Christopher Elbow has a secret. The founder and owner of Elbow Chocolates only sort-of likes chocolates. “They’re amazing but after six months, you just start to eat the same thing over and over … I can go a week without eating them.” But ice cream is different. “I’ll eat it everyday. I love ice cream. I’ll sit on the couch…
%{}% Just got a news alert from Kansas City City Clerk’s Office saying the noon meeting of the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners has been canceled. The commissioners were going to meet and discuss a recount for the recall of oversized novelty Mayor Mark Funkhouser. No word on why the meeting was canceled. Left a message for City Clerk…
This is sad, sad news. General Motors is dumping the best-named car dealer in Kansas City, Conklin Fangman. They found out Tuesday. View Larger Map KMBC Channel 9 reports that 80 people will lose their jobs when the dealership closes on June 13. Before then, Conklin Fangman salespeople will try to unload 130 cars, so the good news for you…
Troubled strip club Gerry’s Silver Slipper reopens today. In March, liquor control shut down the club at 4704 Independence Ave. View Larger Map From KSHB Channel 41: The 66 day suspension came a series of robberies and a brawl involving 20 people, including three people were stabbed several times in February. Then, on February 6, two men were shot to…
Making food ridiculously large and unhealthy has become an art form, reaching its zenith with the bacon explosion and the blog This Is Why You’re Fat. Finally, there’s a name for things like 10 pound BLTs. Gourmet Magazine has deemed this phenomenon the “gross-food movement.” Defining what constitutes gross food is tricky. It’s almost always a Frankenstein-like combination of two…
%{}% One of the men who witnessed the assassination of George Tiller says he’d seen Scott P. Roeder, the man charged with Tiller’s murder, at the Reformation Lutheran Church before. WIBW talked with “Gary,” who said Roeder had attended services on the Sunday and Saturday night before Tiller’s killing. From WIBW: Instead of putting money in the collection basket, Gary…
Britain’s The Independent newspaper reports that according to a new book, Jimi Hendrix was murdered by his manager in an “insurance scam.” According to The Independent, former roadie James “Tappy” Wright alleges in his book, Rock Roadie, that “Hendrix’s manager, Michael Jeffrey, drunkenly confessed to killing him by stuffing pills into his mouth and washing them down with several bottles…
One of the glories of living in the U.S. is not having to pay to go the restroom. In communist-loving, potty-hating Europe, charging someone to go to the bathroom is a common practice. A friend who lived in Italy surmised that it’s the reason Europeans prefer tiny espressos to giant cups of coffee. But now, the Irish have gone a…
I’ve still never seen a Yeah Yeah Yeahs concert. But I can say I’ve been in the same room with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I think! They definitely sounded like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which is to say, pretty great. People such as satellite engineers and ham radio enthusiasts use a term called “line-of-sight,” which, without all the underlying math,…
When Anthony Bourdain came to town last September, the crowd was eager to know what he thought of Kansas City’s food. He admitted he hadn’t spent much time here but that he knew about our barbecue. To the applause of many in the audience, he named Oklahoma Joe’s was his favorite. Now, Bourdain says Oklahoma Joe’s is one of the…
Blues fans have reason to be glad this weekend — and, to carry the pun further, cause to get stoned. The (mostly free) Gladstone BluesFest kicks off on Friday at Oak Grove Park in North Kansas City (76th and North Troost). On Friday night starting at 6 p.m., see locals King King, northeast Missouri’s B.J. Allen & Blue Voodoo and,…
The Kansas City Zoo pulls a George Burns and turns 100 this week, celebrating its centennial with its largest fundraiser of the year this Friday. For its part, Jazzoo is now 20 years old. Tickets for the black tie affair begin at $200 per individual and go up from there, with patron packages starting at $1,000 for “Charitable Chimps” (includes…
%{}% The science behind what makes dark beer dark, and people’s prejudices against dark beer. Things to avoid saying to a recent graduate. As noted by a semi-recent graduate. Is “drummie” an acceptable nickname for the drumstick of a chicken or not? Wait, wasn’t it also Donald Rumsfeld’s nickname? Diet Cokes and Mentos are good for more than YouTube videos….
Chicago’s Riot Fest announced the lineup for this year’s incarnation, to be held October 7-11. This year, the Fest’s fifth, features a cavalcade of bands, including recently reunited acts such as Screeching Weasel, the Murder City Devils and the Dead Milkmen. The usual old-school suspects (Naked Raygun, the Effigies) will probably make an appearance, although the only other confirmed acts…
A switchblade-wielding man robbed a Mexican grocery store’s register and then stole a kiss from the clerk Wednesday night. Overland Park police say a Hispanic male in his mid-20s robbed the Las Comadres Mexican Grocery Store, 7800 Shawnee Mission Parkway, around 6:18 p.m. They say a 24-year-old female clerk was stocking shelves when the man grabbed her and hugged her…
One of my favorite local bloggers, Midtown Miscreant, is back. The Miscreant writes that he was a little hasty when he decided to stop blogging last month. Double M missed writing … and his trolls. I miss putting in my slightly tarnished 2 cents. If all else fails I can use the old “I’m a criminal my word ain’t worth…
What would be the official theme song for National Cheese Day? Nirvana’s “Big Cheese”? Frank Zappa’s “The Voice of Cheese”? “Mice Eat Cheese” by Modest Mouse? “Wet Cheese Delirium” by Gong? Or this musical madness, ( I also tried to think of some TV commercial jingles for cheese — did Velveeta have a theme song? — but it was too early…
On the heels of their third album, It’s Blitz!, New York new wavers Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase brought their giant-eyeball-enhanced road show to a sweaty crowd at the Beaumont, Wednesday, June 3, 2009.
Rodney Muhumuza is a reporter from Uganda working at The Kansas City Star under a fellowship program that lasts until September. He’s been here one month so far. I met him at a press conference Tuesday at the Jackson County Courthouse. Muhumuza gave me the address of his personal blog, MadeInUganda. It’s impressive, which should come as no surprise —…
Sprawling across the lawn at Liberty Memorial this weekend, Kansas City Gay Pride is billed as the community’s biggest celebration of the year. For some organizations, though, being part of the free festival is tough on their pocketbooks. Show Me Pride LLC, a for-profit corporation that runs the event, charges exhibitors that hawk their merchandise and community groups that promote…
Dangerous Dana Author: Doris Miller Publisher: Hill Publications, Queens, New York Date: 1999 Discovered at: Half-Price Books, Westport Representative Quotes: “The crowd gathers around again and tries to stop Dana from beating Rose with the baseball bat, but it is hard! It is hard to stop Dana from beating Rose with with baseball bat, because Dana swings the baseball bat…
From 7 to 9 p.m. artist Molly Murphy will be in attendance for the opening reception of her exhibit connect.disconnect.reconnect. Sun., June 7, 7-9 p.m., 2009 Tags: Molly Murphy, Night & Day
The unpronounceable {:m Gallery at 2014 Main presents Mixed Medium Madness this First Friday. The exhibition includes art by Jennifer Bailey and Daniel Ash. Fri., June 5, 6-9 p.m., 2009 Tags: Daniel Ash, Jennifer Bailey, Night & Day
