Archives: November 2009
Killa City: Blanche L. Johnson charged with killing Yolanda Walker
Blanche L. Johnson confessed to killing Yolanda Walker because Walker broke up with her. Court documents say Johnson, 38, told detectives that she pulled a handgun out of her purse and shot Walker, 38, twice in chest after Walker ended their relationship. In a twist of karmic justice, Johnson accidentally shot herself in the ankle as she was getting out…
1 dead after accident at KC Performing Arts Center construction site
One person has died after an industrial accident at the construction site of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Kansas City police say a lift failed and either fell or collapsed, injuring two men. The men were taken to local hospitals, and one of the men has died. The other man is being treated for his injuries. Categories: News…
Fox 4 checks in with flood survivor Robert Rogers — and his new family
Leading up to November sweeps, WDAF Fox 4 is checking in with subjects of past stories. Reporter Tess Koppelman caught up with Robert Rogers, whose wife and four children died when a flash flood in Emporia, Kansas, washed their car off the road in August 2003. Rogers has been touring churches around the country ever since, spreading his message about…
Download Earthworms’ Circles
St. Louis’ Earthworms hip-hop crew, winners of this year’s Riverfront Times “Best Hip-Hop Group” award, drop their new album Midnight at the Capricorn the day after Christmas. To hold you over until then, they’ve made the lead-off single, “Circles,” available for download. The track was produced by Ben Bounce and features Raashan Ahmad of Crown City Rockers. The download includes…
‘I just got back from Ike Skelton’s office and lemme tell ya’
A new book written by Missouri Senator and inveterate head tilter Kit Bond held Jon Stewart’s interest for three-and-a-half minutes before the Daily Show host moved on to a more interesting subject. Yesterday Bond sat across the table from Stewart to discuss the tome he’s written with former Time reporter Lewis Simons, The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road…
Urban-ag promoters prepare to work on City Hall
A committee organized to identify the key issues around urban agriculture in the Kansas City, Missouri metro area — the result of a public forum on October 22 — met for the first time on Monday night at the Nutter Ivanhoe Neighborhood Center in midtown. “We want to revise the codes of Kansas City, Missouri, to be more supportive of…
Concert Review: Leonard Cohen at the Midland
The ticket admonished: “8 p.m. sharp.” And at 7:58 last night, the lights inside the Midland dimmed, and a low-voltage current of recorded flamenco music swept six musicians and three singers onto the stage. Then Leonard Cohen bounded out — bounded, like someone on his way to high-five Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan. The first song: “Dance Me to the…
There’s no normal response for some tragedies
As last week’s feature, “Stop Hugging Us,” showed, people’s responses to trauma are so personal and unique that it’s impossible to tailor a one-size-fits-all treatment to help them deal with their pain. Most often, you’re best to just stay out of the way. If there’s one thing doctors have learned, it’s that you can’t always anticipate human needs. Even if they seem…
You heard it here first: Spaniel MP3, show tonight at Record Bar
It had been awhile since we’d heard from our pal Andy Graham of the fabulous, late A. Graham and the Moment Band. And, frankly, we did not expect to hear from him in conjunction with something called Spaniel, but the world is full of little surprises, idn’tit? Fronted by Graham with ex-Moment guitarist Mark Weinberg and variously referred to as…
Inside Britain’s Really Disgusting Foods
Britain doesn’t enjoy the finest reputation in culinary circles, and the television show Really Disgusting Foods likely isn’t helping. But that doesn’t mean you should avoid the cross between Crank Yankers, Unwrapped and Insomniac with Dave Atell. The host, Alex Riley, is a skinnier Michael Moore with a keen wit that he has decided to turn on industrialized food production….
Video: Mr. Gnome, “Spain”
We mentioned how attention-grabbing the name of the group was a few weeks back, but we were a little unsure of how Mr. Gnome would sound live. Thankfully, the duo just released a video of them performing their song “Spain” live. Click the image above to watch it in high-quality Quicktime. Categories: Music Tags: Mr. Gnome, video
Stream Them Crooked Vultures’ new one
This is no doubt going to appear (or has already appeared) on all the national blogs, but I’m going to post it here anyway because I want US — you and me, kid — to listen to this together. Here’s why: Them Crooked Vultures is a super-badass supergroup comprising John Paul Jones on bass, Josh Homme on guitar, John Paul…
Hostage situation at the Missouri Governor Office Building in Jeff City?
KMBC Channel 9 is reporting that there is a possible hostage situation at the Governor Office Building in Jefferson City. View Larger Map KMBC cites Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder’s Twitter updates. The first came about 10 a.m. Sharpshooters on roof of Jefferson bldg. Hostage situation unfolding in Governor Office bldg. Police locked down the block. Developing …about 1 hour ago…
A year later, CityBall looks back
Who could forget CityBall, the heartbreaking documentary that follows three KC school district athletes through their senior years? It’s been a year since the film debuted, and tonight at 6 producer Stephen Spiegel hosts a town hall meeting at the Kansas City Public Library’s Plaza Branch about how the film changed the way students view themselves and their sports in…
The five-dollar sweet spot for fast food chains
It turns out that $5 bills are like pennies in the jar, adding up to big business for the fast-food franchise Subway. A recent Business Week article discusses how Stuart Frankel, a franchisee in Florida, turned a simple idea for a weekend promotion into $3.8 billion in sales for the chain, according to the NPD Group. The story details how…
Prairie Village police release video of beating
If the photo of the 83-year-old man beaten in the parking lot of a Hy-Vee at 76th and State Line didn’t say it all, the video does. Prairie Village police released the tape and damn, Harold the victim is a bloody mess. Go to KMBC Channel 9 to see for yourself. Skip the unedited version; it’s way too long. Last…
‘Tis the season for food drives
Sometimes it pays to give. Three local food drives are offering incentives to encourage people to donate canned goods to help feed the hungry. Guitar Center is sponsoring a nationwide food drive through November 15, with the Overland Park store (6700 W. 119th Street) and the Independence store (3911 Bolger Road) participating locally. Customers get a 10 percent-off coupon in…
Free White Owl. On second thought …
The unofficial third-team mascot of Kansas Jayhawk football is locked up in the Douglas County jail. Jimmy Neil Tucker, aka White Owl, skipped a court date on charges that he violated a protection order in September, so the man tossed him in the clink on November 5. The University Daily Kansan reports that the 62-year-old is scheduled to appear in…
Cocktail conversation starters
To help you keep up on your random food facts — and since Jonathan Lipnicki and fact-based toilet paper are sadly obsolete — Fat City would like to point you in the direction of Learn Something Every Day. The Web site’s raison d’etre is to supply the world with a quirky illustration and a single fact each morning. Many of…
Breakfast Buffet: Tuesday, November 10
%{}% A recap of the Hen House Holiday Celebration and Chef Michael Smith’s winning dish in the Local Chef Challenge. It will make you want breakfast and lunch all at the same time, but here’s a photo of Shatto cheese being aged in Roasterie coffee grinds. A Seattle television station puts Campbell’s claim to put 32 feet of noodles inside…
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