Archives: August 2008
More El Torreon Developments, i.e. The Official Word
It seems that the press release posted here a couple of weeks ago about the proposed restoration and greenification of the El Torreon Ballroom was never intended to reach the media. That’s good, because it was pretty bananas. By contrast, the release sent out today by a PR company called Pepperdine PR is crisp and professional. They’ve even offered to…
What’s in the Fridge: Chimpotle’s Revealed
BY OWEN MORRIS Last week, after Charles and I shared pictures of our refrigerators on this blog, I put out a call for readers to do the same. Today we post the first of those entries which comes to us from Joe Hoffmann, better known as the blogger Chimpotle. On his blog he often writes about his newborn child and…
Beijing Olypics: Entertaining and Guilt-Ridden
By ERIC BARTON I’ve been one of those people fairly hooked on the Beijing Olympics. Take last night’s heartbreaking final in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, when American LoLo Jones blew an early lead by tripping on one of the last hurdles. Or how about Nastia Liukin scoring high enough to get the gold but then ending up with a silver…
Cyclones Returning to Arrowhead?
By Justin Kendall God of Iowa State athletics, Jamie Pollard, will be at Arrowhead Stadium tomorrow morning for a “major college football announcement.” Kansas State Athletic Director Bob Krause will also be there. Rumor is the Cyclones and Wildcats will split a couple of football games in Kansas City, likely in 2009 and 2010. That’s great news for Kansas City…
New Ssion Videos Posted
By FLANNERY CASHILL Multitaskers the Ssion posted two new videos this week and revealed their talents for both public access television and black magic. The first video comes from Chicago’s surrealist children’s show, Chic-a-go-go. The second, a half-speed remix of “A Wolves Eye”, comes (most probably) from the sexual imagination of a feral child, rehabilitated and forced to suffer the…
Best Burger? Nope, Not This One
By CHARLES FERRUZZA I’ve been doing in-depth, investigative research for the past few months, looking for the perfect cheeseburger – one good enough to be honored in our upcoming Best of Kansas City issue. Interestingly enough, both a co-worker of mine and one of our readers suggested the same joint in the same week: the “300 Burger” at the Retro…
Fare Thee Well Bar Natasha
BY OWEN MORRIS Last I had heard about Bar Natasha, the bar-cum-cabaret at 1911 Main, it was being shopped around to potential buyers for a little over $100,000. Owned by JD Mann, who also serves as vice president of the restaurant organization KC Originals and actress/singer/all-around-performer Missy Koonce, Bar Natasha was modeled after performer lounges on the East Coast, especially…
Jessica, 24, at Lovely Skateboards’ Lowrider Show
by NADIA PFLAUM Last weekend’s low-rider show in the West Bottoms was all booming bass, high-hopping grills, hittin’-switches and squealing tires. In the middle of it all was Jessica, looking like an oasis of vintage fashion. “I like to mix a lot of prints,” she says of her personal aesthetic. “I like 40s and 50s dresses, and I wear a…
The Download Extra: New Saturday Knights MP3s
By ANDY VIHSTADT Rock and hip-hop can be a dangerous combination, but the Saturday Knights know how to toe the line. The Seattle trio posted its surf and turf debut (released on CD a couple months ago) free to download. Get your Mingle on right here. Categories: Music
Daily Briefs: The heart, brains and sexy bare midriff of Kansas City media
By CHRIS PACKHAM From the Comments: (the) Trevor says: Hey, asshole, when I sent my question and $5 to the Paypal site, a freaking government SUV showed up and two dudes in black suits whisked me away for “sending money to terrorists”. So, I expect a free answer to these two: How do you file for habeas corpus when you…
Breakfast Buffet: Wednesday, 8/20
BY OWEN MORRIS Courtesy of KC Beer Blog, scientists have found that beer goggles scientifically do exist. Unattractive scientists around the world celebrate. (New Scientist) If only my weekends were filled with greasy spoons serving patrons wearing trucker hats non-ironically and home smoked meat. (Sit. Stay. Good Blog.) A profile on Julia Stewart, The CEO of IHOP and Applebee’s, that…
School Board Now Says It’ll Auction Off Schools
By ERIC BARTON Last week, The Pitch published this story criticizing the Kansas City, Missouri, School District for failing to sell its abandoned schools. School administrators now say they’re ready to act — but not everybody likes how they’re going about it. At its August 27 meeting, the school board will consider a resolution to sell off at least three…
Posnanski to Join SI.com
By DAVID MARTIN In the midst of filing multiple columns a day from Beijing, Kansas City Star sports columnist Joe Posnanski announced on his blog that he’s going to start writing a weekly column for SportsIllustrated.com. SI.com will also link to Posnanski’s blog. Showing his trademark humility, Posnanski says he is thrilled at the prospect of sharing the same pixilated…
The Sebelius Veepwatch Continues
by NADIA PFLAUM The buzz is strong today regarding Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ chances of being named Sen. Barack Obama’s running mate. Behold! Those who say that yes, it’s totally, maybe, probably, likely , surely Sebelius. And those who say nah, it’s not. Categories: News, Politics Tags: Obama, Sebelius, Veepwatch
Bathroom Digest: Teller’s Restaurant
BY OWEN MORRIS Whoever coined the term “pissing away money” would have felt right at home in the bathroom of Teller’s, the upscale Lawrence restaurant. Long before it was Teller’s, the building was known as the The First National Bank of Lawrence and like most banks of the era, it had a sizable vault. Nearly forty years ago the bank…
The Unwanted Girl Next Door
BY OWEN MORRIS I am a little hungover late to the party on this one but it’s too good to pass up. In case you don’t watch the E! Network’s, The Girls Next Door, it’s a reality show on Hugh Hefner and his young girlfriends (plural) who all happen to have been Playboy playmates. One of the girls, Kendra Wilkinson,…
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