learned that exercising our bodies…
Read MoreTake a Field Trip to Piedmont Environmental Center
If you remember the thrill of going on an outdoor field trip, when you and your classmates loaded onto activity buses with bagged lunches and newfound energy, you know the fun you seemed to have at every turn. Sometimes the trip would be a decent ride away, but you might be surprised to find that…
Read MoreHigh Point’s Best Playgrounds & Parks
With new technologies and activities constantly grabbing your kids’ attention, you may ask yourself “is going to a playground still as fun as it used to be?” Of course, it is! Playgrounds offer…
Read MoreTake a Hike (in High Point of course)!
As the warm North Carolina spring days slowly bring an end to the chilly winter months, you may find yourself ready to leave the comfort of your warm fuzzy blanket for an outdoor adventure! One of the best ways to…
Read MoreBest City Parks in High Point
We’re feeling it in the air… That springtime itch that says the days are only going to get warmer and longer from here! After a long season of being cooped up inside, we’re so ready to…
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