In 2004, I spent the Christmas season in St. Louis. The day after the South Asian Tsunami struck I stopped at a generic sit-down chain — an Applebee’s, TGIF Fridays type of place. On the table were some old promo cards advertising several specialty drinks including one called the tsunami. You could blame the chain’s promotion on terrible luck, but…
Former child actor and Rilo Kiley leader Jenny Lewis is returning to Lawrence this summer, landing at the Granada on June 15 with support from Deer Tick. This will be her second time through since her September 2008 release Acid Tongue. What’s different this time? She’ll be wearing a hat made of fruit! Not really. Actually, though, Jenny does have…
Recently, 4:20 enthusiasts Shanin & Parks have begun fobbing off T-shirts to anyone willing to whisper “cooter” to them. We were shocked to see these shirts turning up everywhere. For example, we never expected to see a Shanin & Parks shirt … at Super Duper Weenie. Categories: News Tags: KMBZ, Shanin & Parks
When I’m invited to parties, I never know what to bring. There’s the usual suspects — chips and salsa or Chex-Mix — but I’ve always wanted something unique, a conversation-starter. I might have found it when New York Magazine recently named its best bar snack: almonds roasted in bacon and maple syrup, a specialty at the New York restaurant Buttermilk…
Dear Hallmark: Once you were up highRanked number five A brand behind Coca Cola and Johnson & JohnsonHershey and Harley-Davidson The seasons slipped byAnd so did your rankingCrashing behind a simmering bowlOf Campbell’s SoupSo I just feel sickTo hear that you’re ranked sixth.A brand name losing fame What a shameIf your sales continue to decline Who will make cards that…
Just over two years ago, a devastating fire caused Kennedy’s Bar to look like this. Now, with a new two-level multi-function space, Kennedy’s is back on its familiar corner at 75th Street just west of Wornall. It opened in its permanent home two weeks ago. General manager AJ Cahn told me the space looks immaculate, modern, nearly glistening. I heard…
In lieu of having its own Hall & Oates and Wang Chung-inspired band, Kansas City seems to have adopted Tigercity as one of its native sons. The Brooklyn band draws a dedicated crowd of KC kids who dress up to get down to the band’s smooth, yacht-humpin’, ultra-sexy, falsetto funk. There’s really no equal around today (maybe Chromeo or MGMT)…
Back in February I wrote about Kansas’ paltry minimum wage of $2.65 per hour and how it hadn’t been raised in 20 years. A minimum-wage bill was making its way through the Kansas Senate, and experts weren’t giving it much chance of passing. Well, School-House Rock style, the bill managed to get out of committee, get passed in the Kansas…
Sheridan’s Frozen Custard has been available at Kauffman Stadium for a couple of years, but only from concession carts with custard made off-site. Now, the redesigned stadium will feature a 600 square foot store that, according to a Royals’ press release, will be “the only frozen custard store to operate in a professional sports venue in the country.” I talked…
%{}% An ingenious idea for taco trucks to let people know where they are — Twitter! It’s proving to be a hit on the taco-truck-heavy West Coast. Scientists have figured out part of the reason that dogs chase their own tails. Weirdly, it’s linked to high cholesterol. What is it with the exhaust vents in Colorado? A naked man was…
Kansas City Police found a man shot to death in a third floor apartment at 811 East Armour Boulevard at about 12:30 a.m. View Larger Map Police say the victim had at least one gunshot wound. A neighbor told police that he had heard several gunshots and saw someone run from the apartment building. Police say there are no suspects…
%{}% What’s the favorite breakfast cereal of Czechs? The other day — oh, sorry, I’ll be more specific, as this is “journalism” — ON WEDNESDAY, the head of the European Economic Union, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek of the Czech Republic, known to coprolite-pooping old Sen. John McCain as “Czechoslovakia,” slammed Pres. Barack Obama’s plan to spend $2 trillion in stimulus…
Like Satan, Anita Bryant keeps coming back. Some of y’all are, sadly, too young to remember the woman who might be the country’s original celebrity right-winger — a milder, sunnier and way-hotter precursor to Fred Phelps. Younguns who’ve seen the movie might recognize her as one of the villains in the Harvey Milk story. But those of us who are…
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from area basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Over SexteenAuthor: Contributors to the ABC Freight Forwarding Company NewsletterPublisher: Grayson Publishing Date: 1951 Discovered at: Prairie Village Estate Sale The Cover Promises: “Prudes Won’t Think…
This traveling project, It Is What It Is, offers an opportunity to discuss the country, history and present situation of Iraq and its role in American life. On hand for discussion are Jonathan Harvey, a psychological operations officer, and Esam Pasha, an Iraqi artist now residing in Connecticut. We encourage you to come to the above Kansas City sites to…
Planned Parenthood of Kansas City presents a free screening of PEDRO, an MTV film by the Dustin Lance Black, the Academy Award-winning writer of the screenplay Milk. The watch party is one of many around the country, scheduled to coincide with GYT09, a month-long national campaign about sexual health awareness. Wed., April 1, 6:30-9:30 p.m., 2009 Tags: Academy Awards, Dustin…
In tough economic times, people don’t go on vacations — they hang at home for staycations. But if your domicile needs a little updating, head to the Kansas City Home Show at Bartle Hall for decorating and remodeling tips. Also, new this year is a garden market, where you can pick up ready-to-plant items for your garden. Gardening — now…
Britain’s most “off-the-wall ballet dancers,” Ballet Boyz thrills audiences with an exhilarating mix of repertoire, style and high artistic standards through the use of integrated film, video and daily blog. Fri., March 27, 2009 Tags: Europe, Night & Day, United Kingdom, Western Europe
Aaron Allston isn’t a Sith Lord, but the New York Times best-selling author will get treated like Darth Vader tonight at the Borders in Lee’s Summit (1664 Northwest Chipman Road, 816-347-1631). Local stormtroopers from the 70th Explorers of the 501st Legion will (imperial) march Allston to the 7 p.m. reading of his latest novel, Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi:…
It may be pigeonholed as an emotional wasteland, but suburbia may surprise urbanites by what it has to offer. When it comes to art, for example, the borders of Kansas City cannot contain the metro area’s plurality of expression. From 5 to 9 p.m. tonight, the Rice Gallery of Fine Art (11535 Ash in Leawood) offers a new exhibit by…
You know why The Pitch hasn’t been overrun by bears? Because we have a magic feather that keeps bears away. If you’d like to know where we got the idea for a magic feather, head to the Spirit Body and Soul Fair. The two-day new-age festival features vendors, psychic readings, healing stones, tarot cards, lessons in alternative healing, and lectures…
Paul D. Miller — aka DJ Spooky — was never much for the traditional DJ routines of spinning, remixing and party-rocking. His interests have always been more oblique, from collaborations with avant-jazz artists to a conceptual remix of D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation. But nothing thus far in Miller’s career has been as ambitious as his latest obsession:…
