In Grove Hall, new park is ‘a dream come true’

For decades, the vacant lot sat strewn with broken glass and abandoned shopping carts. It was the perfect spot for a park, nestled between brick tenements in a crammed Grove Hall neighborhood. So the elders gradually took it over, assembling discarded, mismatched tables and chairs for daily card games. (Full article: 769 words)

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