CINCINNATI — Months after the inferno underneath the Big Mac Bridge, hope is rising from the ashes. In November, a massive blaze destroyed the 1,000 Hands Playground at Sawyer Point.

Plans for a custom-designed, one-of-a-kind playground next to Wagner Park won endorsement from the Aspen City Council last week. The city has budgeted $125,000 to build the new play area Serving Aspen ...