Is this the sky or a bruise? Somewhere, cumulus bean-flicker Katie Horner is tuning up the band. Categories: News Tags: Angry skies, Katie Horner
Don’t know about you, but we only just got the memo that there’s a local band called Nuthatch 47 that puts lilting, accordion-fueld Russian folk music into a loose, ska-blues headlock and dances around like a drunk Gypsy with it. Kind of like a gentler, more down-home Gogol Bordello. Looks like even though most of the band members are Missouri…
The Royals are on a six game skid (ah, reality) and in a three-way tie for first place in the AL Central (unreal). Tonight, David Glass’ golden goose, Zack Greinke, takes the mound before a damn-near sold out crowd. Will Zack Greinke pull the Royals out of their rut? And remember Royals fans, the first 20,000 fans at Saturday night’s…
Just a reminder that the food-and-wine spectacular Taste of Kansas City is this Sunday in the Power & Light District. More than 20 restaurants will be on hand, serving food along with wine, mixed drinks and beer samples. The highlight of the night is the Gold Fork Competition, where six chefs have one-hour to make a dish using secret ingredients….
A couple of months ago, local sports architecture firm, HOK Sport Venue Event, changed its name to Populus and we made fun of it because a) why change your well-known name to something that sounds like an ancient-Greek insemination device and b) is this really the economy you want to take risks with your established branding in? Men at some times are masters of their…
With both a recession and an environmental movement going on, throwing stuff away is about as popular as a Dick Cheney massage pillow. I’ve always had a fear of pack-rats but lately I’ve been thinking twice before tossing empty glass bottles in the recycle bin. I’ve been wondering whether there was some way I could reuse them. Thanks to the…
Missouri lawmakers aren’t giving KC any economic stimulus loving. This morning’s Kansas City Star says a bill last week handed out $381.3 million in stimulus money — but a big, fat zero went to the City of Fountains. So let’s point some fingers (or let the Star do it for us): We’re looking at you, oversized novelty Mayor Mark Funkhouser….
This week’s edition of the New Yorker looks at the man who brought America “super-value” wine. Fred Franzia, the C.E.O of Bronco Winery, is a convicted felon (got caught mislabeling grapes) and a politically incorrect cowboy. Unfortunately the entire article is not online, only an abstract. But if you have any interest whatsoever in cheap wine, you should pick up…
We’re just going to have to take PrimeBuzz’s word for this ’cause I can’t find a link: CNN says President Obama is “seriously considering” giving the lifetime, golden ticket to the Supreme Court to Missouri Sen. Claire “Bear” McCaskill. Although McCaskill told the Star’s Steve Kraske about a week ago that Obama could take that job and shove. Well, she…
Want to get something for nothing from a power company? My free stuff’s sitting in the driveway. Kansas City Power & Light sends out crews to trim trees that interfere power lines. The byproduct is hardwood mulch and lots of it. KCP&L offers the mulch to homeowners at no charge. All that’s required is a form. I faxed in the…
The most famous food critic whose last name isn’t “Ferruzza” is leaving the New York Times. Frank Bruni, who’s been at the job five years, announced he’s stepping down yesterday. I wish Bruni the best wherever he goes (oh wait, he’s staying at the paper in other roles). The Times is now looking for a new critic. It’s not quite…
The deal with Sunflower Electric Power Company was brokered by Mark Parkinson, but it required more than the new governor’s signature. Before Sunflower got the go-ahead for that coal-fired power plant in Holcomb, the Legislature had to sign off on a Comprehensive Energy Bill. While the bill passed overwhelmingly — with only two senators and 18 representatives voting against it…
Tune in at 10 a.m. to the Walt Bodine show on KCUR 89.3 to catch the food critics, including Fat City’s Charles Ferruzza, who will be holding court with Walt and answering your questions. The topic of today’s show is hot dogs and sausages, so be preparing your questions. Make sure they’re good — I’ve heard some hot dog questions…
%{}% Google News was down this morning. AGAIN. My early-morning work-flow is so firmly established at this point that instead of writing Daily Briefs, I left some trouble-maker comments on The Kansas City Star’s Midwest Voices blog. A Midwest Voices blogger named Grant Martin wrote about his mortgage troubles, which I can totally almost relate to: Midwest Voices blogger Erni…
%{}% Red-X is holding a wine tasting next week and somebody is pretty excited. Traveling and drinking beer. Yes, this blogger gets paid to do such things under the auspice of business trips. Some people really liked the Looking Glass song “Brandy (you’re a fine girl.)” This is the way I feel about ABBA’s entire catalog. You would think that…
Friday Punk It! — a fashion, art and music showcase hosted by local designer Cali Roberta. (Oops! I accidentally listed this in last week’s roundup, but it’s really, truly happening tonight at the Scion Lab, behind Grinders on Oak between 18th and 19th streets. I promise.) Got a scooter? Mad Toto Scooter Club’s annual scooter festival starts today. Tornado R’Alley…
Taken Wednesday night at Oklahoma Joe’s. Categories: News Tags: oklahoma joe’s, Oklahoma Joes, old balls
There are very, very few local bands that give me goosebumps the way American Catastrophe does. Terrence Moore, the soft-spoken AmCat guitarist, backup singer and harmonica and banjo player, is also starting to pick up more solo gigs. I caught up with Moore, who is also a manager at the Apple Store on the Plaza, in front of YJ’s in…
Dennis Skillicorn has been working his butt off to repay society for the debts of his crimes. But the last death row inmate to be granted clemency in Missouri didn’t have to do anything at all — he was spared thanks to divine intervention. Darrell Mease was on death row for a brutal triple homicide he committed in 1988. He’d…
Something hasn’t seemed quite right about the whole “death of print” story lately. Several things, actually, but the one on our mind is this: If one newspaper survival strategy is to be “heavily centered on local news,” then wouldn’t niche publications be thriving? Theoretically, those publications speaking to a specific audience would have the best chance. For example, Spanish-language papers…
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