Kansas City has the best tap water of any major city in the United States. At least that’s what a study by Sustain Lane concluded, saying our water had “no recorded pollutants.” Our water is unique enough that author Elizabeth Royte came to study it for her book Bottlemania: Big Business, Local Springs, and the Battle Over America’s Drinking Water…
It is not this blog’s place to question the Kansas City, Missouri, Health Department. But citing a cook for being overly sweaty seems like entering a very gray area. Cooks perspire a ton. Like, buckets worth. Especially those working a grill, a fryer or some other hot station. While improved ventilation systems have helped a little, it’s still a sweaty…
Kansas City police have added Warren K. Bouyer to the list of homicide victims for 2009, The Kansas City Star reported this morning. The medical examiner ruled the 45-year-old’s May 2 death a homicide, and the Star says Bouyer’s body was found at Third and Cherry by people delivering food to the homeless. View Larger Map “There were signs of…
Viva la revolution! As mentioned in this week’s dining newsletter Pitch Forks, today is Bastille Day and a couple of events are going on so that the Francophiles among us can help the French celebrate their independence. You can storm on down to Le Fou Frog for the final night of its three-day celebration, which features the modern cabaret group Alacartoona,…
By my count, this is the second time a drunk guy has allegedly swiped an ambulance from Research Medical Center. This time, a guy reportedly facing DUI charges was waiting for a blood test when he decided to borrow an ambulance leading to an hour-long chase with police that ended with stop sticks popping the ambulance’s tires and a crash…
This week’s three (plus one) top 10 country hits demonstrate the full range of approaches available to Nashville’s hit-making men. There’s Toby Keith’s beefy traditionalism, Billy Currington’s barroom morality tale, Darius Rucker’s poppy reassurances, and Rascal Flatt’s party-time crossover abomination. They also demonstrate the limitations of those artists’ producers, as every song here resorts to the cheap trick of dropping…
%{}% An afternoon of sitting on the porch, drinking beer, shooting the breeze. All in the name of making beer. Do you have a guilty pleasure involving chain restaurants? This blogger does and is not afraid to admit it. The attempt to turn around struggling Shoney’s. The new CEO admits the old food was downright terrible and he’s trying to…
Monday night was one of those last-minute things, where I was pretty much of the opinion that “fuck it, it’s not like I have to work tomorrow, and the lawn’s mowed — I’m goin’ to a punk show.” I hopped on the bike and headed downtown to the Jackpot. The show was supposed to started at 7 p.m., but I…
I might actually spend some money on records today. There’s some good stuff hitting the shelves (or your iTunes account, depending on how you roll) today. Today’s biggest release is definitely The Dead Weather’s Horehound. With Jack White of the White Stripes and Alison Mosshart of the Kills, to say nothing of members of the Raconteurs and Queens of the…
%{}% Fred Phelps’ funeral-crashing flock showed up in Overland Park Monday for a bit of anti-Semitism, and they crossed paths with the shaman of stick-figure theater, Sean Tevis, who turned the whole thing into a live-action story — and it even has (sort of) a happy ending. Categories: News, Politics Tags: Fred Phelps, Sean Tevis, Westboro Baptist Church
A lot of people are hoping their luck turns around at Harrah’s Casino (One Riverboat Drive in North Kansas City) and a few might actually leave with a paying gig after Tuesday. Harrah’s is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The ad suggests dressing up — suits and ties for the guys and jackets with matching…
A ragtag bunch of kids in Toledo, Ohio, are about to learn some life lessons from Royals pitcher Roman Colon, and Colon is going to learn a little something about himself. Colon is chipping away at his 200 hours of community service he received for a 2007 clubhouse brawl, which started with Colon throwing down on a teammate who turned…
A man in his 20s was found shot to death in the intersection of 59th and Indiana around 12:12 a.m. View Larger Map The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Kansas City police have not released any suspect information and are seeking tips. If you know anything about the shooting, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. Update…
People haven’t been this excited about a tribe since Major League II. On Saturday, the Kansas City Tribe women’s tackle football team tore the faces off the Chicago Force in a 42-16 rout that Tribe co-founder, general manager, tight end and outside linebacker Mindy White says was a lot closer than the score reveals. The Tribe now takes on the…
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Here we go again. Jack Harry, the always reliable king of crew-cuts (and now smoke free!), is spouting another scoop: The Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals are in the running to host the 2012 All-Star Game, but Harry says “speculation is that Kauffman Stadium is the front-runner.” Sounds great! Oh, and Jack, how is Mike Shanahan doing as…
Still in Texas, the Anarchy Tour rages on… What Up KC?!!!! James Christos checking in from Mt. Pleasant,TX. First let me start by apologizing to my wife and my family and everyone who expects me to carry myself with a certain level of decency (for a rapper). Second, I want to apologize to all the people that keep up with…
