And once again, we bring you Friday Freebies, wherein we present things to do this weekend that won’t cost you any more than the gas it takes to get to ’em. Friday night, City Market Cinema presents Caddyshack at 9pm. This is for grownups only, as there’s lots of naughty language and compromising situations. Besides, I’m pretty sure your 5…
%{}% This Sunday, three of Kansas City’s top chefs — Debbie Gold, Colby Garrelts and Ted Habiger — will compete to see who can make the most inspiring dishes using ingredients commonly found in food banks. It’s part of the 13th annual Chef’s Classic Dinner to benefit Harvesters. The dinner starts at 6 p.m. at The American Restaurant and includes…
And the award for the fastest retail shop move goes to … Donna’s Dress Shop! Once located at 1415 W. 39th Street, owner Donna Foulk hauled her treasure trove of vintage goodies, fantastic jewelry and sweetly affordable new clothing to the building that was formerly home to a dance studio. It’s directly across the street from her old shop —…
If you’re woeful behind on getting an HIV/STD test, Kansas City’s Health Department is offering free, confidential testing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday to honor National HIV Testing Day, which is actually Saturday. So if you’re wondering what that sore is, go get it checked out at the Health Department Atrium, 2400 Troost Ave. They’ll fix you up…
“Greed is good” became the bastardized catchphrase for everything bad about the 1980s — power-suits, junk bonds and yuppies. While the ’90s and ’00s have learned to package the message in a sweeter form, Gordon Gekko’s speech pretty much rings true for those decades too. But things have changed. Or at least appear to have. Greed is out. Wall Street…
The Lonely H hail from Seattle and feature a frontman who’s about as tall as Chewbacca. Drawing from a diverse array of influences, they manage to sound like an amalgamation of every classic rock band you’ve ever heard. There’s some Allman Brothers jam in there, a little of Ronnie Van Zant’s drawl, some Blue Oyster Cult cowbell—like I said, a…
BY IAN HRABE Upon entering the Jackpot to the tune of KC psych-garage punkers Wrong Crowd laying into Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit,” I had a feeling that maybe, just maybe, this show was going to be fucking awesome. Though their cover was pitch perfect, sadly, the rest of their songs were a pretty forgettable blend of noisy guitars and screaming…
The man suspected of killing 18-year-old Emily Sander — a college student who posed on an Internet porn site as Zoey Zane — has been extradited back to Kansas from Mexico, the Associated Press reports. The AP says Israel Mireles’ first court appearance on charges of capital murder, rape and aggravated criminal sodomy is scheduled for Friday in Butler County…
Charles will be on The Walt Bodine Show at 10 this morning, talking the international language of noodles. Italy’s linguini, India’s ragi, Japan’s udon — virtually every country has several variations. The show is on KCUR 89.3 FM. If you’re not in a car or if you’re in another noodle-making country, you can still stream it live from the station’s…
%{}% Fond memories about the recently sold Midwest Airlines, including the oft-forgotten fact that not very long ago it was KCI’s second biggest carrier. Not so fast, New York Times! In response to its article about crappy food at bars, here’s a list of local places that pull off the one-two punch of good beer and food. Food producers are…
In the whole hubbub surrounding the quick 1-2-3 deaths of Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson, the passing of California musician Sky Saxon in Austin yesterday has gone mostly unnoticed. Born Richard Marsh, Sky Saxon was frontman of the Seeds, a 1960s garage rock combo best known for their track “Pushin’ Too Hard,” which was included on the first…
Kansas City hip-hop rebels James Christos, Jamel Rockwell and PL have gone out West for a jaunt called the Anarchy Tour. Follow their exploits here and only here. James Christos: Well…we killed it last night!!! . It was the perfect way to start off a tour. I was back to musical roots. I almost cried at the sight of the…
Are you planning to celebrate National Chocolate Pudding Day? First you have to find it. Lately, I’ve seen variations on bread pudding everywhere. But the only time I see chocolate pudding in a restaurant is on the buffet at a Chinese restaurant. If you’re a fan of this dessert, which I think of as a purely childhood dessert — probably from…
Tonight, head to 13th Street and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, for the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival. The wailing and wah wah-ing extends through Saturday night. Check out a brand new theater. Saturday is opening night for Sorry, Wrong Number, starring Corrie Van Ausdal, at the Fishtank Theatre. Van Ausdal (pictured above) also happens to be the…
Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating a homicide in the 2600 block of North 13th Street. View Larger Map Police say five people were shot around 12:08 a.m. Friday. One of the shooting victims, a juvenile, was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s name has not been released. The others were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries….
You probably thought that headline was an exaggeration. You were wrong. If you haven’t picked up Newsweek lately, this is the time to do it. Newsweek photo of John Yettaw stopped by authorities They’ve got an amazing profile of Missourian John Yettaw. His family describes him as a troubled man, with a history of violence and personal tragedies, who takes…
For the Citadel Plaza development, it appears the Wednesday night curveball is now par for the course. Last week, the day before the Kansas City City Council was set to hand over $20.5 million in taxpayer dollars to the developers of a proposed $90-million shopping center at 63rd Street and Prospect Avenue, city finance director Jeffrey Yates recommended the city…
