Damn, work is tough to come by right now. Especially for new college graduates. But with organic farms more popular than ever, they need hands to actually pick the goods — even if the new employees are more book-smart than garden-smart. Over the weekend, the New York Times ran an article looking at the growing number of students who are…
I missed this Friday, but the city finally shut down the 12th Street bridge after an inspection found “structural deficiencies.” Really? Really? What took you so long? Driving across the 12th Street bridge always felt like a perilous journey over a rope bridge teetering on the verge of snapping. The bridge was great for snapping axles or popping out fillings….
%{}% One man’s attempt — purposeful or not — to try every hot dog in this city in a week. The key to a good espresso? Roasterie beans and trial and error. One reason to feel (slightly) less guilty pounding shots of Jagermeister. Some of your money goes towards helping disadvantaged kids attend Ivy-League schools. On top of Starbucks’ other…
%{}% The campaign to recall oversize novelty Mayor Mark Funkhouser turned in 13,000 new signatures to the city clerk yesterday. Apparently, the city clerk has to work on holidays, probably because some bitch supervisor keeps denying her vacation requests. Anyway, those signatures are on top of 7,400 valid signatures turned in earlier this month, so things look statistically grim for…
When I heard the New York Times was planning a piece about our mayor, I expected something deep, probing, thoughtful. When I read Saturday’s story, I couldn’t figure out why they even bothered. If you’re editing the national paper of record, and your financial situation is bleak, why devote precious resources to a story about Kansas City if you can’t…
The high-flying, alley-ooping, streetballin’ SKY Syndicate took on a team of Kansas City All Stars when their hip-hop basketball entourage touched down at Penn Valley Community College.
BY IAN HRABE Having now seen Magnolia Electric Co. four times, I can honestly say that I’ve never seen them put on a show that was anything less than great. The big thing I realized seeing them Sunday night at the Jackpot was that regardless of the fact that I only knew half the songs, every song was excellent, and…
This week: A community activist brings a call to action — and camping supplies — to City Hall, Hispanic organizations spark a dialogue between local cops and community groups, Haskell students need help funding a trip to Palestine and Be 1! hopes to turn amateur runners into active mentors for Kansas City scholars. Community activist Rachel Riley is taking…
Sometimes, good clean fun is the way to go. This Friday and Saturday, They Might Be Giants returned for their second annual Memorial-Day-in-KC-weekend jamboree, beginning (just like last year), with a show Friday night at the Beaumont and a spot the next afternoon at Jiggle Jam at Crown Center. For anyone at all familiar with the band, there was no…
This big bird may be flying toward Kansas City, but it isn’t actually in Kansas City. But it is in the parking lot of a restaurant. Well, not everyone would call it a restaurant, but food is served there, very quickly. And the restaurant is in a very little town outside of Kansas City. Hint: It’s just off I-29. Do you…
If you love fried fish, you’ve heard of Lutfi Khalifah. Lutfi, a tall, broad-shouldered Kansas Citian whose first name means “kind and friendly” and last name means “one who does the will of God” has been associated with fish — fried, blackened, baked — since he opened his first namesake carry-out restaurant at 5534 Troost back in 1993. When fire…
%{}% We’re thinking these were the top stories posted on Fat City this week: Some Kansas City folks get their feathers ruffled over urban chickens Chef Linda Duerr finds a new job Owen Morris gets fired up about sriracha sauce We go down to the river’s edge to bite into a hot dog Modern Marijuana: Not your Pop’s Pot! Categories:…
Scanning through the list of businesses with liquor licenses pending, I noticed an old Lawrence favorite of mine. Johnny’s Tavern, the institution born north of the Kaw in 1953, is in the “awaiting documents” stage of the licensing process. That means I’m in the “awaiting drinking” stage of the process. The sports bar — which has locations in Prairie Village,…
In case anyone’s still worrying about those Guantanamo Bay prisoners (more likely you’re worrying about ditching work for the long holiday weekend), here are a couple of Friday-afternoon videos that pretty much sum up the level of political discourse on that issue this week. Ironic: Wish it was ironic: Thanks to Glenn Greenwald at Salon for bringing them to our…
For the past several years, Sally and David Calvin of Widgeonwood Farm in Columbia, Missouri have been the hosts of a French-style outdoor market, Marche du Jour (translation: market of the day) held in the courtyard of a brick building at 75th and Delaware. This season the Calvins have taken up residence in a new location: in the enclosed courtyard…
%{}% Ignoring the disappointing returns from previous expansions of the city’s convention facilities, the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council has appropriated $150,000 to continue the study of a 1,000-room convention hotel. Yesterday’s discussion was a rerun of past discussions. A consultant comes to town and tells city officials their convention assets are falling behind. Rick Hughes, the president of the…
Awwwwwww. Owen Ashworth, the man behind the brainy and moody Chicago synthy-indie outfit Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, is not favoring KC (or Lawrence or anywhere else in KS or MO, for that matter) on his upcoming summer tour. But at least we get some new music to console us in our grief. CFTPA has two releases out this summer….
“Look, look, look!” Porter Arneill said excitedly, standing at the corner of 12th Street and Central Avenue, pointing at a crowd just outside the Folly Theater. “There’s people on the street in downtown Kansas City!” The street scene downtown was more animated yesterday afternoon, as the Avenue of the Arts celebrated its 10th anniversary with an unveiling of new temporary…
Comedian, recording artist and idiot-savant-cellist-playing and grenade-launcher-toting actor Jamie Foxx is bringing his Intuition Tour to Sprint Center on July 25. I wish someone would launch a grenade at that “Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-a-auto-tune” song that will not leave the radio. In fact, the tune is enjoying its 12th week at #1 on the Urban chart, breaking a record…
Billing itself as “The Mardi Gras of meat,” the Great American Barbecue Festival’s mission is to make sure you get the most out of the Memorial Day weekend. It features music, Royals and Wizards players, a kid’s zone, a carnival, fireworks tonight and Saturday night, and nearly 300 barbecue teams cooking the entire weekend at Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone…
