Prototype. A working redesign concept for Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (PenMet Parks), built by Stoa for RFP No. EO-2026-001. Not the District's official website.PenMet Parks website concept for RFP EO-2026-001.
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News & events

A cleaner home for news, events, and alerts

Announcements, events, meeting notices, vendor calls, newsletters, and social channels belong in one place.

Public update center

One place for what is happening now

Residents should not have to guess whether an update lives under programs, venues, social media, Board records, or the homepage. This page shows how news, events, alerts, and notices can share one clear publishing flow.

Events
Special events, teen activities, venue events, and program-related happenings.
Announcements
News posts, vendor opportunities, project notices, closures, and homepage alerts.
Governance
Board meeting notices and public-information updates remain connected to records.
Official special events News & announcements

Live source paths

CMS-ready update types

Easy for residents, organized for staff

In production, each item can have a type, publish date, expiration date, related park or program, alert priority, translation status, and official handoff link.

Special events

Seasonal events and community programs with dates, locations, and registration handoffs.

View events

Announcements

News posts and homepage updates collected as a searchable archive.

View announcements

Teen events

Teen activities and programs remain discoverable outside the general program catalog.

Teen programs

Venue events

Community venues and meetings stay connected to rentals and facility information.

Community venues

Vendor opportunities

Calls for event vendors can be published, expired, and archived without becoming buried.

Vendor notice

Newsletter

Newsletter signup and social updates stay visible as part of the communications system.

Sign up
1

Publish

Staff publish news, events, notices, alerts, and vendor calls from structured CMS fields.

2

Relate

Items connect to parks, programs, rentals, Board records, or projects so residents see context.

3

Expire

Time-sensitive alerts and old opportunities leave the homepage automatically but remain archived.

4

Measure

Analytics show which updates are driving registration, venue questions, newsletter signup, and support calls.

Prototype note

Why this matters for PenMet

The RFP names news, calendar/events, alerts, featured content, analytics, and SEO. This template turns those from isolated widgets into one governed communications workflow.