Tomfooleries on the Plaza was shut down yesterday by the Kansas City Health Department for a multitude of infractions, many of them critical. After a routine inspection last week, the Plaza mainstay had 25 citations, 17 of them for critical actions such as employees eating, drinking or smoking around food, employees not washing hands, raw chicken stored next to heads…
Hey, last minute reminder that June is Potty Training Awareness Month in Missouri, so heads up out there. Do you scoff at the need for potty training awareness? Normally it’d be tough to disagree with you, but some parents are just assholes who assume that toddlers are equally vicious little thugs, pissing on them for fun. According to the press release,…
%{}% One blogger is kind enough to share everything he has consumed in the past couple of days. After 17 years of never eating Ben & Jerry’s, a non-dairy-eating blogger decides to take the plunge. Coupons at local restaurants are always good, even if the company has a little trouble figuring out what they are good for. If you think…
Killswitch Engage release their self-titled fifth album. It will inevitably be described as “melodic” and / or “pummelling.” The biggest release this week is Wilco’s Wilco (The Album), which seems to be getting great reviews, even though every person I know who considers themselves a “big Wilco fan” thinks it’s awful and boring. My coworker Dylan has purchased every Wilco…
BY ELKE MERMIS Conor Oberst has endured a slew of slightly painful Bob Dylan comparisons since he penned his very first sprawling story-song in his Midwestern hometown in the late ’90s. Yeah, he’s got a weird voice; yeah, he’s a masterful lyricist; yeah, he’s from a smallish town in the middle of the country, hates fame, whatever, we get it….
As you’re stealing company time today, you should swing by the new memorial site iamdrtiller.com. The site was created as a memorial not just to Tiller, but to everyone who makes sure abortion is safe, legal, and accessible to those who need it – which has got to be a scary proposition these days. The meat of it is testimonials from…
And now, a word on behalf of some good people who do a really hard and often depressing job — and need a little help. The folks over at the Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates recruit volunteers who go through rigorous training so they can speak for abused and neglected kids who end up in the family court system….
Ask off from work on Friday, August 7, ASAP. This year’s Pitch Music Showcase is signed, sealed and ready to be delivered to a Westport near you on Thursday, August 6. The lineup is subject to change, but I kinda hope it doesn’t, because, holy shit is this gonna rock. Lots ‘n lots of new blood. Wristbands (21-and-up) are available…
A couple of weeks ago, I went to a presentation from Rob Paral, a researcher who suggests Mexican immigrants are coming to the Midwest is such large numbers that shunning or criminalizing workers from the other side of the southern border is both unrealistic and self-defeating. In his definition of “Midwest,” Paral didn’t include Kansas. But Johnson County is very much…
Think again. Yes, Governor Mark Parkinson signed a backroom agreement with Sunflower Electric Power Corporation to build a gigantic new coal-fired power plant in western Kansas, but environmentalists aren’t giving up yet. Last week, the Kansas Sierra Club and EarthJustice sent a strongly worded letter to Rod Bremby, Kansas’ Secretary of Health and Environment. Bremby is the one who has to sign…
This past weekend, I headed west to the KCK Street Blues Festival, a completely homegrown gathering on 13th and State Avenue. Folding chairs and cooler in tow, my friend and I found spots in the grass around 6:00 and relaxed amongst the diverse crowd while the donation buckets came around, the kids chased each other and smells of grilled goodness…
Large demonstrations met by heavy-handed police action have become a near daily occurence in Tehran, as thousands of Iranians gather in record numbers to protest the shady results of the June 12 presidental election. At least 17 citizens have been killed in the resulting violence. Today, Iran’s Guardian Council announced that a partial recount of the ballots confirmed the controversial victory of current leader…
Nicole Reinertson I know I’m not the only one who’s passed the artsy Obama sign, constructed with mismatched sign letters and mounted on a wall of wooden pallets, at 3314 Troost and wished I could get inside to take a closer look. From the street, the lot beside the black-and-teal artist studio looks like some kind of secret garden. It lived up to my curiosity. I…
Track our ongoing, exclusive series starring James Christos, PL and Jamel Rockwell here. Christos: What up KC?!!! Last time I wrote we were in LA. We’re in Phoenix now. But I’m gonna give you a rundown of what happened when we were in LA. We’ll just call this entry “Escape from LA”. As soon as we arrived in town we…
From a distance, the elderly gentleman with two hearing aids and a rainbow-covered wagon looked like another festive participant in Omaha’s Gay Pride parade. That’s what Kendra Konrady thought, at least. KC volunteers at the Omaha Gay Pride Parade On June 20, the Kansas City resident traveled to Nebraska as a volunteer with the Human Rights Campaign, a national advocacy…
The Smiths’ back catalog will be back in print on vinyl on August 11. The records were remastered, with the sessions supervised by Johnny Marr. The records are getting repressed on 180 gram vinyl. It’s been a good long while since all of these records have been easily available. which means this isn’t going to be cheap. Expect to pay…
DJ G-Train and thePhantom* have teamed up to start a new night at the Scion Lab behind the Crossroads at Grinders (on the east side of Oak, south of 18th). On Mondays starting tonight through July 20, the doors will open to a special theme. It’s 18+, $3 cover. If you’re of legal drinking age, bring an additional $5 for…
The annual tour of urban farms and gardens expanded to more than 30 green spaces this year and drew plenty of Kansas City residents hungry for a more sustainable food system.
Legendary reggae act the Wailers plays the Crossroads on July 26. The show will feature a full performance of their 1977 album, Exodus, named “Album of the Century” by TIME Magazine in 1998. The Wailers will be using the tour to bring more attention to their “I Went Hungry” charity, which donates unused funds from the band’s hospitality riders directly…
This past Friday and Saturday, blues folk from all around gathered at 13th and State Avenue to hear 21 different acts, including nationally known Chicago-Kansas-City blues mashup guitarist Glenn Patrik, Living Heritage Tribute award recipient Diane “Mama” Ray and local favorites Lee McBee & the Confessors, Scottyboy Daniels Blues Band and Eugene Smiley.
One of today’s earlier posts notes that chef and slow-food promoter Jasper Mirabile changes up his recipes depending on what berries are in season. Currently it’s prime blueberry-picking time, and almost blackberry season, too. Last week Fat City highlighted the large blueberry farm called the Berry Patch, but it’s far from the only place for ripe picking. The definitive source…
BY NICOLE REINERTSON What do you do when the tap-dancing percussion section of your band gets pregnant? Go on tour! Duh. Tilly and the Wall were joined by Lawrence locals Fourth of July and Fortuning Saturday night at the Granada. Dancer Jamie Pressnall, the band’s sole percussionist, subtly announced (wearing a Peggy Noland dress complete with baby and umbilical cord)…
When life hands him lemons, Jasper Mirabile’s answer is to make limoncello. “I love it. We make our own secret recipe at Jasper’s,” says the owner of his namesake restaurant. “It’s such a great use of lemons, and it’s the perfect drink in the summer.” Not content with just drinking it, Mirabile has combined it with the classic dessert tiramisu….
