We had a lovely visit here over the weekend to check out their indoor playscape ($2 per kid for…read moreentrance). My friend and I were looking for an easy spot to catch up and drink our coffee with low key kiddo entertainment during the winter months. This spot was the perfect answer. Low investment, fairly straightforward setup and chairs/benches surrounding the play area for adults. It's a fairly simple setup and perfect for about an hour. The center also features an indoor walking track, basketball courts and a calendar filled with events like gingerbread house making, adult classes and more. A treasure for the Broad Ripple community (and beyond).

This new center looks fantastic. I love the fitness rooms that overlook the water, it's such a…read morepretty view. They kids playground is very nice as well and affordable. The indoor track is free to use as well. And there is a weight room too you can pay to use. The dance class run by Shantel is the best!! I do wish the parking was a little closer but other than that it's great.

This women-owned business has all the right vibes! Discovered this fitness studio via Class Pass…read moreand love this addition to the SoBro neighborhood. Their open house was so cute! Mimosas, coffee, workout samplers (duh - of course), and meeting new friends. The workouts are great (I have gotten my butt kicked at Mat Pilates, Strength Training, and Zumba). And every class ends with coffee so you can stick around and socialize. Also love that this is next to the local radish - so many good things going on in this corner of SoBro.

This place is amazing! We don't take classes here -- we come for the free play time during the…read moreweek. Every Wednesday and Thursday from 10-11:30 a.m. is the drop-in time for young kids, ages 0 to 6. It's $5 per child. Kids are free to try everything that the gymnastics studio has to offer: trampolines (there are several in several sizes), foam block pits, swinging ropes, balance beams, uneven bars, soft mats, ramps, balls -- it's all so fun. It's a great place to come when the weather is cold and your child needs to run around and burn off energy. The drop-in time is especially great for toddlers and preschoolers. This is a pretty big gymnasium, so there's lots of space to move around. It can get crowded at certain times (like during Christmas break and spring break), but there's plenty of space and it never feels super crowded. They play fun Disney music, too!

Never been here before but my bonus son had a 1 hr gymnastics session to go to. Not much to say…read more Seems like a typical gymnastics gym. They offered snacks for some change for parents. They had bleacher style seating with a few regular chairs. Mats to tumble on, high beams, foam pit, and trampolines.

It's no secret that I'm a fan of CoHatch, a 30+ location network of co-working, community spaces…read morethat has been in existence for just under 10 years since its start by six friends in Columbus, Ohio. CoHatch, which has hosted at least a couple Yelp events that I can remember, currently has five locations in Central Indiana (a sixth, Circle Centre, I believe has closed). The locations include Polk Stables, Zionsville, Carmel, Noblesville, and this location in Broad Ripple. This location is housed in a former church (I know it used to be Common Grounds and I'm pretty certain it was at least one church before that). There's still some of the stained glass windows present. Managed by Jenna, whom I met during a Polk Stables Yelp event, this location seems to be quite busy. While I didn't get a chance to go around it as much as I'd have liked as I was here for an actual meeting, I was impressed with the decor, amenities, the people I met, and the efforts to make it accessible. Let's start there. Not every CoHatch location is truly accessible - they tend to locate in unique and often historic buildings. This can create challenges to true accessibility. This location has accessible parking in the back along with a ramp that goes up to one of the doorways. If you're not a member, you'll have to be let in. I wasn't completely thrilled with the end of the ramp - it's got a bit of a lip to it, however, the effort is obvious and it definitely works. The parking is also truly ADA compliant. I didn't notice all the businesses here, however, I did note that the Sagamore Institute maintains offices here. This location has the usual coworking spaces, a large event space, an outdoor area with a patio and kitchen, a sports simulator, and private offices. They have high-speed Wifi, coffee/tea options, meeting rooms (we used one to record an interview), 24/7 access, phone booths, office supplies, mailbox service, printing/copying, workshops for members, a kitchen, and an onsite manager. The neighborhood feels safe and is a pretty easy jaunt over to Broad Ripple's main strip. I like the decor, though found it a bit more plain than some of the locations. I think Polk Stables remains my favorite of the Central Indiana locations. This location is probably the closest to my home and it's definitely someplace I could see myself working. As someone who does a lot of social outreach/charity work, I definitely saw spaces I could bring to life here. I also did notice the restroom offered nice accessibility and there were some personal supplies in the restrooms - nice touch. I'd wanted to stop into this place and was pleased when I found out a meeting was going to be here. I finally got to check it out and was definitely impressed.

I had a meeting in Broad Ripple and they recommended this location. It was easy to find and had…read moreample parking, and I was surprised and pleased to find it was a church building that was converted into co work office space for small businesses and non-profits. I liked that they had maintained the structure and tried to continue the architectural flairs and quiet spaces yet allowing for new design inside. It is used for various offices and you can either rent out an office space (small cubicle) or just work in one of the many co-work spaces. It was tasteful and expansive but also had several little nooks for a quieter space. There were outside spaces and even a Barbeque space that could be rented for parties or business outings. My meeting was a fun way to be exposed to this location and will definitely be returning to try out some of the other spots for meetings or work.

There is a large banquet room and 2 other meeting spaces available for rent at affordable prices…read more You can have food catering come it from any vendor. There is no alcohol permitted since its a city building. Plenty of parking so thats always great for any event. There's also a lot of events for families through the year for information just follow on FB.

