Awesome Spot playground at Beyer Park in Modesto, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Rachel Loredo has spearheaded the effort to bring to Modesto what’s called an inclusive playground, on which children with ...

Tommy Loredo reads to his mother, Rachel Loredo, and sister Annalise at the Salida library March 3, 2016. Tommy was born with arthrogryposis, or contractures that limit his joint movement, and uses a ...

The Awesome Spot Playground, needs to raise about $5 million before it can open. The playground is being built with inclusive features for disabled children and others.

Even though work has started on a new inclusive playground at Beyer Community Park, the project remains in need of significant funding. Between $1.5 million and $2 million dollars in donations still ...

The community last week got its first look at the rough plan for The Awesome Spot inclusive playground planned for Beyer Community Park. The audience at a downtown meeting also was introduced to its ...

With obesity on the rise, public playgrounds and parks can provide an opportunity for children to develop healthy habits, like keeping active and getting outdoors. Children that establish healthy ...

This quirky water playground was built in 2012 in Tychy, Poland. Architect, RS+, designed the play area around the flora that already existed in the park. These trees also provide shade during the ...