Since native son Sean Hunt, better known by his MC name, Approach, moved to San Francisco at the end of ’07, we haven’t heard much from the hip-hop record label he co-founded some six years ago that once seemed so poised to take over the scene. With Approach guiding things from his base in SF, Datura Records is looking to…
Limeade feels like a treat for a number of reasons. So many more limes have to die to make the same amount of juice as produced by a lemon. It’s not found on the menu as often as lemonade. And it is usually a delightful reminder of a mojito or the gin and tonic you’ll be enjoying later. In this…
Looks like one late-term abortion provider isn’t living in fear after the assassination of Wichita doctor George Tiller. Nebraska abortion provider LeRoy Carhart wants to open a late-term abortion clinic in Kansas, preferably in Wichita, the Associated Press reported early this morning. Hmm. I wonder where: Carhart said his attorney has talked to the Tiller family’s attorney, but it is…
Eggplant seems like a vegetable best buried under mountains of sauce and cheese. You can’t go wrong with eggplant parmesan. That’s a slimmed-down version of the dish in the photo above, with quick cooking directions below. In picking out an eggplant at market, you want a firm, dark-colored vegetable with smooth and shiny skin. When you pick it up, it…
It’s not often that you get to ask a food columnist and cookbook author whatever you want. But I’ll be queuing up in line with the rest of you in the hopes that New York Times columnist and cookbook author Mark Bittman will be able to answer the pressing food questions of the day. In an effort to promote his…
The FBI searched the Northland homes of people who “have been investigated in the past for organized crime in Kansas City,” The Kansas City Star reported in early April. This was part of a federal gambling probe, the Star said. Now, Tom Cascone, the owner of Cascone’s Italian Restaurant, and two other men are in jail for contempt of court…
%{}% The Top Ten Cheap Tacos list is put to the test via a comprehensive video, photo and written review of El Camino Real in Kansas City, Kansas. A peek inside Waxy O’Shea’s, a newly opened Irish pub in Shawnee. A winner is crowned on The Next Food Network Star (spoilers after the link, if reality television can be spoiled)…
If you’re not headed out to Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone for the Warped Tour, be it because of musical tastes, dislike of festivals, or the fact that it’s storming like fucking crazy, you can still have a private little festival at your computer. If you head over to this page, you can find a link there that will get…
Thank God the Shitty Limits played last night. They were the only band on the bill at Love Garden that had any sort of exuberance going on. Perhaps it was the fact that they’re touring the United States, perhaps it’s the fact that their blend of garage and snotty punk tends to perk me up, but it seemed that the…
This might come in handy, especially for you Jayhawks. The Booze Death Calculator tells you how much booze it will take to kill you in a three-hour period. For example, 21 Apple Tinis will send me to a dirt nap. Or I could just drink 19 Miller High Lifes. Or 21,397 bottles of O’Douls. Bookmark it, KU students. Via Repository…
Your grandma isn’t going to be happy. The Postal Service has marked 14 local post offices (among 677 nationwide) for consolidation or closure. KMBC Channel 9 says they are: Fairfax, 3210 Fiberglass Rd., in KCK Indian Springs, 4953 State Ave., in KCK Packer, 628 Kansas Ave., in KCK Boardwalk, 6304 N.W. Barry Rd. in KCMO Center Square, 1100 Main St.,…
Sounds like the Sprint Center is about to lose its only anchor tenant. ESPN cites multiple sources saying the Arena Football League will soon announce that the 50-yard indoor football league will be folding. The Kansas City Brigade would apparently be going into oblivion with the league. Back in December, the league suspended the 2009 season. At the time, Brigade…
An event happening in Kansas City on August 20 rhymes with Red X. But just the fact that it’s happening at the Nelson-Atkins Museum makes TEDx the diametric opposite of Riverside’s favorite liquor and random supply store. The concept behind TEDx is actually a little hard to get your head around. TED stands for “technology, entertainment and design” and is…
Yes, of course you know where this is. Just tell us exactly where and what you ate there. And no, it’s not a burger joint. That’s more than enough clues for today. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: Where it it?
Maybe it was the brain freeze that hit me after my second sip of an ice-cold apple cider slushie, but I forgot to ask Mike Gerhardt — who owns the Pome on the Range Orchards & Winery in Williamsburg, Kansas — if “Pome” is a play on pomme, the French word for apple. I mean, it was a giant, helium-filled…
Little Debbie rules the world… An article posted on last Friday’s Marketing Daily site says that what people consider to be comfort foods generally cross generational lines. “However, more subtle differences in comfort food preferences do exist among age groups according to a new ‘Generational Comfort Foods’ trend mapping report from the Center for Culinary Development (CCD) and Packaged Facts.” Until…
This is sure to be the metal show with the most interesting crowd ever. I’ve seen Mastodon before, and they draw hipsters, punks, indie kids, and the usual long-haired metal dudes with long hair and beards (sometimes indistinguishable from hipsters and indie kids). Dethklok draws a lot of the same crowd, with the added bonus of comic book geek shut-ins…
Christian Morgan and his gigantic check are coming to Kansas City. The sharp elbowed former executive director of the Kansas Republican Party is joining Axiom Strategies, according to a release today from Axiom president Jeff Roe. “I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Christian into the Axiom operation,” said Jeff Roe, Axiom President. “He brings a wealth of political and…
Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders isn’t going to run for mayor of Kansas City, The Kansas City Star reports. He’s running for a second term as JaCo exec. “Clearly there’s more stuff we want to do,” Sanders told the Star. “There’s much we haven’t completed.” The story says Sanders personally delivered the news to Vulcan Mayor Mark Funkhouser, leaving the…
State and local officials are pissing themselves at the thought of Fort Leavenworth making the short list of new homes for detainees. U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback and U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins fist-bump-activated their Wonder Twin powers at a news conference earlier today. Jenkins transformed into an eagle and Brownback took the shape of water to douse the idea of moving…
Foster’s is set to release a $70 bottle of beer today (that would be approximately $58.42 in U.S. dollars) to the Australian market. This is the second vintage of the Crown Ambassador Reserve Lager (CARL), which is sold in a champagne-style bottle and meant to be drunk from a wine glass. Only 6,000 bottles of CARL will be produced from…
