Local PR firm Sturges Word sent out the press release below. Power & Light District president Jon Stephens is listed as the media contact. (Updated) The release says DJ Jazzy Jeff’s set damaged the sound system at KC Live. Pitch reporter Nadia Pflaum asked Stephens if insurance would cover the damage. Here’s what Stephens wrote: We are replacing and not…
Oh, the re-do opportunities. While everyone waits to hear whether the effort to recall Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser is on or off, Kansas City Star political reporter Steve Kraske reports that one possible Funkhouser challenger might be Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders. We’ve also learned of another candidate who might have thrown his bow-tie into the ring: Charlie Wheeler….
Which brought out the better tees this past Saturday, American Waste Hardcore Metal Fest at the Beaumont or Browne’s 122nd Annual Irish Street Faire? Here’s our shirt-by-shirt showdown.
Big thanks to friend of the Plog Levi Henry for snapping photos (here’s a slideshow) of the scene outside the funeral of slain abortion doctor George Tiller on Saturday. The Patriot Guard, Martyr Guard and Phelps family all showed up in the streets of Wichita as some said a final thank you to the doctor. Meanwhile, The New York Times’…
… he had to clog this one. Taken this past Saturday afternoon at the AMC Mainstreet. Let’s see some better captions. Categories: News Tags: AMC Mainstreet
Ingesting blood is often associated with Dracula and his ilk, but nearly every society does it in one form or another. Often, blood is mixed with sausage, such as in British black pudding (which has thankfully never caught on in the United States). Like those of us here in the states, people in the poor African country of Chad look…
Friend of the Plog Levi Henry snapped these shots outside the funeral of slain abortion doctor George Tiller on Saturday.
True beer nerds probably won’t have any use for the Internet guide Beer Sommelier. But for everyone else, it’s a neat way to figure out the convoluted world or beer, where there are more than 20 distinct categories and a hundred sub-categories. The guide is compiled by Great Brewers, on a Web site started by a distribution company but run…
Last Friday’s Westside Block Party was full of low riders, sweet art, music and generally cool stuff. Here’s a look back. Categories: News Tags: Art, art, La Esquina, low riders, Westside Block Party
The movie Food, Inc comes out later this week, promising to rip into Big Ag and all the evil it has done. Big Ag, or Big Food as it’s also called (really, anything with “big” in the title will work, the better to remind people of similarities to Big Tobacco) consists of a handful of companies — Monsanto, Archer Daniels…
After all the super-serious reportage on anti-Jazzy-Jeff-ism over the weekend, a little levity was in order. So thanks, KCTV5, for providing just what we needed: video Bret Michaels getting walloped by a descending backdrop following his loathsome glam band’s performance at the Tony Awards yesterday, and — best of all — Neil Patrick Harris making fun of it immediately after….
The Kansas City Gay Pride Festival took over Kansas City last weekend. If you vaguely remember the past three days — did I really see zombies? — here’s photographic evidence in slideshow form of the last few days. Categories: News Tags: DJ Irene, Kansas City Gay Pride Festival, zombies
Ripped jeans. Gold chains. Oversized T-shirts. These represent a small portion of the list of banned items at Kansas City’s Power and Light District. After Saturday night’s free concert featuring Z-Trip, DJ Jazzy Jeff and MSTRKRFT, many in Kansas City are wondering if hip-hop might be added to the list. After two hours of trouble-free fun — including a rousing…
It’s a safe bet that John Cone is the only person in the country (possibly the world) who could put on his business card the dual title of doughnut store owner and wrestling referee. For the past 10 years, Cone and his wife have been the proprietors of the North Kansas City Donut King and for the past three years…
This past Saturday at high noon, as the temperature started to climb into the 80s, a crowd of a hundred or so gathered in a tent on the east side of the Sam’s Club parking lot at 135th Street in Overland Park. Here was where dreams were achieved but also shattered as 13 contestants gathered for the Nathan’s hot dog…
Last Friday, the third annual Westside Block Party coincided with the opening of the second annual Comunidad/Community art exhibit, featuring the works of more than 40 KC area artists. Check out the low riders, art and dance.
%{}% A personal story of weight-loss in progress. The problem with naming your restaurant something generic is nobody can remember it or where the restaurant is. Those buying the variety pack of Boulevard beers will find a little change: the brewery has replaced the stout with its new single-wide. Micheladas — a bastard version of Bloody Marys — turn out…
I scream. You scream. We all scream for an ice cream soda. So where is this soda fountain? Don’t all scream at once, now. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: Where is it?
Fans of “Restaurant Row” on 39th Street who have wanted an exclusively barbecue restaurant in the neighborhood will probably thrilled when restaurateur Tommy Treccariche opens Matchstick Barbecue later this summer in the former Spitfire Wine Bar & Grill location at 1809 West 39th Street. According to real estate maven Greg Patterson, who negotiated the deal, Treccarciche — who has a…
Pride took over Kansas City last weekend. Here’s a look at the street party at 19th and Main and the weekend festival inside Penn Valley Park.
%{}% The day after slain abortion doctor George Tiller’s funeral, the man accused of killing Tiller warned the Associated Press of more violence against doctors as long as abortion is legal. Scott P. Roeder called the Associated Press to deliver his warning, which also comes days after the Justice Department began investigating whether Roeder acted alone. Roeder told the AP:…
Images from Saturday night’s DJ extravaganza, which turned into a near fiasco when DJ Jazzy Jeff was kicked off stage halfway into his set.
Zombies walking for charity? Uh, OK. Here’s a pretty cool video of the zombies parading through June First Friday. Thankfully, the zombies were collecting nonperishable items for the Bishop Sullivan Center. I guess brains spoil. Zombie Parade from Judy-Anne Goldman on Vimeo. Categories: News Tags: Bishop Sullivan Center, Crossroads, First Friday, zombies
