For the past two years, every Monday, Marenda Rose has taken her three children to a different park in the Raleigh area, giving them a chance to play and explore new spaces. This Saturday, as her ...

Dorothea Dix Park, already one of Raleigh’s most popular parks, may be even busier this summer with the opening of a long-awaited new addition. As his daughter Lily, 3, watches, Michael Brenneis ...

A mega swing set that stretches 91 feet long. Four multi-story climbing towers. A waterfall and splash pad. The long-awaited Gipson Play Plaza is set to open in June after nearly three years of ...

Overnight, unarmed security is coming to Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park in Raleigh following a city council vote on Tuesday. The play plaza is considered to be the Southeast's largest adventure ...

Nearly half a million people have visited Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park in the two months since it opened in June. The Raleigh City Council approved nearly $300,000 for overnight, unarmed private ...

The new Gipson Play Plaza, a play area for children and families that recently opened near the entrance to Dix Park in Raleigh, does so much good for local families. Its driving feature is access for ...

A one-of-a-kind attraction, under development for 10 years, will officially open to the public in Raleigh next month. The Gipson Play Plaza at Dix Park hosted a private event on Saturday, welcoming ...

Gipson Play Plaza in Dix Park was designed and built over a period of several years, with the help of hundreds of collaborators and members of the public who gave their input. The result is a 20-acre ...

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Raleigh's Dix Park enters a new era with the opening of a children's playground. © 2025 American City Business Journals. All rights reserved. Use of and/or ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The new Gipson Play Plaza, a play area for children and families that recently opened ...