The need for a more sustainable, larger local food production system was a recurring topic at the roundtable discussion that highlighted the Kansas City Food Circle’s annual meeting on Sunday. The organization is dedicated to pairing local growers with local eaters; its current membership includes 68 producers and 120 eaters. “There’s a number of new groups associated with developing a…
%{}% Mayor Mark Funkhouser squeaked out a 1-point victory in an upset of the Orlando Scorchers, 92-91. Funk’s win knocked the Scorchers out of first place. Dallas quarterback Tony Romo dominated the week with 392 yards passing (completing 41 of 55 passes) and three touchdowns and pushing Funk’s team to victory — despite Funk’s best efforts to sink to the…
A lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster’s office, seeking an injunction against Bechard Family Farm over the alleged sale of raw milk, has critics up in arms over what they see as government over-regulation. According to the suit, on two separate occasions undercover state investigators watched as two young women sold a gallon each of raw milk in…
Today, friends, I am honored to be taking part in a panel discussion organized by the Centurions Leadership Program of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. The Centurions program is designed “to prepare a representative cross section of the community’s emerging leaders for their role in shaping the future of Kansas City.” Today, the Centurions — comprising several dozen…
%{}% Rod Jetton, one of the most powerful political figures in Missouri, is denying the allegations that he roughed up a woman during a sexual encounter in mid-November. He’s now charged with second-degree felony assault. Jetton isn’t talking. His attorney released a statement with the usual stuff, he’s “not guilty” and “will vigorously defend this allegation in court” and he’s…
%{}% A recipe for egg nog french toast topped with maple pecans — this might be all you accomplish today. Local chocolate makers and what to get at each shop. This poem-like description of lobster bisque notes the similarity between the creamy soup and a product that helps soothe your stomach. Burger King launches a line of $1 holiday cards…
Yes, that would be a pun in the subject line. Want to fight about it? Anyhow, CTV News in Canada reports: Yearly vinyl sales are on course to surpass 2008’s total by 37 per cent, according to Nielsen Soundscan, which tracks music sales at 14,000 vendors across Canada and the U.S. Last month, Soundscan announced that vinyl LP sales broke…
Since Big Bad Voodoo Daddy knocked out one of the songs from the Rankin-Bass classic The Year Without a Santa Claus, it seemed appropriate to post the songs done by the villains. This is a Christmas classic on par with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, but has fallen by the wayside in recent years. Christmas specials as a whole seem to…
A woman claims she was raped by two employees of Club NRG (220 Admiral Blvd.) after snorting cocaine at an after party at the club, KCTV 5 reports. The woman reportedly told police that she’d never done that much blow before. She claimed she tried to leave Club NRG — formerly known as Club NV — and tried to hook…
The most disturbing story of the day so far: A woman told KCTV 5 that a robber broke into her home overnight, sexually assaulted her 3-year-old son while she slept in a nearby room and stole some speakers and her red 1993 Toyota pickup truck. The woman told KCTV that her son cried at first but is doing better now….
Sometimes the nice guys do finish first. Thanks to their fans who voted in an online contest held by local station 101 the Fox, the Dead Girls will take the stage before Kiss this Thursday, December 10, at the Sprint Center. The voting ended last night at midnight. These were the final results. Judging by this Twitpic, the band is…
Ryan Blevins Ryan S. Blevins of Raytown has been charged with felony forgery by Jackson County after allegedly charming $900 out of a girlfriend in trade for a check from a closed account. Angela K. Burton, Blevin’s alleged victim, became suspicious after discovering Blevins had a history of convincing women to give him money in questionable agreements, swindling nearly…
Former Missouri Speaker of the House and political heavyweight Rod Jetton has been charged with felony assault, according to The Kansas City Star’s PrimeBuzz blog. From the Star’s report, it sounds like Jetton was in the middle of kinky sex and didn’t stop the rough play when the alleged victim used the “safe word.” Jetton is charged with felony assault…
Correction: This blog originally identified the opening and backing band as the Tennessee Tearjerkers. They were in fact John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives. Though it was advertised and listed plain as day in our paper and online, I still managed nearly to miss Jack Oblivian’s stop in Kansas City this past Saturday night. The Goner Records artist…
Sad is the man who sits in the stands at Arrowhead without a flask this time of year. This is when hot chocolate doesn’t seem so hot any more, and you discover why those glove heat packs only cost 99 cents. But we no longer have to battle the elements and overzealous security guards with only a metal flask as…
Swedish post-rockers Twiggy Frostbite recorded this cover of Tom Waits’ “Little Drop Of Poison” for his 60th birthday. That would be today. The cover’s not as badass as, say, Neko Case doing “Christmas Card From A Hooker in Minneapolis,” but it’s pretty spot-on creepy. For a whole slew of Tom Waits covers, hit up Coverville’s Tom Waits Cover Story II…
In his West Point speech on Tuesday, President Obama announced 30,000 fresh troops would be delivered to Afghanistan early next year. He also said that “after 18 months, our troops will begin to come home.” “Begin to come home” is a vague term, perhaps purposefully so. In the 2007 surge, three and a half years after he declared the mission…
A lively debate has sprung up on Serious Eats over how to smoke meat at home when you don’t own a smoker. It turns out that the average home chef is fairly ingenious when it comes to makeshift smokers; suggestions range from using a wok to a soldering iron. Although some techniques are likely to ensure you don’t get your…
Read the following as if it’s being said by a cranky old man — someone like Ed Asner in Up or Clint Eastwood in Grand Torino: Y’know, I really used to like Dropkick Murphys. I can’t decide if it’s because they got too big to play clubs like the Bottleneck anymore, or if it’s because once a band starts to…
Update: I stand correct. Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt is interested in the KU job and has spoken with Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins, according to The Kansas City Star. But KU would have to really pony up. Nutt makes $2.5 million at Ole Miss. ***So much for the Houston-Nutt-to-Kansas-is-a-done-deal rumors. For now. The University of Buffalo has granted KU…
Squash is abundant, cheap, and a good base for a number of winter recipes. You can easily get a lot of squash and you’ll likely be sick of it by the end of the season, so you might as well enjoy it now. When picking out a squash, use the same criteria as a pumpkin. You want ones with an…
