Citizens, be vigilant. If someone tries to sell you meat on the street, you should probably call police. “Meat” isn’t a euphemism (although if someone tries to sell you the other kind of meat, yeah. Call police). We’re talking 35,000 pounds of frozen chicken and $400,000 worth of ribs. And I don’t want to freak anyone out but there were…
The victim of Saturday’s shooting in the 3500 block of Argentine Boulevard in KCK has died. KCK police say the victim is 19-year-old Saul A. Gomez of Kansas City, Kansas. View Larger Map If you have tips, call 913-573-6020 or 816-474-8477. Categories: News Tags: KCK Police, Saul A. Gomez, shooting
The bookers at Crossroads KC behind Grinders have just sent out the venue’s summer lineup thus far. It’s pretty much what you’d expect — very hippie-outdoor-fest with some ’90s mixed in and etc. Until the very end of the list. April 24: Sellout May 2: CAKE May 8: George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars May 13: GWAR with Priestess and…
As a strict omnivore I do not claim any knowledge of veggie burgers or soy burgers or alt-burgers. In college, a very brief fling with a vegetarian led me to discover the delicious wonder that is MorningStar’s spicy black-bean burger but other than that, I have stayed away. I’m beginning to reconsider, though, because some local fake burgers do sound…
Baltimore-based electronic experimenter and homme sauvage Dan Deacon is coming to the Pistol Social Club in Kansas City on May 1. He recently spoke with Pitchfork’s Tom Breihan about the records he loved at ages 5, 10, 15, and 20. Deacon’s memories of listening to the Beatles’ “Rocky Racoon” as a wee sprog are too cute not to quote: I…
Illegal dumping on Montgall Avenue I originally started thinking about trash after I passed a junk pile splattered across the curb on Troost Avenue for about the millionth time. The busted couch, the dirty mattress, the old TV all sat there for weeks. Then months. When I started digging into how we handle our trash in Kansas City, I discovered…
Hey, look who was recently talking about his love for barbecue and deer summer sausage. None other than local golf legend and two-time Master’s champ Tom Watson. Watson, who currently plays on the PGA Champions Tour, gave an interview to PGA’s Web site focused solely on food. Ever the diplomat, he refused to name his favorite barbecue restaurant, saying instead…
The Kansas City FilmFest starts today at AMC’s new Mainstreet Theatre but the film I want to see isn’t showing at the festival. It’ll debut Thursday night (April 23) at 7 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Metro Sports’ Chris Gough will unveil his pro wrestling documentary, K.C. On The Mat: The History of Professional Wrestling in Kansas City….
A copy of Marc Levitz’s Kansas City Film Festival selection, Feast of the Assumption: The Otero Family Murders, sat unwatched on my coffee table for weeks. Nothing appealed to me less than watching a documentary about Dennis Rader, the Wichita serial killer known as BTK. When I finally forced myself to feed the DVD into my machine, it was with…
Our friend Plastic Sax directed us to this new video from Tech N9ne. He also praises the quality of it and Mac’s latest one, which TKC hated the guts of. Says the wise P. Sax, “These are independent, locally-based and self-financed artists. The creation of such essential promotional tools requires imagination, motivation and (perhaps most importantly) art-school friends with video…
Is the food industry out of control? That is the message of the new film Food, Inc., directed by Robert Kenner, whose work up to this point has mainly consisted of television films and commercials, including work for Hallmark. Unlike Fast Food Nation (the movie, not the book), Food, Inc. is a strict documentary. Variety said it “does for the…
Unlike Beer Wars, it looks as if Food, Inc.has picked a properly evil villain in large-production farms and theunnatural food and hormones they give animals, which leads to diseaseslike salmonella and E. coli. A subject this blog knows all too well.
Happy Earth Day everyone! (I assume most readers do live on earth.) Here’s how various organizations and restaurants around the city are celebrating: Categories: A&E, Dining Tags: Brookside, Earth Day, Olathe, Pizza Fusion, Power& Light District, wine
One man is dead and another is recovering after a shooting last night. Around 9 p.m., Kansas City police found two men with gunshot wounds inside the Express Mart, 7007 Longview Rd. View Larger Map Police say 17-year-old Rashad Taylor died from his injuries. The other victim, whose name isn’t being released, is expected to recover. No suspects are in…
%{}% For you vino fans out there, tonight is your night with two events: one’s decidedly low-key and the other pairs an elaborate menu with a highly respected Californian winery. I’ve already mentioned these in the dining newsletter Pitch Forks, but they’re worth repeating. First is the monthly ODV wine event. ODV is a group open to anyone who likes…
Remember when being a community organizer was mock worthy? yeah, it really wasn’t but who could forget 9/11 profiteer Rudy Giuliani mocking Barack Obama for working as a community organizer? Or Sarah Palin? Here’s a reminder. Uh, now the Missouri Tea Party is looking for a community orgnaizer. Here’s the ad: No, really. We’re looking for activist/leaders to help bring…
%{}% Chefs may come and go at the American Restaurant but Willie the bartender stays the same. Spring is a time to fire up the “big green egg.” Is Kevin Costner off his rocker or is he an historical expert of all things late 19th-century Irish and Kansas City? Not really food related, but I couldn’t pass up linking to…
Last year, Westside residents were surprised to learn that Kansas City Power and Light had plans for a new power substation in their collective backyard. Even worse, by the time they were invited to the table, all they got was a one-way conversation from KCP&L dictating where the company had decided to plunk down its transformers. Irritated by the lack of…
30 years ago this weekend, Roger Naber began boosting the blues in Kansas City. The Hot Rocks Lounge at 3605 Broadway, was the spot where Naber booked the Lamont Cranston Band, his first show. He continued to promote other shows around town for the next six years until 1985, when he dug his heels into midtown and founded the Grand…
%{}%Over at our sister blog Fat City, Owen is trying to drum up votes for Kansas City in Travel + Leisure’s America’s Favorite Cities of 2009. Kansas City is up against 10 other cities, including the dreaded St. Louis. Five cities will join the likes of Austin, San Francisco and Denver on the prestigious AFC list. Polls close May 15….
Yesterday, the Jackson County Medical Examiner officially ruled the death of Steven L. James a homicide. Police have yet to release the cause of death. The manager of an apartment complex at 8803 Millwood Drive found James’ decomposing body on April 12. The manager hadn’t seen James for two days. Anyone with tips should call 816.474.8477. Links:Police release name of…
