Letters, July 17 Bullet Points I noticed that letter writer Kenneth Lee of Raytown had to mention Bannister Mall. Well, Bannister Mall wasn’t falling apart because of white T-shirts. It was falling apart because: 1. Parents have no control over their kids anymore. 2. You can’t card people walking into a mall, nor can you apply a dress code to…
If you liked our story about Power & Light vs. Westport, then be sure to check out today’s Walt Bodine Show on KCUR 89.3 FM from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pitch writer Jen Chen will discuss the “relationship between a thriving neighborhood and a successful entertainment district” with the eponymous host and UMKC urban studies professor Michael Frisch. A…
Brodie Rush, tenacious leader of Be/Non — the band of which he’s famously the only original member and of which everyone else in town is an ex-member — posted a MySpace bulletin today drawing fans’ attention to two brand new songs from his newly rebuilt (again) band. In the band this time: Jeremiah Gonzales, ex Elevator Division and Lovers in…
By DAVID MARTIN Face magazine publisher Camilo Estremadoiro hopes to breathe life into the stately but neglected Brookfield Building at 11th and Baltimore. Estremadario is launching an effort to restore retail at the ground level and convert the upper floors into condominiums and apartments. Built in the 1930s, the Brookfield Building fell into disrepair after being bought by Richard Turner,…
By ANDY VIHSTADT Aside from a few guest spots, NYC rapper (and former Babbletron member) Cool Calm Pete (above) has kept a low profile since his 2006 debut, Lost. He resurfaced with a new track yesterday. “One last one for the summer…free for the kids,” as he puts it. Download “Gitty Up Baby” at his MySpace page. On the opposite…
By Justin Kendall Can they spell “optimism”? I’m hopeful every August. This year cannot possibly be worse than last year, I lie tell to myself. A 3-9 season in a coach’s first year is understandable, right? And we snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in a few of those. God does hate the Iowa State Cyclones. But I’m an…
By CHRIS PACKHAM %{}%So, Sen. John McCain, taking cues from spooky mustachioed neocon John Bolton, wants NATO to absorb Georgia — or, as McCain knows it, “Iberia” — pushing NATO all the way up to Russia’s borders. Not. At all. Terrifying. To me, at least — as the result of a childhood head trauma at the hands of an unlicensed…
BY OWEN MORRIS Congratulations to Chris Conatser of Delaware Café for winning the Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition this past Sunday. His drink, the Go Figure Cocktail, bested thirteen other cocktails made by the finest barmen and barwomen of Kansas City. It was all for a good cause too, with the proceeds going to the Halo Foundation, a Kansas City-based…
By Nadia Pflaum Friday night at Nara, a friend of mine nudged me with her elbow and whispered, “What’s up with Axl Rose over there?” She was motioning to a woman on the opposite side of the bar wearing a scarf around her head like any number of rockers might — Steven Tyler and Mick Jagger also come to mind….
By JASON HARPER In 1999, Lawrence-based filmmaker Kevin Willmott released a little joint called Ninth Street . You may remember it — it starred a musician and actor of no small stature who died recently: Isaac Hayes. Set in Willmott’s hometown of Junction City, Kansas, and also starring KC jazz singer Queen Bey as feisty tavern owner Ma Baker, the…
These schools would be the hottest properties in town, if only the KCMO School District administrators weren’t too inept to sell them.
By CHARLES FERRUZZA Was it just a week ago that I enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Bella Restaurant & Coffeehouse at 1403 W. 39th Street? The restaurant wasn’t very busy (there was only one other table of diners while we were there), but the place – which formerly housed the old Macaluso’s Restaurant – was attractive and had a nice…
BY OWEN MORRIS You never know when you will stumble across a great recipe. Say, when surfing an image discussion board that’s famous for inappropriate images. (Sit Stay Good Blog) Damn robots ruin everything. Now, they’re close to making human wine-tasting obsolete. It might as well be called Skynet. (Time) In a victory for both drunks and irony, a scientist…
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In the magazine this week, Charles reviews the happening Brookside pizzeria the Blue Grotto. Fat Mouth sits down with chef Rob Dalzell to talk about the new direction he’s taking his flagship restaurant 1924 Main in. The pre-fixe menu is out, replaced by a neighborhood menu featuring “reasonably priced dinners that chefs might cook at home.” Much more information including…
by Nadia Pflaum In 2005, a graphic designer friend printed up 100 tiny buttons. They had a face on them that my friend thought was funny — a political-looking guy with one finger held pensively to his lips. “You know that’s Barack Obama?” I asked him. “Who?” he said. Categories: News Tags: 200 Nipples, DNC, McCain, Obama, T-shirt
Shot at an abandoned psychiatric clinic in Topeka, the Architects’ new video is fucked up and creepy. I, for one, will never listen to “Pills” the same way again — hell, I thought it was, like, a party song. I should’ve known better. Ken Kesey would be proud. Bravo! But for the time being, you can’t watch here or on…
