The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/beersheba-river-park/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:47:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Beersheba river park | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/beersheba-river-park/ 32 32 With growing tech and IDF campus on its way, Beersheba readies for a ‘golden age’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-growing-tech-and-idf-campus-on-its-way-beersheba-readies-for-a-golden-age/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:13:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3617629 Low housing prices, new infrastructure, and an influx of soldiers promise change — but deep social and planning challenges remain

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]]> In Beersheba, pioneering locals spearhead desert city’s urban renewal https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-beersheba-pioneering-locals-spearhead-desert-citys-urban-renewal/ Sat, 24 Nov 2018 03:51:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1959733 The capital of the Negev is a fount of neighborly spirit, with locals, recent BGU grads, and immigrants gathering together to make a difference

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]]> Beersheba, with Shlomo Artzi on hand, launches new city space https://www.timesofisrael.com/beersheba-with-shlomo-artzi-on-hand-launches-new-city-space/ Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:44:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=726906 A 12,000-seat outdoor theater is the crown of the new River Park, an ambitious project the mayor hopes will boost the Negev city’s profile

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]]> Grove of trees for Newtown victims to be planted in Beersheba https://www.timesofisrael.com/grove-of-trees-for-newtown-victims-to-be-planted-in-beersheba/ Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:43:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=329398 More than 3,300 trees to be placed in southern city in memory of 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary

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]]> Hadassah women plant Beersheba forest to commemorate victims of Newtown massacre https://www.timesofisrael.com/hadassah-women-plant-forest-to-commemorate-victims-of-newtown-massacre/ Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:21:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=326498 'Trees are a Biblical symbol of life, and the saplings donated will bloom in memory of the children and the staff in Newtown'

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]]> Long ignored, Beersheba’s Old City sees upwelling of renewal https://www.timesofisrael.com/spending-time-at-the-well/ Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:47:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=22458 A multi-million dollar face-lift spotlights a combination of historic buildings, tasty tapas, a river promenade and Abraham's ancient watering hole

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