Martin: “Tif for Tat,” October 1 Marcason Fails Another Test Regarding David Martin’s column about Kansas City Councilwoman Jan Marcason and her minority-hiring questions for the artist and TIF Commission member known as Stretch: After exhausting months of efforts to draw attention to the dangerous intersection near the Filling Station coffee shop, I made one final attempt. After no response…
%{}% Kansas City, Missouri, police say 64-year-old Sharon Bundy was the victim of this morning’s homicide. Kansas City police found Bundy dead when they responded to a call in the 2900 block of Poplar around 3:02 a.m. Police say detectives are following up on leads, but they’re still seeking tips. If you have a tip, call the TIPS Hotline at…
%{}%Kansas City, Kansas, police are asking for the public in finding Thomas W. Collier so they can question him about the death of Dennis J. Moore Sr. KCK police found Moore, 43, dead on Monday morning inside a residence in the 1500 block of Georgia Avenue around 12:55 a.m. Police describe the 44-year-old Collier as 5-foot-10-inches tall and 160 pounds…
In a mail crate on my dining room floor is a stash of compilations I’ve discovered in the clearance racks of every store that sells CDs from Kansas City to Topeka. There are punk comps, ska comps, rockabilly comps, and everything in between. Every so often, I dig through to figure out what I’ve got, and usually come up with…
Self portrait via cnsnews.com Mark Muller The loonies claiming they’re giving up the National Football League due to its treatment of oppressed rich white guy Rush Limbaugh can count a Kansas City car dealer among their ranks. Our sister paper The Riverfront Times points out that Mark Muller, owner of Max Motors and wannabe arms dealer (he saved Missourians from…
On November 24, no-introduction-needer Tom Waits is releasing his first live album since 1988’s Big Time. According to his website: Glitter and Doom is a two disc collection of tracks from Waits’ recent Glitter and Doom tour of the US and Europe. The first disc recreates an evening’s performance with 17 tracks are selected from 10 cities. The second disc…
The ancient Mayans prized the beverage created from the cacao There was quite a bit of hype leading up to last weekend’s opening of Chocolate: The Exhibition at Union Station, so I wondered if there would be a line to get into the interactive touring show — created by Chicago’s Field Museum — on Sunday afternoon. The answer was no,…
S’ar Lavoe is a local hip-hop supergroup that contains Approach, Royce Diamond, and Smoov Confusion. Their debut, Ashes, is due out as a free download on Datura Music. In the meantime, you can enjoy the first single off the record, “The Same,” produced by Ill Poetic. Categories: Music Tags: Approach, Datura, Ill Poetic, Royce Diamond, S’ar Lavoe, Smoov Confusion, video
Alright, we’ll get right to the gravy: Submit the best remix of Capybara’s “The Wimp,” and you will win your own World’s Largest Gummy Bear! “The World’s Largest Gummy Bear is the lion of the candy world. There is no candy more magnificent or more powerful. This five-pound beast is the equivalent of 1,400 regular sized gummy bears and packs…
Forget the clinic. It’s flu season and that means it’s time to belly up to the bar to take your medicinals. Medicinals — the all-encompassing name for spirits and spirit-based drinks that are thought of as curatives and health tonics. Eat.Drink.Think has a recipe for a bourbon or rye whiskey cocktail that will either put you to sleep or have…
Bea Johnson told radio and TV audiences how to have a “Happy Home” This 55-page, spiral-bound cookbook was published in 1955 by the KMBC Broadcasting Company. The TV and radio studio aired the daily Happy Home program, hosted by Bea Johnson — who, the book informs us, “began her career at KMBC in 1936 when she was known as ‘Joanne…
A former Johnson County coach pleaded guilty today to one count of producing child pornography. Michael T. Cowley, a 38-year-old Shawnee man, admitted that he posed as a 19-year-old girl named “Ashley” on Facebook and traded a photo of a naked girl that he found on the Internet to young boys in exchange for nude photos of the boys. Oh,…
I’m on the mailing list for Jim Mahfood, aka FOOD ONE, otherwise known as one of the best underground artists going on right now. His most recent update mentioned that he’d done the cover for Shawn Lee and Clutchy Hopkins’ new album, Fascinating Fingers. Mahfood described the album as “12 tracks of the illest instrumental grooves you’ve heard!” And they…
Two months after the Kansas City, Missouri, School District’s first announced its paycheck pickup, the district is still trying to figure out how many people work for the district. District employees will pick up their paychecks — and verify their personal info — at “special distributions” in November. Workers, don’t forget your ID or you won’t get your check. The…
Add pumpkin spice eggnog and cheese to the list of products that the Shatto Milk Company, based in Osborne, Missouri, is selling in the Kansas City area. “This product has been tested and received the best reviews of any product we have put on the shelves to date,” says Shatto’s owner, Leroy Shatto. “Customers truly love the full body of…
Sarah Palin, the unfunny one, is coming to Missouri. But gee golly darn it, the “rogue” Republican isn’t coming to KC. Palin’s speaking engagement —- talking about “patriotism, citizenship and civic engagement,” don’tcha know — is scheduled for December 2 at the College of the Ozarks, a private Christian school in southwest Missouri. (And don’t forget that the former governor…
Shout out to Credentials Hip-Hop for drawing our attention to the latest video from Irv da Phenom, who is quickly becoming one of the city’s most exciting hip-hop entertainers. The short-and-sweet single is off Irv’s new album, Tire Shops and Night Clubs (which we reviewed in last week’s Pitch) and features guest versification from Strange Music protégé Big Scoob (who…
Can fun motivate humankind to act more responsibly? That’s the question behind The Fun Theory — a viral advertising campaign/social awareness movement sponsored by Volkswagen. The Web site features three videos, soundtracked with homemade electronica, that reward people for making socially responsible decisions with fun outcomes: the bottle bank arcade (seen above), a piano staircase (think Big meets the concrete…
Not a temple, not a shrine…a restaurant What is the name of the restaurant where this trio of figures greets guests before they step into the dining room? Not included in this photograph, alas, is the newest addition to this glittering display: one of those motion-activated plastic animated hands that thrusts a packet of Halloween candy in your direction….
