In February, our world turned upside down with a text that our daycare was closing in three days…read more We had no plan, no back-ups, no hope, and I started frantically calling around for options that were reputable with immediate openings. Cris had shared with us her incredible experience at LSP with her daughters, and I crossed my fingers. LSP on Chestnut literally saved us from a terrible situation and had a spot for Evelyn starting in three days. But LSP was so much more than daycare. It was a place where Evelyn was loved and cared for by people who really loved her. In the six months she's been at LSP, she's thrived. She's grown her vocabulary, developed so many skills, became obsessed with babies and purses and uses sign language at home. Every scratch, reported. Every snack, documented. Every activity, photographed. The communication eases my anxiety every single day as a working mama. But she has received the best childcare experience at LSP. Ms. Julie, Ms. Anna, Ms. Ashley, Ms. Claudette, Ms. Stephanie, they've all be wonderful and cared so deeply about our daughter's health and happiness. I'm so thankful for LSP!

My son has been coming here for the last year and a half almost 2 years and both he and I love LSP!…read moreThe curriculum is great, classroom sizes are just the right size, the teachers and staff are great-Ms. Nicole is the latest addition and she is just a day of sunshine! Every month there is a different theme and it gets explored everyday in different ways. I really enjoy and appreciate the daily picture and text updates on how my son is doing. This place is really top-notch!

I am so thankful for this daycare! Mrs. Gwen and Ms. Mak in the infant classroom have been amazing…read moreand I have been able to return to work without worrying about my child because of them. They are so attentive to my child's needs even in a full classroom and have been able to maintain a normal schedule as if my child were at home with me. I love getting pictures of my child throughout the day and they even do some cute crafts in the infant classroom which are so special and fun to keep! We love this daycare and its teachers!

We feel so blessed to have our child attending Little Sunshine's on Chestnut. Our child has been…read morethere for about 14 months, and we couldn't be happier. Each teacher we've had has cared so much for them and takes care of them as they are one of their own. Our child has learned more than I could ever teach them in the year attending there and drop off is a breeze every day. The curriculum for even the infant class is wonderful and they send you home with art projects every week. The playground has just been completely remodeled as well. I'm not sure you'll find a better place to help take care of your babies - going back to work was hard, but I felt at peace knowing how well they were looking after them.

I have always wanted to attend a wood workshop and my friends mentioned going to one one night so…read morewe got on the website and chose a class and we each picked a wood work we wanted to do that night. One of my friends Amye attends these classes often with her mom and sister and so she told us amazing things about this place. We got to the workshop and the place was really cute! They had all different kind of decor and wood work that they had for sale and when we went, they had a 20% Christmas sale going so I got a couple tree decor for the house. We got seated where our chosen wood art was and mine was the tray. I had a blank piece of wood and the lady who gave us directions was clear about the steps that we needed to take and was available to us each step of our project. We had to sand, then paint, then distress (if you wanted to), and we were given stencils (you type out what you want on your project online when you sign up for the class), and went from there. It was so relaxing and such a great time! I am so ready to go to another class. Also, I recommend bringing your own beverage! I bought a water bottle there for a $1 but I didn't think about bringing my own drink! You'll definitely get hooked once you take one class here. I highly recommend it!

He was very thorough and helpful in showing my son what was needed for him to pass his driving…read moretest. Plus he allowed my son to practice during different scenarios, city driving, highway ect Thanks so much

I would definitely recommend Jim for teen drivers. Both of my girls and I thought he did an…read moreexcellent job with driving instruction and test preparation. My oldest passed with a 98%. Her driver examiner said he could tell she took drivers ed and was impressed with her. My youngest is waiting to take the test in August.

Alex cares about his students deeply and invests genuine attention to form, style, and…read moreunderstanding. He knows where you're at and meets you there. Very empathetic listener, and will jump at the first question about dance. If you are eager to learn, he is eager to teach! In group classes he offers something for everyone and expects excellence. We felt like this studio was a major step up from our last one in that regard. Truly an A team experience!

The instructor is totally uninvolved and seems bored. Very basic steps with men who don't know how…read moreto lead.

Januarie is amazing. I've never done a reading over the phone, and I still had a great experience…read more She's truly an amazing person, and whoever visits with her will not be disappointed. Now, I have even more clarity and tools under my belt to go further in life and within myself.

I had the pleasure of taking one of their firearm safety classes that they offer here and let me…read morejust start by saying that my instructors were absolutely amazing and down to earth. I really learned a lot! Sometimes after being out of 'school' for awhile an 8 hour class can seem a little intimidating but it was well worth every minute of it! Any questions that I or anyone else had was answered and then discussed until everyone understood. I am much more confident in myself since going and I still have so much I want to learn. And now I know the place to go!! They seriously have so many different classes and I 10/10 recommended taking a class here. It will not disappoint! From beginners to advanced, this is the place to go!

First Friday art walk is always fun, especially when the weather is good. Had an especially great…read moretime listening to a group of young ladies playing ukuleles and singing. (The Ukeladies!) Many of them had written and performed their own songs! Downside was it was hard to hear them with the traffic passing by. I love that Springfield has this- a nice time to walk around, look at art,listen to music and grab some great food downtown.

Art walk is a mixed bag…read more You can have AWESOME art walks with a little of everything, or you get shitty ones that try to follow themes or have little turnout. I HATE going to the galleries. Why are there so many art galleries in Springfield and how do they stay open? I know MSU has a great and wonderful art program, but artists (who don't make much money at all) collect and meet together to support each other (with little to no money at all) and crowd up small buildings to talk about elitist concepts of art that I, especially, don't give a rat's ass about! You want to know my opinion about art? Art is a skill that comes from necessity. Hunting, for example, is a necessary skill that later turned into target practicing. Painting, I think, came only after someone started conveying messages on cave walls. We DO need to convey messages, but when that message is an entire gallery of penises--I mean, "phallic symbols"--what message are you making? No joke. Before it became Pickleman's, there was a MSU gallery there. They'd have featured artists who got famous from shtick or gimmick. The artwork wasn't about skill, but usually controversy. I was a dating a design major at the time and she invited me out. She told me that she wanted to see the phallic exhibit. I walked in the front door and felt like smashing the sculptures and killing anyone who had anything positive to say about it. Think about this: if I opened a gallery with sculptures and pictures of vulvas, would I be a pervert or an artist? This bitch who fashioned dongs out of clay is a pervert. Somehow, though, she's making money. I go for the bars and specials. I HATE paying full price for beer and will go places that offer me something to drink at a reduced rate. So what if I have to wait 15 minutes to get it, I'm paying half price for the same shit that was costing me my night's budget! I suggest going to art walk AFTER 9 pm. The roving packs of high schoolers, older and slower moving car targets, and many yuppies tend to recluse around that time. Galleries start closing. Don't worry, you're only missing a tray of crackers and Yellow Tail if miss out on the wonderful, wonderful artistic fortitudes of Springfield's financially desolate only found in cold, pretentious art galleries. There will be a lot of people in the bars, so I suggest you and your friends secure a table and send one person the bar at a time for pitchers. Beware of the frat-asses who'll blindly intimidate you into moving, but never keep good on their promises of ass-kickery. You may need to bring a squirt gun with you to fight off hipsters smoking clove cigarettes (hipsters hate water). If you're like me, you'll probably be content in finding a hole-in-the-wall by your lonesome and farting when someone starts crowding your shit OR riding your bike as fast as you can through large crowds of Jersey Shore look-alikes hoping to flatten a Snooki or Situation. Keep a flask in your pocket, 'cause you're likely to wait.