On November 21, Kansas City Parks & Recreation celebrated the official opening of the Ryogoku Soccer Academy in Swope Park. Kansas City is a Soccer CityThere is simply no denying it, Kansas City is a soccer city! The Kansas City metro area has been home to a successful MLS franchise in Sporting Kansas City for […]
View the artwork at a ribbon cutting for Maplewoods Parkway on April 26. Kansas City-based artist Beth Nybeck has installed Dream Swept, a new work of public art for Kansas City’s Northland, in the Shoal Creek Parkway and Maplewoods Parkway roundabout. The City of Kansas City, Missouri One Percent for Art program and the Parks […]
On April 8th, KC Parks leaders, city officials and Northeast KC stakeholders celebrated the commencement of The Paseo Gateway Intersection project with a groundbreaking. The Paseo Boulevard & Independence Avenue intersection serves as a major gateway from the north via I-29 into the City’s boulevard system. The Cliff Drive Bridge and intersection were originally constructed […]
Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) hosted a press conference at MLK Park to highlight the $2.8 million in Community Project Funding he secured to build a pedestrian bridge that will connect communities on the north and south banks of Brush Creek and allow pedestrians to safely reach the playground. The pedestrian bridge at […]
Chris Cotten is a parks professional with 30 years of experience in sports management and parks and recreation operations including 16 years as department director in the cities of Salina, Kan., Normal, Ill., Joplin and Harrisonville, Mo. He previously worked for KC Parks managing the Brush Creek Community Center from 1999-2004. Mr. Cotten received his bachelor’s […]
KC Parks has created a new district, The Quality of Life Investment District – to help combat inequity within the parks system. The Quality of Life Investment District (QLID) will now manage all KC Parks within the five zip codes within the City that have the lowest life expectancy. There are a total of 38 Parks (out of 221) within the QLID.
It’s not every day that we get an NFL MVP to attend a city event. But everyone seemed to enjoy having Patrick Mahomes cut the ribbon on August 28 at our newest playground at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The opening celebration featured drum lines, KC Wolf, pennant flags, and confetti cannons. But, of course, […]
Local poet and Executive Director of the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, Glenn North, kicked-off the groundbreaking for the 15 and the Mahomies Playground at Martin Luther King, Jr. Square Park with this original poem. Beautiful words stir my heart. I will recite a lovely poem about the king,for my tongue is like the pen […]
“The Kansas City Parks and Boulevards Historic District,” Kansas City, Jackson County, MO, has officially been listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in Community Planning and Development and Landscape Architecture. The historic district (timeframe 1895-1965) comprises three parks including Kessler Park, Penn Valley Park, and The Parade, connected by a […]
The rich flora of North America, with its expansive grasslands, hosted an 8,000-year-old ecosystem that existed with the help of one vital element- fire. Sometimes by nature and perhaps more often by the indigenous people that lived here, fire kept the grasslands open and thriving. Fire is an essential component in native habitat management, but […]
It’s almost Springtime and that means love is in the air. It also means that wedding planning fairs are everywhere as brides-to-be explore ideas for their big day. Surprisingly, the City offers perhaps the largest collection of wedding venues in the metro area. From intimate ceremonies on a sun-dappled wooden bridge to a wild backdrop […]
As part of the effort to provide healthier, safer, environments for area residents, the City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation recently implemented a smoke-free parks policy in all city owned parks where people, especially where children and youth play and congregate, including, but not limited to the playgrounds, athletic fields, pools, and community […]