Definitely a 5 star review for Med Spa!! I've been going to AMS for at least 20 years and get…read morenothing but the best treatments and results. Jen is excellent at what she does, and the rest of the staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. I would recommend AMS to all that need their services. I love the way I look. Everyone thinks I am at least 10 to 15 years younger than I am!! Love what they do for me! Cj

Fabulous results. Courteous and attentive staff. Passed all my expectations. Will definitely be a…read morereturning patient

We had our first experience at KC Community Gardens as part of a bike tour to visit other ones as…read morewell near their location. It was wonderful learning about the different programs offered for both kids and adults alike, how they strive to give back, and also plans for the future. Not only was the staff knowledgeable, they were incredibly friendly and open to two recent transfers to Kansas City. Both Dan and I hope to contribute/attend more events and donate to help this amazing organization.

We visited the Garden during their annual fall festival in September. This was our second visit…read moreand it is definitely worth the trip for us. This event is definitely geared towards kids with many fun activities. There is face painting, horseback riding, painting of gourds and flower pots, games, various crafts, and much more. We were there for hours and didn't get to do everything. Also it is absolutely free. There are samples of various items made with the garden vegetables, including grilled vegetables. A lot of dedicated volunteers made the event a success. I wish we lived closer.

At the empty lot behind the old funiture store that Walt Bodine used to work at, some people have…read morestarted some sort of garden. At first, there were these used tires with dirt in them, conspicuously set up and sometimes with green things in them. Then, in the middle of the lot, there begat long piles of dirt, and green sprouts are verifiably growing. I positively identified beans, mostly because there is a big wire mesh jutting out from the sprouts, like some sort of obelisk from a freaky garden movie. Why did I review this? Because I could. Actually, it seems to me that the corridor along Troost could use a community garden, because fresh vegetables are hard to come by around that area. The nearest is around 52nd and Paseo, about 2-3 miles away. But there is something about having a garden in your neighborhood, instead of something in another part of town. I'm giving it 4 stars because it's not an 'official' community garden, and if it had some city approval, it would be just great. But I guess you gotta start somewhere, right? So right now it's only about a month old, and they show up around 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Sundays, but if they can get it going, they'll make it more regular. The 'they' is a group of local people, some static, some dynamic (in membership), and the biggest garden so far is attributed to one of the 816 bicycle collective folks, so they have their hand in a bunch of things around Troost. Well, if you live nearby, and would like to use some garden space (free dirt, mulch, friendly helpers), then get over there, or check out their myspace page. The 'they' are called "Twig KC". Now my question is: how long will this last? There is a suspicion in this part of town of folks coming in and doing a bunch of stuff, and then leaving. It's happened before, it'll happen again, and the only question is, is this garden in for the long run? The question depends on the members, and especially the longevity of the leadership: will they stick around and find successors if they move away, or will it wither and die like an unattended plant? There can't be any real change without the will of the community, and even then, it takes years and years at the quickest of paces. I'll try to plant some basil and maybe a tomatoe or two, but where will this place be in two or three years? Most of the folks in the garden right now were pretty young, under 30 or so. And as most people older then 30 or so know, young people are young for a reason, and that includes doing non-settling-down-stuff. I think it's great to be the early-adopter in the new gentrifying part of town, but it's harder to see the big picture and have a long-term goal of decades. Even with all this morose talk, you've got to start somewhere, and come rain or shine on the future of this garden, it's traded the bleak grassy lot full of rocks with hard work, hope, and a dream. UPDATE: This place has reached 5 star status, because I found the people behind it. Actually, it is a community garden, and there are some folks who have gotten permission to use the land, hooked up with KC community gardens to till some of the land, and have even raised some dinero to get some good compost dirt. They've also talking with some local people about getting some water hooked up nearby, and in the meantime, there is a lot of building up of dirt and mulch to make garden beds. Even the used tires I saw were put there on purpose (one has a pussy willow tree shoot growing; you go willow tree). UPDATE: As of June 1st, they had two huge mounds of soil/humus, ready to go for your seeds/seedlings. Also, they have a hook-up to some water faucet, with like a 100' long hose, so now, with this hose and some mentos, you can now be the freshmay-ka and the rainmay-ka. UPDATE: It's coming up on the fall, and the garden is showing its true colors. There are still fledgling gardens, a compost area, and some trash laying about. So there isn't as much energy as in the beginning of the year, but that's what happens sometimes, and we all get carried away with things, don't we?

This is an awesome park located just a few minutes from 169 & Barry Road! My husband and I were…read morelooking for a new place to walk and stumbled upon this hidden gem. The park includes the following amenities (per their website): - 18 Acres - 0.80 Miles Asphalt Trail - 2 Shelters (main shelter has electricity & water) - 20 Picnic Tables - 3 Playgrounds - 2 Sand Volleyball Courts - 1 Ball Field (w/ electrical outlet for pitching machines) - ADA Accessible - 40 Parking Spaces @ Main Park - 9 Parking Spaces @ Annex Park In addition to those things, when we visited there was a fruit orchard and a community vegetable garden where they encourage you to harvest or work, if you can! They also have trash & recycling bins, as well as porta-potties (we did not see any standard restroom facilities). There are also lots of beautiful trees that provide shade, definitely worth checking out!

I registred my sons for the Mud Warriors camp the last week of the summer. It was an amazing…read moreexperience for us all. They literally came alive during the week of camp. I loved watching this as a mom. We spend quite a bit of time outdoors but the difference during their week in camp was their souls were literally nourished by their "teachers" (as Jacob and Liam like to call them ;-)). I am so grateful to have discovered this amazing magical place. We all can't wait for our next experience here.

Great park! A very nice large play set that works for all ages. Also wheel chair friendly and lots…read moreof cool musical toys throughout the play set and surrounding area. Swings and zip line type of area and big metal spinning wheel that my grandson enjoyed. They have a skateboard park, bathrooms and lots of parking, picnic tables. Would definitely bring all my grandkids back!

it's amazing for little kids and toddlers. Love the open space for picnics and skate park.read more