Spring is for the annual garage cleaning. Fall is when I tackle the annual fridge and freezer inspection. While the fridge, with its science experiments in Tupperware containers, is usually more exciting, this time the freezer yielded an odd surprise. Behind the popsicles and frozen fruit was a package of mini corn dogs that seem like the grocery-shopping equivalent of…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has been running full-page ads all week in The Kansas City Star, explaining its positions in the debate about health-care reform. “At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, we’re listening intently to your thoughts and concerns about health care and the proposed reforms now before Congress,” the ads begin. “We’d…
%{}% A photo essay on fall colors based on a recent harvest. A rave review for Jack’s Discount Liquors on 95th Street and a wine recommendation to boot. From ice cucumber to fire, 13 Pepsi flavors you might not want to try. Is pumpkin the next super food? Here’s a breakdown of the ubiquitous fall fruit’s health benefits. Categories: Dining,…
That was fast, kids. People want to see the Postmarks, that’s for sure. The winning answers from Dave LaCrone and Kevin Chan came in 18 minutes and 38 minutes after the contest was posted, respectively. Both Dave and Kevin knew that the postmark was from “The Vatican.” Thanks to everyone who entered, and for everyone that didn’t win, there will…
Halloween is my favorite time of year. I spend ages obsessing over costumes, Halloween Spirit makes its appearance, and I get to hit up every store in town for spooky Halloween decorations (or, as we refer to them in our household, “decorations”). The best part of this holiday for me, however, is the music. I have scads of music that…
1. Take a road trip! Weston, Missouri, is holding its annual Irish festival today through Sunday. There’s also a motorcycle rally happening Saturday and Sunday in Urich, Missouri. 2. Support the Fringe Festival by attending Fall Into Fringe, a fund-raising event on Saturday night featuring drama, poetry, music and more. 3. Eat some brains! On Saturday, there’s a zombie walk…
Bite Club of KC members aren’t giving up their battle to save the deer in Shawnee Mission Park, but they’re putting down their protest placards for a somber moment tonight. As early as today, police sharpshooters will begin harvesting hundreds of deer in the Johnson County park, and animal rights activists intend to commemorate their four-legged friends with a gesture…
A man was shot to death in the 3000 block of North 11th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, Thursday night. View Larger Map KCK police say they found two shooting victims when they arrived at the scene. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene. The second shooting victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries….
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As part of their tour in support of their new album Memoirs at the End of the World, The Postmarks play this Sunday at Czar Bar with Thee Water Moccasins and Brookville. We’re giving away two pairs of tickets, courtesy of U:Move. The contest is “name where this postmark came from.” That would be the postmark you see to the…
Jason Whitlock jams his latest “NFL Truths” column full of mental images that’ll have you shoving a No. 2 pencil into your ear for relief. Drop your pencils, and join our misery. What’s the most disturbing passage from the round mound of revulsion’s latest Fox Sports column? Tell us. What’s the grossest image from Jason Whitlock’s latest column?(survey) Categories: News…
Wine in Brookside, our winner this year for Best Wine Tastings, celebrates its first anniversary next week. The folks there hope lots of customers will join in the celebration at 112 W. 63rd Street. The week’s events kick off with a wine sale on Monday, October 12 — five percent off everything in the store. Tuesday is a special wine…
The talented Ms. Wiebe already covered Brand New’s Uptown Theater performance from last night, so I’m going to focus on the opening acts — Manchester Orchestra and Sybris. Sybris was a four piece that sounded like Bjork fronting every mid-to-late ’90s post-hardcore band ever. Lead singer and frontwoman Angela Mullenhour had a speaking voice like any regular woman from the…
Long criticized for its employee health care practices and in-store fast food offerings, could Walmart be the America’s answer to improving people’s diets? That’s the suggestion from a recent NPR story, which posits that Walmart’s distribution network and purchasing power could be the key to changing the way Americans eat. Before we even consider whether there is demand for locally…
Rodney S. Coleman is the man that police found shot to death in the street at 4005 St. John Wednesday night, Kansas City police say. Police found the body of the 18-year-old around 11 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say there are no suspects in custody. If anyone has any information about Coleman’s death, call the…
The bad news at The Kansas City Star keeps coming. Business reporter Dan Margolies is leaving the Star to join Reuters’ Washington bureau. Margolies’ new title with Reuters: senior correspondent, financial crimes. Margolies tells us that he’ll be covering the fallout of the recession and the bailouts as well as civil and criminal prosecutions and investor lawsuits. If that wasn’t…
We rank everything else, so why not the riskiest foods? The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has ranked the top 10 foods that carry food-borne illnesses, as reported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The list focuses on seafood, eggs, dairy and produce — the four categories of food regulated by the FDA. Meat, monitored by…
Because I was at the library trying to learn how to be a better writer, I missed anything that happened before Brand New performed at the Uptown Theater last night. But four-and-a-half hours inside an overpacked theater with emo kids probably would have been too much, anyway. The room smelled like gym socks. In the moments before Brand New played,…
When Kelly Clarkson and the Oak Ridge Boys have both covered a song, it can officially be retired. We don’t need any more covers of this White Stripes number — okay, kids? Also on the list of “no more covers”: Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to Want Me” any chart hit by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, or…
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver didn’t totally bag on the idea of Oxy-numbed mouth breather Rush Limbaugh buying the St. Louis Rams. Cleaver, a Democrat from Missouri, even plugged Limbaugh and St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts’ bid to buy the Rams as a good thing, The Hill reports. “With both the Chiefs and Rams yet to win a game this season,”…
