Kansas City Police found the body of a black man shot to death in a car near Gregory Boulevard and Askew Avenue last night at around 7:30. View Larger Map Police say witnesses saw two black men in all black clothing and hooded sweatshirts in the area at the time of the shooting. No suspects are in custody. Crime Scene…
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I don’t prophesy doom too much, but if I had told you six months ago that Starbucks would be selling instant coffee, you would have given me one of those looks saved for Japanese game shows and street preachers. Well, start stockpiling gold bullion. Starbucks is selling instant coffee. As early as next month, it will introduce Via, which it’s…
Restaurant Michael Smith owners Nancy and chef Michael Smith Chef Michael Smith, who co-owns both his namesake Crossroads restaurant and the newly opened Extra Virgin with his wife, Nancy, was honored this morning by the New York-based James Beard Foundation as a semifinalist in the “Outstanding Chef” category for the 2009 James Beard Awards. The list of semifinalists released today…
I attended the 2009 Healthy Food Policy Forum yesterday not knowing what to expect. The event, at the American Royal, covered many subjects but the main one was changing laws in both Kansas and Missouri to take advantage of local food. As keynote speaker Marion Nestle (yes, that Marion Nestle) explained, “The Midwest, Kansas, is where the farmers are. There’s…
By ANDREW MILLER “We’re Stull, we’re from Des Moines,” announced guitarist Shawn Carrey, midway through the group’s performance. After pausing a beat, he revealed the band actually hails from Lawrence, and that he knew most of the people in attendance. But when Stull settles into one of its blues-based grooves, anchored by Hank Osterhout’s bow-stroked upright bass, even close friends…
Last year, the Mobius Band gave its fans something to celebrate on Valentine’s Day with its free covers EP, Love Will Reign Supreme. Apparently, the Brooklyn outfit is looking to make it a tradition, including renditions of Kanye West and the Dixie Chicks this time around. Download Empire of Love below, along with last year’s V-Day mix, but a word…
%{}% Krunk Meridian: California has the country’s largest economy, with a well-endowed $15 billion deficit that’s expected to grow to $42 billion by 2010. This Slate article documents its many and varied budgetary shortfalls, followed by the suggestion that legalizing and taxing marijuana would actually not be all that much help. Jesus, California is so screwed. BONUS: The headline contains…
By JASON BUGG Keith Sweat may be rolling into Municipal Auditorium the day after Valentine’s Day, but that doesn’t mean that the love won’t still be flowing. Bubbling up to the pop surface after the hits of ’70s and ’80s Love Walruses like Barry White had all but dried up, Sweat is a living, breathing link from those disco-era pioneers…
%{}% Consumers aren’t spending nearly as much money on food as a year ago. This article spends 500 words reporting that fact, but what really drives home the message is a graph showing food spending since the 1950s. The drop in the past two months in the biggest recorded. The science of love in minute detail. Really, love was better…
True Lawrence music scene insiders know that the real action is at the Eagle’s Lodge (6th and Colorado). That’s where the bingo goes down every Friday, and on full moons you can also catch a bunch of hippie kids hanging out at the Lodge’s Lunar Gathering. The brainchild of Lawrence musician Rolf Pederman aims to provide a forum for local…
A couple of sex columnists leaving New York to come home to Kansas City seemed like a strange coincidence to me. So I decided to see why Marcelle Manhattan and Emily Farris were leaving the Big Apple for the City of Fountains. Warning: Reading this at work is probably not a great idea. Categories: News Tags: emily farris, Marcelle Manhattan,…
It’s the Kansas City metro’s biggest problem — the one no one talks about. But on Monday, the president said it was over. Earlier this week, Kevin Klinkenberg, one of Kansas City’s cool and forward-thinking architects, sent around a link to the CSPAN video of President Barack Obama ‘s town hall meeting in Ft. Myers, Florida (unemployment rate 10 percent)….
People with big brains work at Baseball Prospectus. Writers at the Web and book publisher have joined major-league front offices and risen to fame as political analysts. So when the analysts at BP turn their attention to the Royals, it’s time to take a knee. Today BP’s Kevin Goldstein looked at the young players under the Royals’ control. He came…
The sight of that tall drink of water turned a lot of heads at the Record Bar last night. Ben Taylor has his dad’s chin, for sure. Also familiar: a low timbre in the voice. But I’m not sure the suburbanites, stoners and aging flower children who turned out in droves to the Record Bar last night would give much…
Though we’ve heard reports that copies of our latest issue have been seen turned face down on the racks in various suburban locations, Mother Nature clearly approves of the cover of our 2009 Sex Issue. These double-D ‘shrooms were spotted and photographed on the property of Pitch photographer Scott Spychalski. Don’t eat ’em, Scott! Categories: News Tags: boobies, life imitating…
Midtown Miscreant, a must-read Kansas City blogger, sent along these photos from PETA’s Plaza protest of Giorgio Armani. The Miscreant writes a great recap — and is apparently the only person in Kansas City who cared to check out the lonely “cavepeople’s” protest. Thanks for the pics, MM. Categories: News Tags: Giorgio Armani, Midtown Miscreant, PETA
