And another installment in what's become a series on rubber mat surfacing in area playgrounds. This time it's Chapel Hill. And when I say rubber mat surfacing, I'm talking about those springy, rubber ...

We have now learned that the municipal government in Washington, D.C., has closed three children’s playgrounds with “poured-in-place” rubber surfacing after high levels of lead were found.

Rubber playground surface material may protect kids from some injuries but be harboring a different source of harm, a study in Boston suggests. Researchers tested lead levels in the soil, sand, mulch ...

Montgomery Parks announced in a news release: "Repairs are currently in progress and all four playgrounds will reopen in late July. All rubber surfaces are being removed from Countryside and Fairland ...

WAPAKONETA —First on the Moon, Inc. announced Thursday that it has received materials for the rubber surface of the All-Abilities Rocket Ship playground equipment for Harmon Park. Wapakoneta-based ...

Jeanette Morrison admired a new poured-in-place rubber play surface at Scantlebury Park — and said some benches, a gate, and swing set chains should come next. The Dixwell alder made that suggestion ...

Carroll County commissioners on Thursday approved almost $50,000 in county funds to repair and replace equipment at Piney Run Park in Sykesville. Aubrey Roach, 19 months, plays on the slide at the ...

PLEASANT VALLEY, Iowa (KWQC) - The Pleasant Valley Community School District is moving forward with plans for rubber surfacing at three of the district’s elementary school playgrounds, along with ...

Westminster residents can expect a new “tot lot,” or playground for youngsters, at Deer Park in Westminster this fall. Carroll County Board of Commissioners last week approved a nearly $150,000 ...

I got a question on Twitter about a week ago from a mom looking for something other than mulch or sand surfacing at Raleigh parks. We're talking the rubberized surfacing that I pointed out in my ...