ARRIVES ON DVD SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT 'A GENUINELY FUNNY AND ENGAGING COMEDY!' - DANIEL CARLSON, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OVERVIEW: From executive producers Greg Daniels (NBC's "The Office") and Michael Schur (NBC's "The Office") comes a new comedy starring Amy Poehler (NBC's "Saturday Night Live," Baby Mama) that looks at the exciting world of local government! The cameras follow Leslie Knope (Poehler) a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana while she attempts to beautify her town and advance her career.

Amy Poehler's new TV series may draw some of its inspiration from the parks department in Lafayette, Ind., a city official says. As it turns out, staff of the NBC series Parks and Recreation contacted the city of Lafayette to do some research, the Journal & Courier in Lafayette reported Saturday.

Amy Poehler's new, as-yet-untitled, comedy series is a mockumentary about a bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Ind., NBC said. Little was known about the show before the network's announcement Thursday. From The Office producers Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, the comedy looks at the exciting world of local government and is slated to premiere April 9, the network said. The documentary cameras follow Leslie Knope (played by Poehler,) a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Ind., NBC said in a news release.

By JOHN STREIT By John Streit Correspondent Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation is giving the city's women a chance to walk on their wild sides. Parks and Recreation is set to host the third edition of Outdoor Beach Women at Munden Point Park on Oct. 18.

By Jamie Jones, The Daily Citizen, Dalton, Ga. Jul. 12--Whitfield County's next recreation department director will have the expanded duties of overseeing a growing park system as well as programs geared to all ages -- not just children.