Parks & Recreation had many memorable celebrity cameos, but its best one was not only surprising but brief, having only 4 minutes of screen time.

Syracuse, N.Y. — A little more than a year after hiring a parks and recreation commissioner, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh is bringing in a new leader for the department. Walsh announced Tuesday that ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Ted Hayden, Department of Parks and Recreation deputy director, join this episode of Spotlight Now.

At a hearing held on August 9, Mayor Mike Lockhart officially terminated Parks and Recreation Director Rusty Wheeles’ employment.

A small group of activists blocked traffic in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square area Thursday to demand more funding for the Department of Parks and Recreation. They say city rec centers need more ...

Mayor Bruce Harrell nominated a new leader of Seattle’s Parks and Recreation Department on Thursday.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced who will be taking over on an interim basis in the city’s public works and parks and recreation departments after two leaders resigned last week.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh called the situation "insanity," pointing to several measures in his proposed $310 million city budget that can help address the issue.

A theory is going viral among “Severance” fans that Adam Scott’s “Parks and Recreation” character, Ben Wyatt, “predicted” the current hit sci-fi drama that Scott now stars in years ...

(Image credit: NBC) Ben Schwartz Arguably, Jean-Ralphio Saperstein is one of the best recurring guest stars in Parks and Rec history.

Jim Kenney went all in on a $400 million plan to fix neighborhood parks, rec centers and libraries. Now entering his last year in office, what is there to show for it?

The new Parks and Recreation Director Ben Heistein came to Pensacola from Dallas, Texas, where he oversaw a $38 million parks department budget.