My friends had a small wedding here. There is a nice lawn area so my friends opted to do an…read moreoutdoor wedding. The facility had nice looking chairs to set up outside. The reception was in a nice sized room they rented. Apparently you are allowed to bring in your own food so that is nice if you want a less expensive option. The facility is modern, nice restrooms, lots of space. If I were having a smaller function (less than 100 people) this would be a great option. Easy to get to (not far off of 465 and Emerson) and great rooms to use for bridal party preparations, kitchen, and nice grounds outside.

Today we attended the Zyntango Farm Holiday Market in Whitestown. Parking in the surrounding grassy…read moreyard made for a muddy walk with the sporadic rain. There were two individuals helping to direct parking which helped tremendously. The beautiful Zyntango Farm Barn is an authentic 1800's barn with modern amenities. It's an event venue for weddings, receptions, graduations, bridal showers, family reunions, corporate retreats and special events. It's located about 5 minutes from Whitestown on the NW side of Indy in the countryside. Just 3 miles off of I-65, one exit north of the Zionsville exit and less than 30 minutes from downtown Indy. The barn is two stories with a flight of stairs. I'm not sure of the barn capacity but I would think this is best for a small to medium size event. The free Holiday Market had approximately 18 - 20 vendors in attendance. Cork and Wine Barrel was there along with a jewelry artist, a tattoo artist and Fantasy face painter, chocolate and cookie makers, a candle maker, a variety of signs, a small boutique, a lap blanket quilter and an artist displaying her oil paintings. One of the vendors, Keepsakes By Design, does personalized itching in glass cookware which is perfect for our bakers in the family. A couple of small food and beverage vendors were onsite with BBQ sandwiches, hot chocolate and soda. I found several vendors that is perfect for hostess gifts and family Christmas presents. So glad we took the time to visit today.

Oh my goodness, this place is gorgeous... Talk about a breath taking venue, this is it. What you…read moresee from the street approaching does not prepare you for what actually awaits you. I was here for a bridal open house and the entire staff was wonderful from the moment I arrived. Parking was not an issue everything was handled in that area. The venue was showcased as an indoor outdoor attraction and I loved finding out the possibilities. You are able to rent the space for any occasion which I found awesome and many of the working relationships they have established to provide services are amazing. A sunset gathering here would be amaze balls. Just beautiful. If given the opportunity to check out the newly finished improvements made by all means do.

We've attended many Colts training camp sessions here over the past several years. Always a great…read moretime! Today we are sitting in the Colt's Season Ticket Member suite. A perfect day, nice breeze and beautiful blue sky. Here are training camp the staff takes excellent care of the guests. Free sun block and water is provided, either bring your own bottle to refill or pick up a free bottle courtesy of Citizen's Energy Group. Training camp is an entertainment bargain. Parking is only $10 and camp is $5 admission. Food and drinks available, and plenty of activities for kids. Bring the family and enjoy.

Back when MGK and Megan Fox were still a thing, I remember reading that they both had just visited…read moreGrand Park Sports Campus for one of his performances. As someone new to the Westfield area, I thought this was pretty cool and kind of surprising. Although I'm not really into sports unless I'm feeling 22-but have visited the campus a couple times now for various reasons like the Shipshewana Flea Market, "Whale of a Sale" (a large, upscale children's consignment event) and most recently "Winter Fest" presented by Westfield Youth Sports and "Brought to you by Birdies," the mini golf place and bar/restaurant in Westfield. Winter Fest was a fun and free event for locals inside the campus to promote sports enrichment in the community. Westfield residents who signed up received tickets for $15 worth of food (per person) at the cafeteria. This was quite generous of them! Chik-fil-A was also there with a booth giving out merch and gift cards for meals. The cafeteria and adult bar area are well maintained, shiny and new. The indoor field is clean and beautiful. Staff is friendly and helpful. There were vendors offering to match donations for youth sports fundraisers and local businesses advertising their products. They had tons of inflatables--even one for adults too. It was a great experience and I look forward to attending other events at Grand Park. I found out after Winter Fest that there had also been a Health and Wellness expo that same day and wished I had known about it sooner with companies like Pure Barre being there. Next year, I'll be keeping an eye out for that event and others like it.

We came here for a work retreat, and it was a beautiful space!…read more Very clean and welcoming, we used a large conference room; as well as some smaller rooms, as well as the chapel. The grounds outside are beautiful as well! We came on a perfect fall day! I want to go back to check out when the plants are in bloom as well! I was also pleasantly surprised at how tasty the food was, we had a taco bar, that was great! To finish the day I stopped in the store and picked up a few great items for a very reasonable price! Hope to have a chance to come back one day soon!

I visited the Benedict Inn when I was a kid with my aunt, who regularly swam at their pool. I…read moredecided to go back one day last winter for a swim... the chlorine sounded appealing on a yucky January day. I went with the intent that I would start swimming as part of a regular fitness routine, but for me, it just turned into a one-time thing - because of my own laziness, not because of a bad experience at the pool. They have several water fitness programs at the center's pool, with a schedule available at their website. There are also open family swim times, as well as regular adult lap swim times. Again, all the schedules are available at the website. The pool and locker rooms are a little older, but overall seemed pretty clean... I didn't feel scared that I might pick up some nasty locker room or swimming pool disease! The pool is a good place to go if you're an adult who wants some extra exercise, or if you have kids that are just dying to go for a swim in the winter months. The Inn also has beginner yoga classes available year-round, and sessions are held Mondays at 7:00. I haven't been to them, but at $45 per six-class session, it seems like it couldn't hurt to give them a try! One last note - the Center is affiliated with the Catholic church, but I believe that anyone is welcome to use their facilities.