Known as the Cincinnati Cobra, Ezzard Charles was a professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion from 1949 – 1951. A long time Cincinnatian, he was… Read More »Ezzard Charles Statue Goes to Bronze Casting
The John G. & Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park is a now famous 23-acre park along the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati… Read More »Smale Expansion Phase 1 Coming This Spring
If you have visited Eden Park this winter you may have noticed gates and construction in the lower reservoir. We are pleased to say that… Read More »Tom Jones Commons Will Open This Spring
Cincinnati Parks Foundation is delighted to announce that the Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation KNOCKED OUT the fundraising dollars needed to complete… Read More »Ezzard Charles Fundraising KNOCKED OUT
Duke Energy has long been a supporter of Cincinnati’s neighborhood parks. Over the Cincinnati Parks Foundation’s history, their organization has contributed nearly $1M to support… Read More »Duke Energy Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant
Dynegy has donated 50 trees as part of ongoing reforestation efforts at Mt. Airy Forest’s historic Arboretum. This latest gift from Dynegy comes on the… Read More »Dynegy Donates 50 Trees to Reforest Mt. Airy Arboretum
MadTree Brewing and the Cincinnati Parks Foundation planted 107 trees in Laurel Park in Cincinnati’s West End.
In celebration of Cincinnati’s Ezzard Charles Day on October 6th, Cincinnati Parks Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Spieser and Cincinnati Parks Director Kara Kish visited sculptor… Read More »Parks Director Visits Ezzard Charles Statue
As part of our Neighborhood Parks Campaign, in 2019 Cincinnati Parks Foundation received a $150,000 grant from the PNC Foundation for Cincinnati Parks to replace a… Read More »New Inwood Park Playground Will Be an Inclusive Wonderland
Cincinnati Parks Foundation is currently fundraising to build a statue of boxer and West End hero Ezzard Charles. The bronze statue will stand prominently within… Read More »The Ezzard Charles Statue is Igniting the Community
