Going around town and talking to various restaurant owners, the same conversation always comes up — the economy. It even follows the same line: The owner will say that while his business is hurting, he’s surviving and buckling down but he’s heard so-and-so is on the brink and can’t pay employees or something equally dire. No matter how bad things…
In all of the publicity hoopla surrounding the opening of the newly refurbished AMC Mainstreet Theatre, no one seems to be remembering the late Wanda Lust. Wanda who? No, not Wanda Lust (this link is seriously NSFW so you many not want to click it), the porn actress who stars in videos like Hooter Nation and The M.I.L.F. Next Door….
Pour a glass of hormone-free milk for local dairy farmers and health groups. Late yesterday, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed HB 2121, a bill that would have required dairy farmers who advertise that their milk is rBGH-free to include a disclaimer that rBGH is safe. Which is true according to the FDA but many organizations disagree and consumer groups worried…
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY NICK SPACEK It’s a cliche to say a band sounds like Joy Division, but the Horrors sound JUST LIKE JOY DIVISION — maybe with the addition of some early U2. What I’d read about the Horrors always seemed to make some sort of Cramps comparison, but no likeness to that band was in evidence at the…
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In case you don’t remember this Pulitzer-winning Fat City post about the Kansas Sampler Foundation: The group was asking people to submit restaurants for its “8 Wonders” project, which highlights the best Kansas has to offer in areas such as art and architecture. The Foundation was looking for spots people considered iconic, or the best. After more than 120 submissions,…
You’ve seen them in body paint and lettuce skirts and dressed up like cavewomen. Now, see activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals lather each other up during the lunch-hour rush. According to a press release I got yesterday: Naked behind a banner that reads, “Meat’s Not Green,” two PETA beauties will shower together at a busy Kansas…
The Kansas City FilmFest is now under way (at AMC’s cushy new boutique theater, the Mainstreet), and what with the new Kevin Willmott movie and a look at Wichita’s BTK killer, it might be easy to miss one of the festival’s smaller events this weekend. A really small event. At 12:30 p.m. Saturday, upstairs at Bice Bistro (across Main from…
Flickr: Felixtcat Once a staple of the diner industry — including breakfast joints like IHOP and Waffle House — a “pig-in-a-blanket” was a breakfast variation of the British dish known as “Toad in the Hole,” pork sausages baked in Yorkshire Pudding batter. Most of us in the United States know the dish as a chubby little link sausage tucked into a…
%{}% The backlash against vitamin-fortified products that have no reason being fortified. Not only is this is a great post about the kitchen area but it contains some of the best food porn pics I’ve seen anywhere. Who knew poached eggs over arugula could look so sexy? Here is one way to cut down on hamburger and cheese consumption: take…
Hey, hey, it’s the weekend. It’s gonna be hot with a chance of storms — and full of activities that will entertain you, expand your mind and help you kill off a few brain cells. Here’s our quick picks: Tonight:The DUD-V-Hunt art show at the Emerald Space (1323 Union) features works by local artists Dan Crane, Christine Stormberg, Leslie Diuguid…
Flickr: Yummyinthetummyblog Restaurant trade magazine Nation’s Restaurant News is reporting that California-based Cheesecake Factory — famous for its almost obscene extra-large portions — is now offering smaller portions at reduced prices. Yes, the world as we know it is definitely coming to an end. Cheesecake Factory profits, interestingly enough, aren’t doing too badly… Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags:…
It’s always a party when Junior Boys are in town. The Hamilton, Ontario-based electronic duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus (who often tour with a live drummer for sonic support) have twice put on stellar shows at the Record Bar in the past couple of years, and, with a new album in tow, tonight’s show at the RB with…
Kansas City Power & Light (the utility company, not the entertainment district), which is on track to raise its rates September 1, wants to put an extra $6 a month on your bill a little sooner. It’s using telemarketing calls to push its surge-protection plan. The rep who called me Tuesday, from a number in Minnesota, explained that KCP&L installs…
The Kansas City Star says Schlitterbahn Vacation Village may not have an opening date, but the fledgling water resort is looking for seasonal hires — 300 of them. Schlitterbahn needs “lifeguards, cashiers, pool cleaners and maintenance workers” who are “at least 16 and able to work through the summer, weekends and evenings. Apply here. Categories: News Tags: Jobs, Schlitterbahn Vacation…
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Erin Brockovich is gone, but in her wake is a lawsuit blaming St. Joseph’s Prime Tanning Corp. of producing sludge that caused a lot of brain tumors in Cameron, Missouri. The latest twist: Prime Tanning’s owner, National Beef Leathers, will stop giving out the sludge — which the lawsuit claims is filled with high levels of cancer causing hexavalent chromium…
The Kansas City Chiefs will have a second-round draft pick after all — in 2010. The cost: Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez. The Chiefs agreed to deal Gonzalez to the Atlanta Falcons for the pick. Here’s what Chiefs owner Clark Hunt had to say about the deal: “On behalf of my family and the Chiefs, I want to thank…
Review by HUGH WELSH Chris Cornell’s latest album, Scream, is as infuriating as its title for fans of Cornell’s past excursions behind the mic for such goliaths of rock as Soundgarden and Audioslave. It’s a shameless pitter-patter of techno studio effects and a voice that’s lost its tenacity, its supernatural ability to bring about a mosh pit wherever a radio…
While other companies may be struggling and cutting back, the McDonald’s Corporation can do no wrong. An influential financial blog called it “bullet-proof.” So after eight years of trying to make its image and menu more health-conscious, it says if Americans are ready for a fatty 1/3 pound Angus burger, it’s happy to oblige. Before I explain the new Angus…
Don’t count on tickets being available at the door for Friday night’s Giggle with Gilda fundraiser. One of my all-time favorite local bloggers, Erin in the Real World, who’s doing some PR for Gilda’s Club, tells me that the event — named for ’70s Saturday Night Live star Gilda Radner, who died of ovarian cancer in 1989 — is almost…
