Archives: November 2009
Vera-Felicie is the top KC bartender in 2009
%{}% They came, we saw, they mixed. And then, Arturo A. Vera-Felicie of the R Bar & Restaurant and 1924 Main was named the winner of the 2009 Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition at the Uptown Theater on Sunday night. The “West Bottoms Social Club” was the original cocktail — based on pickled fig syrup — that helped Vera-Felicie win….
Tonight: Russian Circles at the Riot Room
Tonight’s Riot Room show is sure to be an instrumental rock extravaganza. Not only do you have headliners Russian Circles, touring in support of their new album, Geneva, on Suicide Squeeze, but there are also the openers: Young Widows and Git Some. Russian Circles’ bass player is Brian Cook, formerly of Botch and These Arms Are Snakes, bands noted for…
Star report calls out for churches for failing to stop Mohlers
Burrell Mohler Jr. The church failed these children. The words went unwritten in yesterday’s Kansas City Star. But the 3,400-word, front-page story about the alleged deviance of Burrell Mohler Sr., his brother and his four sons delivered the message to those who wanted to see it. The Mohlers face 42 charges. Religion has been an element of the story since…
Lobsters get boiled after CrustaStun gets stuck in Customs
Fat City is running a correction — the event referenced after the jump was not sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the killing of the lobsters was handled by the organizers of the event, who are not affiliated with PETA. Thanks to Lindsay Rajt — a campaigns division manager with PETA, who was quite quick to…
Killa City: Lionel R. Henderson charged with killing Ashley D. Thomas and her unborn baby
A fourth victim in last Friday’s shooting that killed Ashley D. Thomas and her unborn baby has fingered Lionel R. Henderson as the “look out” in the shooting. Police arrested Henderson, 25, on Saturday, and the fourth victim, who was grazed in the neck by a bullet, picked out Henderson from a police lineup. Jackson County prosecutors charged Henderson today…
Woodley chokes out Bears in Friday night fight
In a bloody night of testosterone and fighting that brought The Hills’ Spencer Pratt into KCK as a spectator, it didn’t really work out for mixed martial artist and Independence man Rudy Bears, who tapped out 2:53 into the first round of his fight with up-and-comer Tyron Woodley. Tough break. By executing something called an arm triangle, Woodley, a two-time…
Video: Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack live at Love Garden
Motion City Soundtrack’s new album, My Dinosaur Life doesn’t come out until January, but that hasn’t stopped frontman Justin Pierre from promoting it. The full band heads out on tour opening for Weezer on December 1, but Pierre’s been traipsing about the country playing shows such as the one he did yesterday at Love Garden in Lawrence. Well, maybe not…
Now Open: Niecie’s
A lot of us here in Fat City have been waiting a long time for restaurateur Denise “Niecie” Hayes to finally close the Prospect Avenue location of her namesake home-style restaurant and open her new restaurant in a renovated Pizza Hut building at 6441 Troost. Well, Hayes opened the doors to her Troost restaurant last Thursday and has been busy…
Tonight: Lions, Tigers and Bear (oh my!) at the Granada
This is pretty much the perfect animal-named band lineup – for Kansas, at least. While Seattle’s Minus the Bear works within a more structured rock format, the Georgia-based Twin Tigers are a much trippier bunch. Relying on looping guitars, distorted vocals and electronic sounds, the Tigers scratch up long jams inspired by the acid-fueled sounds of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd…
Get Stuffed: Turkey-Stuffed Turkey
What could make turkey better? How about turkey stuffing? Serious Eats unveiled the turkey-stuffed turkey last week. It’s a Thanksgiving take on the classic French preparation known as the ballotine. The article explains the steps behind the classic French technique: A bird is boned, stuffed with a forcemeat (aka sausage), rolled, and then either poached or roasted. To stuff the…
Slideshow: Civil-war movie shoot in City Market
With his cast of mostly volunteer actors mingling behind him, Shane Seley had no delusions of normalcy. “We totally are weird,” the founder of Wide Awake Films said with a laugh. Carolyn Szczepanski Actors hollered at soldiers to get lost during the film shoot for August Light On Saturday morning, Seley and his crew turned back time in two pockets…
Scenes from aisle four
Across the city, turkeys come in all shapes for all budgets. Whole Foods has a handy chart to explain the range between frozen turkeys and heritage or heirloom turkeys. A fresh turkey will run you $1.29 per pound at Hen House (with your Rewards card). If you’re looking for frozen turkey, Price Chopper has a Best Choice turkey for 40…
Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition, November 22 at the Uptown
Ten local bartenders put their cocktail knowledge and mixology skills to the test on Sunday, November 22, in a benefit for the Halo Foundation. Our photographer Scott Spychalski was there.
Rightbloggers lament the persecution of best-selling author Sarah Palin
%{}% We’ve been flooded with publicity for Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue, with large book signings and subsidiary press events (like the nude photos of Palin’s former son-in-law-presumptive, now nemesis Levi Johnston). The memoir is on track for a fabulous sale. Rightbloggers, as you might imagine, have plenty to say about it. Not about the book’s contents, so much — not…
Civil war movie shoot in City Market
On Saturday, Wide Awake Films turned back time in two pockets of City Market to film the final scenes of “August Light: The Civil War Begins in Missouri.”
Concert Review: The Get Up Kids at the Record Bar, Night Two
Marking the end of the “reunion” era, the Get Up Kids wrapped up their US tour Saturday night with a two-night stint at the Record Bar. On the same stage a year ago, TGUK regrouped after a three-and-a-half year hiatus. “From now on, we enter into the next phase of the Get Up Kids… New tunes, new adventures in Australia…
Clock Tower Bakery opens in downtown Overland Park
Those who suggest that the mom-and- pop store is a thing of the past should meet Lee Jones and Eileen Usovicz, the couple behind the Clock Tower Bakery & Café (7911 Santa Fe Drive). It opened in downtown Overland Park last week. “It all centers around my wife,” says Jones. “She’s been baking for 30 years and had a small…
Breakfast Buffet: Monday, November 23
%{}% It might be a taunt or a compliment, but now you can add “you scrape the bowl like a housewife” to your vocabulary. A round-up of new seasonal beer releases to help you spread holiday cheer. If you’ve got a wafflemaker, then you can make your own version of Hot Pockets. Whether you consider this a favor or a…
Katlyn Conroy Wins KJHK’s Farmer’s Ball
The original field of eight was whittled down to four at the Bottleneck Friday night during the preliminary round of KJHK 90.7FM’s Farmer’s Ball. The California Craisins, Cloud Dog, Dutch Newman, and Katlyn Conroy moved on to the finals Saturday night at the Jackpot. When it was all said and done, the winner was Ms. Conroy, with her introspective indie….
Dennis Moore not running for re-election
%{}% Six-time Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore isn’t running for re-election. The Kansas City Star says Moore is expected to issue a statement later today. Your guess is as good as mine on who Kansas Dems find to run for the seat, although Forward Kansas is already floating a few. For their sake, it better go smoother than finding a successor…
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