[DetroitSky]

Some park news:

Clark Park unveils fresh look: What's new in southwest Detroit

On Thursday, the southwest Detroit community gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the recently renovated Clark Park, located just minutes from nearby Mexicantown. The $3.3 million renovation marks one of many recent park improvement initiatives within Detroit. Here's what you can look forward to the next time you visit one of Detroit's oldest green spaces.

Clark Park's newest features

Clark Park's 2023 refresh includes the addition of plenty of new amenities, including ADA-compliant landscapes which make it one of the most inclusive public parks in Detroit. Updated park elements include:

ADA-friendly playgrounds and splash pad
Revived park benches and tables
New picnic shelter and gathering areas
Replacement trash and recycling bins
Freshly planted trees throughout the park
Rejuvenated Vernor streetscape, which includes a brand-new sidewalk along the entirety of the park's edge, flower beds, small plazas and entry arches into Clark Park
New sporting amenities including three new tennis courts, a futsal court, junior basketball court, areas for bag toss and ping pong and assorted outdoor sporting equipment

Detroit, NAACP unveil MLK statue on 60th anniversary of "I Have a Dream" speech in Detroit

(CBS DETROIT) - Sixty years ago Friday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech for the first time in downtown Detroit.

Now, the city is honoring the civil rights icon with a statue in Hart Plaza.

The Walk to Freedom march took place on June 23, 1963, in Detroit, as more than 125,000 people walked down Woodward Avenue.