Dbol504 t1_jasnsmr wrote on March 3, 2023 at 7:51 PM

Reply to comment by Glittering-Bake-2589 in How are we *really* feeling? by PossibleReporter6873

Trails aren’t good? What are you smoking? Nature Center is excellent, several good parks with longish trails, Wilson’s creek is now free, just to name a few aside from the nearby state parks.

As someone that lived in KC for years and stills gets back up there very regularly what are you seeing that’s so great and free in downtown KC? P&L is free to get in to but you’re not going to have fun if you don’t spend any money on food and drinks.

College students don’t just move away because Springfield is not ideal to live like a larger city, there’s also a tiny job market and no way we could support large numbers of graduates every year with new jobs.

ninjastyleot t1_jbfnuus wrote on March 8, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Fellows Lake is growing too.

WendyArmbuster t1_jauj6b9 wrote on March 4, 2023 at 4:17 AM

I'll tell you what's great and free in downtown KC, and that's Penn Valley Skatepark. That bowl is completely sick, and I drive up a few times a year to skate it. There's also Harrison Street DIY, but Penn Valley is just amazing.