Whitt Johnson Park, located at 6540 Wakeforest St., West University Place, will close Sept. 3 and reopen by the end of October while it undergoes updates and the addition of new playground equipment. The Friends of West University Parks Fund provided funding of up to $166,000 for improvements to the park, including replacement of the 5-12-year-old playground equipment, equipping the treehouse with ADA access, changing the safety surfacing from woodchips to artificial turf, updating of benches and picnic table and resurfacing of the basketball courts. 713-662-5894. www.westuparks.org