One of the problems I have with food porn is that it is unrealistic. You can cook fries all your life and they’re never going to look like they do on the cover of this month’s Gourmet Magazine. On the other hand, designer Jon Chonko has been very open in detailing how he creates the images for his blog Scanwiches….
While Fat City regularly reports news about giveaways and free meals, I’ve rarely gone to these events myself. Mainly because I hate waiting in lines. Waiting 90 minutes for a $5 breakfast is valuing your time at little over three dollars per hour. As the Chicago Tribune points out, nearly every “free” item turns out to actually be cost-prohibitive, Perhaps…
Want to get shot at? Deal with people on PCP? Treat gunshot wounds? The Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust wants you to be a tactical medic. Or you could just be a regular old MAST emergency responder. Call 816-924-1700 or go to mastambulance.org. Adrenaline! EMS Careers in Kansas City from Don’t Mind Me TV on Vimeo. Categories: News Tags: MAST
REVIEW BY EMILY FARRIS Those who attended the Decemberists’ return to the Uptown Theater Wednesday night got two shows for the price of one. First, the band performed their latest album The Hazards of Love in its entirety, start to finish, as they have been since debuting it live at South by Southwest in April. Not that they could have…
I thought that Jane’s Addiction would open up for Nine Inch Nails, with that distinct female voice announcing, Senores y senoras, nosotros tenemos mas influencia con sus hijos que tu tiene, Instead, the sold-out audience (few, it seemed had left) stuck around after Trent Reznor and his crew exited after their second-on-the-bill, ostensible farewell-to-KC-fans set. On this, the NIN/JA tour,…
Industrial metal, with its popping synth, is music better suited to the indoors. But last night at Starlight Theatre, Nine Inch Nails did its best to create an appropriate mood. Smoke billowed on stage throughout the set; row after row of blinding lights flashed on and off in time with the music. Projections on a screen (like what headliner Jane’s…
Fearful that a controversial former chief of police was about to get his job back, a handful of Lake Lotawana residents pleaded with the board of aldermen to retain the current chief, Jeff Rogers, at a meeting last week. Randy Poletis served Lake Lotawana as chief for 13 years. His aggressive style divided the community. Supporters felt Poletis fought crime…
While 100-calorie packs have been in stores since 2004, it took until last year, when Hostess released 100-calorie packs of Twinkies — freakin’ Twinkies! — for people to finally realize that these packs have gone much too far. Bill Maher put it succinctly: Sales of some 100-cal packs, like Oreo thin-crips, have dropped 30 percent or more this year. It…
%{}% A tenderloin sandwich at Kitty’s Cafe brings back memories of pork tenderloins past. For struggling restaurants the key to profitability lies not in lavish entrees but in selling more sides. McDonald’s is taking on Starbucks in Europe and the results don’t look pretty for the Seattle chain. Totally not food-related but brilliant: For serious time-travel geeks, a how-to guide…
Sgt. Rod Podraza, supervisor of the Kansas City Police Department’s DUI Section, sends out regular e-mails alerting folks of upcoming sobriety checkpoints. They no longer specify where the checkpoint is going to be, but no matter: There are standard places where the KCPD, with the help of the Highway Patrol, tends to set up shop. Though this graph is a…
Kansas City police say Joshua Sadler was the 22-year-old man shot to death Tuesday night at 11th and Belmont. Witnesses saw a red vehicle fleeing the scene of the shooting. Police say they may have located a possible suspect — suffering non-life-threatening gunshot wounds — at another hospital. Officers are watching the man at the hospital. The Star reports that…
A night out at Starlight, starring rock gods Perry Farrell, Trent Reznor, Dave Navarro, Tom Morello, Boots Riley and compatriots. Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at the Starlight Theatre.
A domestic disturbance led to the fatal stabbing of a man in the 700 block of N. 80th Place Wednesday afternoon. View Larger Map Kansas City, Kansas, police arrested a woman after “a reported cutting.” Officers found a man in his mid-30s with cuts. He was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries. The identities of the…
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. Rave: The Magazine of Intimate Expose Author: Gay-baiting, breast obsessed, utterly degenerate/hilarious pretend moralist “Peter Hamilton” Date: October, 1955 Discovered at: Brass Amradillo Antique Mall The…
The Wednesday Market at City Market is a great opportunity to replenish your supply of locally grown produce. On the first Wednesday of each month (through October) is Wellness Wednesday, which features an expanded wellness component, including health screenings for adults and children. First Wednesday of every month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Starts: June 3. Continues through Oct. 7, 2009 Tags:…
Jon Wassner, co-author of America’s Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans and Families, will sign his book at the Kansas City Zoo. In the book, the local zoo gets accolades for its African Animals and Exhibits, Australian Animals and Exhibits and for Pachyderms: Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos Tapirs. Sun., May 31, 12-2 p.m., 2009 Tags: Jon Wassner, kansas city zoo,…
In Conjunction with the 2009 International Surface Design Association Conference the Belger Art Center presents exhibitions by three artists: Special Showing: Three Pieces by El Anatsui, Jennifer Angus’ Small Wonder, Secrets of a Collector, Alice Kettle’s A Pause in the Rhythm of Time and Stitches in Time: The Art of Ray Materson. Wednesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Starts:…
Celebrating the release of his new cassette tape “Out Hunting for Teeth,” Emperor Moth will be performing a set of all new sounds in a handcrafted festive atmosphere. This event also celebrates the release of a new hand printed Emperor Moth mini poster. Copies of Emperor Moth’s previous album Caves and a new batch of hand printed T-shirts will also…
(817 Westport Road, 816-931-1986): Starting at 8 p.m., teams compete for first-, second- and third-place payouts depending on the number of participants. The buy-in is $5; well drinks and Warsteiner pints are $3.25. Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 p.m., 2006 Tags: Night & Day, Warsteiner Group
Drink up for autism — all the Boulevard beer and wine that you can drink. A happy hour at Boulevard Brewing company benefits MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training. Thu., May 28, 6-9:30 p.m., 2009 Tags: Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, Night & Day, Thompson Center for…
