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Today we’re talking about a new accessible park, a historic golf course going back to its roots, and fighting hunger and library fines. 

1️⃣ Kansas City just made a major step forward for accessibility: Roy Blunt Luminary Park secured $5.1 million in funding to create an inclusive playground designed for kids of all abilities. The project is all about making sure every child—and family—can play, connect, and belong. It’s a beautiful example of KC investing in spaces that bring the whole community together.

2️⃣ Swope Memorial Golf Course will reopen this summer after a massive 15-month renovation to restore features designed by World Golf Hall of Fame architect A. W. Tillinghast. Many of these features were removed in the early 1990s with an attempt to modernize the course, but the work being done now will make Swope the only public Tillinghast-designed golf course that retains all of its original holes and routing in the United States. 

3️⃣ If you owe the Mid-Continent Library some money, you now have a chance to get those fees reduced by giving back! The Kansas City-area library system is launching its Food for Fines initiative, which collects food items for local charities and food pantries and gives donors a chance to pay off their overdue fines with the library. Each food item will deduct $1.50 off existing overdue fines or replacement card charges, up to $30.