I love this group. Lots of great people are in this club. I've been with the club for over 7…read moreyears and had made tons of friends. The cool part about it is that we are not elitist runners. We are just people who like to get together, run and socialize. This is the group that gave me the confidence to run my first marathon. But not everyone here is a long distance runner, we have lots of walkers and many people just run a few miles. Come join us on Wednesday evenings after work or Saturday mornings for a run. Check the website for exact meeting locations and times.

This is a great club with very friendly members and runners of all abilities!! The running courses…read moreare excellent and the camaraderie is awesome!

Someone had posted a real on Instagram about this park and so I decided to bring my two grandkids…read moreto try it out. It is a neighborhood park in an upscale neighborhood. There is no parking lot, so you have to park on the street. It is a very small park that has Astroturf in the play area. It is immaculately, clean and attractive with pretty landscaping and a little bridge to watch a small waterfall (it was not turned on at the time I was there). I believe that there is a couple that owned the property and donated it for a park in honor of their daughter. It does not have a lot of things, but enough for small children to keep them occupied for a short while. They have a nice covered bench swing while watching their child. While it is a lovely neighborhood park I think kids will lose interest more quickly if they have a lot of energy to get out.

Terrific facility with great staff members. We enjoy this…read morefacility every Wednesday. Joe Richard

Great place for a volleyball tournament. The family bathroom has been handy, but without paper…read moretowels most of the day. The two young men working the front desk are polite and have done their job diligently.

Swope Soccer Village is a hidden gem tucked away on the eastern side of Swope Park in between The…read moreZoo and I-435. This is a fairly decent sized complex so I'm going to focus more on Championship Field, which is the main field, where the Swope Park Rangers and FC Kansas City play. The field itself is immaculate. It's perfectly manicured, watered, marked and a great place to watch your team perform. The rest of the venue is a mix of not yet ready for prime time and also you get what you pay for. I don't mean that in a bad way, but I do want to be direct. While the action on the field is competitive, it's definitely a developmental league. The venue reflects it a bit as the surrounding seating is all aluminum bleachers save for behind one goal where there's a small green space. At the same time, as a fan you're not paying major league ticket prices and can usually catch a game for anywhere between $10-25 per ticket. It's a lot of fun to bring the kids out, especially if they're playing on a local team. As mentioned in other threads, parking is a bit limited and during a larger attended match you can find yourself parking in a field that's a decent walk down the road. It's no bother though, we all need the exercise. There are a couple of drawbacks... the first being there is no shade. Most of the time during the Spring and Fall this isn't really an issue because we all love being outside on a beautiful day, but from mid June through August those beautiful days can be squelching. The second is while the complex has a clean set of restrooms none are available once you are inside Championship Field. There is a set of portable toilets, but if you're a clean freak then you might want to get your business done before you leave. The good thing is soccer has a running clock so won't have to wait too long. Like I said above, this review is about the Championship Field, but I do want to note the complex has about nine or ten other fields, some synthetic and some natural grass that look to have local, league and tournament action on them. If you have a young one interested in the game you might want to stop by and check it out.

Nice newer complex in the heart of Swope Park! Large turf fields, nice restroom facilities, gated…read moreand clean! The larger field across the road is home to the women's professional team, FCKC. A great complex that's an added attraction to the parkway.

My daughter loves the Finesse goalie camps. They have really helped her with the advanced skills…read morenecessary to be a top level keeper!

FINESSE SOCCER is fantastic! Ava looks forward to each session ! Her enthusiasm for the sport is…read morehigher than ever and she absolutely LOVES her talented & fun coaches. We are so glad we found you Finesse! Keep up the great work for our young athletes!

Need a new Labor Day tradition? This is it…read more This very-well-organized bike ride hits all the boxes: - It's for a good cause, raising money for Mental Health America of the Heartland with an overall focus on mental health. - There are numerous routes to choose from ( 10 mile, 34 mile, 50 mile, and a 65 mile course) - Plenty of volunteers and even a nice police escort through the first few miles of the race - Friendly people throughout - Fun SAG stops with snacks and good views all around the city. Having not gone out on many leisurely rides of late, this was a breath of fresh air on summer's heels. We opted for the 34 mile route, which starts in Mission, KS and makes it's way through Prairie Village, through the heart of Brookside, north on the scenic Paseo, into the wooded and relaxing Cliff Drive, before twisting around the East Bottoms, River Market, and back towards MIssion. It's a unified mass at the beginning, with riders of all abilities, and then slowly breaks up into a more spaced out ride as people stop at the SAG stops and go at various paces. I rode with a group of friends and really enjoyed almost every part of this. There's one long stretch on Southwest Boulevard that is less than ideal (broken glass, sun beating down, etc.) but overall they really do a great job plotting and planning this route. I'm going to download their GPS routes from their website because they clearly put thought into both bike safe routes and scenic routes. Biking through a city is easily one of the best ways to experience it, and I was happy to reacquaint myself with some neat spots, beautiful architecture and overall good vibes that KC has to offer.

Thunder Ridge is a 30 acre facility that offers pasture or self care stall-boarding for horses…read more They have five pastures, a 14 stall barn, a round pen and an arena. At least two pastures are always left on "rest" and available to ride in. It's a private setting, but there's almost always someone around so I feel safe riding alone. It's only about three miles from Blue and Grey Park (great place for trail riders) and offers reasonable rates. Debbie and Gary are great, I would recommend this farm to anyone.

AKKA Blue Springs is one of the best martial arts dojo's in the area. Mr Busker is the schools…read moreowner and has a rank of 5th degree black belt. He has such a wonderful passion for the art. He has many assistant instructor that carry that same passion. My grandson started 41/2 years ago at the age of 61/2 and earned his junior black belt at age 11. He has learned many skills and wonderful attributes to carry with him through his life's journey. To earn a black belt he had to be discipline, patience and persistent. Learning to defend yourself during a confrontation is a wonderful skill but learning to walk away with confidence is a great skill to have in life. Blue Springs Akka and Mr. Busker will teach and cultivate these skills in a martial arts student. Many Thanks to a wonderful school.

AKKA is a fantastic karate school for kids and adults. The instructors keep the kids engaged while…read moreinstilling honesty, courtesy, respect and discipline. This isn't a one year and your a black belt type of school. You earn your respective rank through retention of katas and techniques....not how fast you can become a black belt. Give Blue Springs AKKA a try! You will NOT be disappointed!!