Archives: November 2009
Starbucks changing its rewards program
In an effort to streamline its rewards program, Starbucks has announced it will phase out its two-tier loyalty system and move to a single loyalty card program with no membership fees. As it stands now, Starbucks has two rewards programs. Starbuck Card Rewards is essentially a gift card with perks like free wi-fi access, refills, and syrups or shots. The…
Animal rights activist delivers message to the home of JoCo Parks’ director
Jason Miller has become a recognizable face to the employees of the Johnson County Park and Recreation Department. Over the past six months, the founder of Bite Club of KC has been the most outspoken and visible activist protesting the deer cull in Shawnee Mission Park. He’s testified at public meetings and demonstrated in various dramatic forms at the park…
Olathe Subway closed after FBI gunfight last night
The lunch bunch in Olathe will need to find a new place to get a $5 footlong. FBI agents engaged in a gunfight with a man in the parking lot outside of a Subway at 151st and Ridgeview last night. The man — wanted for aggravated assault — was shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition, Fox 4…
Slideshow: Halloween in the P&L District
Our photographer Scott Spychalski survived Halloween night at downtown’s Power & Light District. As to the fate of the folks in his photos … we’re not so sure.
Breakfast Buffet: Monday, November 2
%{}% Swagger is now serving Magic Hat — a Vermont beer that all Missourians should get to know. A recap of the Wagyu and Malbec event at the Benton’s Steak and Chop House and a word on pairing meat and wine. Forget gingerbread houses. The future is the Ritter Sport chocolate bar house, as evidenced by this video of LEGO…
Small Brown Bike Debut New Songs
While we knew Small Brown Bike had reunited and returned to playing shows, we didn’t know anything about new material. However, during their set at the FEST this weekend, the band debuted two new songs, entitled “When We Run” and “Hourglass,” which are evidently available on a new 7″ entitled Composite, Volume 1, out on No Idea. It’s yet to…
Incoming: Polka Dot Dot Dot in Lawrence, December 7
You might be asking yourself, “Who is this band Polka Dot Dot Dot, and where exactly in Lawrence are they playing?” That would be a very good question, and one to which I only have half an answer. They are a trio of musicians, who met randomly at a folk festival in New Zealand, despite all being from random points…
Killa City: 3 shot and 3 arrested after standoff in KCK
Three men were shot and three people were arrested after a standoff in the 2300 block of Birch Drive late Sunday. View Larger Map Kansas City, Kansas, police believe the shooting victims’ injuries are not life-threatening. KCK police responded to an “armed disturbance” call around 11:30 p.m. and discovered the shooting victims. At the scene, officers saw a man run…
The Paseo YMCA went from community hub to flophouse in 40 years
In the four decades since it closed, the Paseo YMCA has been a lot of things: historical emblem, graffiti sketchpad, and lately, a flophouse where the homeless around 18th and Vine crash. If the directors of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum have their way, the building will get new life as the John “Buck” O’Neil Education and Research center. The…
Hey, artists — people want you
A couple of calls for artists arrived at Pitch headquarters last week. Anticipating the Ecstatic Resistance show that opens November 13 at Grand Arts, the My Barbarian collective is looking for local performance artists for a new work called “Broke People’s Baroque People’s Theater”: The project is a vaudeville style show in which the participants will perform their own work…
And we’re back …
The chiefs didn’t lose Sunday. They also didn’t play. Mercifully for us and them. But the Larry Johnson news didn’t stop over the weekend. The Chiefs and LJ agreed on a settlement figure the troubled running back will give up during his suspension: $300,000. So LJ can keep bragging about having money — but not for long if the Chiefs…
WearHaus Day of the Dead Party
WearHaus Day of the Dead Party
Perfect Wedding Guide Bridal Show
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