which includes seven parks, among them, Franklin Park, Olmsted Park, and Back Bay Fens, through advocacy and maintenance and restoration, according to the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s website.

By adding parks and plazas, this “emerald necklace” held the potential to reverse the consequences of decades of poor urban planning. He urged Atlanta to “seize this once-in-a-lifetime gift ...

No matter where you hop on (the Emerald Necklace is 69 miles, starting in Rocky River, dropping down to Brecksville, and swinging back up to Chagrin Falls), you'll instantly forget that you're ...