The Kansas City Wizards made the cover of this year’s AT&T “The Real Yellow Pages” phone book. This would have been big news about 20 years ago, but not so much in these iPhone days. AT&T has printed more than 1.1 million copies of the phone book and delivered them across the metro — where most will likely sit as…
Fresh off tea party stops and “introducing” Microman USA, Joe the Plumber (real name: Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher) is making a stop in Topeka later this month. The Plumber is scheduled to be the “keynote speaker” at a public forum for the Great American Forum Steering Committee at the Ramada Inn (420 S.E. 6th Avenue) on January 29. The Great American…
While at the 888 International Market this weekend, I was tempted by an array of beverage flavors in aluminum cans. I grabbed three at 79 cents a pop, in order to find out whether I was missing anything or it’s best to stick with cherry or vanilla syrup as the way to spice up a soda. Yeo’s Lychee Drink promises…
Mightier Than Sword Records got a license to print money when they landed the contract to repress Blink 182’s catalog on vinyl. They’re taking the press they’ve received — and the attendant money — to continue to repress some of the classic pop-punk releases of the late ’90s. In the coming months, you can look forward to reliving your youth…
Is OK Go’s latest piece of video magic enough to dub them kings of the one-take video club? (Beyonce, we’re looking at you.) Take a look for yourself. First famous for their 2005 viral video hit, “A Million Ways,” OK Go’s debut YouTube hit featured the band members in suits dancing ridiculously well in their backyard. Not to be outdone,…
%{}% The Independence pastor arrested and released without being charged last week in a raid of the New Covenant Faith Center has now filed for a restraining order against Jackson County Sheriff Mike Sharp and his office. The petition, filed by attorney John Carnes on behalf of Lloyd D. Sartain, alleges that during last week’s two-day raid, the sheriff and his deputies…
Frank Gazella (left) and Andrew Misak prepare a batch of pierogis. Kansas City is once again ready to be at the forefront of the culinary universe. Construction is underway on the city’s first pierogi cafe. That’s right — a pierogi cafe with dessert and sauteed versions of the traditional Polish dumplings typically filled with potatoes and cheese. Pieroguys — a…
If you don’t have any ideas for dinner tonight, you can use the Web site Tastebuddi.es to either rule out a number of options or stimulate your oven approach. It’s a weird site — the “Flavour Combination Inspiration” has you click a large blue button, which says “stir it up.” You’re then presented with two randomly generated foods for which…
Here’s an update on some interesting goings on at area grocery stores. You can finally start your day off with Wheaties Fuel — the cereal that was supposed to roll out in September. The cereal has been touted as the evolution of Wheaties, because athletes such as including Albert Pujols and Kevin Garnett (pictured) helped with the creation and product…
Updated: ESPN is reporting that the Kansas Chiefs have hired Romeo Crennel. Wish granted. ***Scott Pioli, I’m begging you to make this Onion article come true. Romeo Crennel’s agent says the former Cleveland Browns coach is giving the Chiefs first shot at his services. The Chiefs need a defensive coordinator. Make it happen. Categories: News Tags: Charlie Weis, Kansas City,…
%{}% The path to healthy eating could start with red chicken and mango curry. Authorities are investigating a case of possible product tampering in Denver — Gatorade bottles that have been altered to say “Unfaithful” and have a picture of Tiger and Elin Woods on the label. A group of franchisees have filed a lawsuit claiming that KFC management has…
In 2008, I did an interview with Mitch Clem, and we were talking about why there were so many good bands from Minnesota. His theory was something along the lines of that the weather sucks, so all there is to do is stay inside and make music. The winters up there are long and miserable, so there’s plenty of time…
Of all the acts around Kansas City I’ve seen over the years, it’s Dragqueen that bummed me out most with their demise. There was such potential in that four-piece to go on and be huge. They released one EP, Surprise Dead Superstar, and played out regularly, and they had this big rock sound that punched you right in the chest…
%{}%Two more men accused of sexually abusing young relatives have been indicted in Lafayette County Circuit Court. A seven-count indictment was issued Tuesday against Burrell Mohler Jr., alleging rape, using a child in a sexual performance and deviate sexual assault. Roland Mohler was indicted Tuesday on charges of rape, sodomy and using a child in a sexual performance. On Monday,…
%{}% The body of a woman was found in the trunk of a burning car in Lafayette County Monday night, KMBC Channel 9 reports. Authorities are investigating the case as a homicide although the woman’s cause of death or identity has not been released. An autopsy revealed that the victim was 5-feet tall and light skinned, KMBC reported. Authorities say…
Mauro Brito-Paucheco Michelle Brito-Pacheco, widow of homicide victim Mauro Brito-Pacheco, has increased the reward money offered through the TIPS Hotline for information leading to the arrest of her husband’s killers. Mauro, 38, was working at Tina’s Hair Salon when he was shot and killed during a robbery on August 10, 2009. Police say the perpetrators were three men; they got…
The Kansas City Art Institute celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. The school’s feed-worthy blog offers a short overview of the series of events that spawned KCAI. It started with a sketch club. At first, according to the blog post, the art and artists centered on downtown: The School of Fine Arts opened Jan. 2, 1888, in the Bayard Building…
This is Alesha McMullen, and she is not lovin’ it. Jackson County Prosecutors charged 19-year-old McMullen Tuesday with first-degree property damage after a “Crime Stoppers” tip identified her as the alleged rageoholic McDonald’s customer who destroyed three cash registers and a water dispenser on December 27, 2009. The owner of the McDonald’s at 3255 Main, John Jelinek, told Kansas City…
In your face, Chicago. You too, St. Louis. Kansas City made the list of cities to be included in a bid to bring the World Cup soccer tournament to the United States in 2018 or 2022. Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser and a handful of soccer fans clad in Wizards gear watched the televised announcement at the 810 Sports Zone…
For those Jimi Hendrix fans who can’t wait until the Experience Hendrix show at the Uptown on March 16, there will be something special a week earlier, on March 9. That would be the release of something that hasn’t happened in nearly 40 years — a new Hendrix album. Valleys of Neptune is 12 tracks drawn from the original Jimi…
Mayor Mark Funkhouser is facing another lawsuit stemming from “Mammygate.” This one ,from former aide Shawn Pierce, alleges he was fired for supporting Ruth Bates — who settled a discrimination lawsuit against Funkhouser and his wife, Gloria Squitiro. Pierce claims “Squitiro made unwelcome, sexually offensive remarks about him and other co-workers while working in the mayor’s office.” Sexually offensive? Great….
Interesting stuff coming out of the motion hearing for Scott Roeder, the man accused of killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller. Thanks to the Wichita Eagle’s Ron Sylvester, those of us who couldn’t be in Wichita for today’s hearing could follow along with his play-by-play on Twitter. You definitely get the feeling that Judge Warren Wilbert is exhausted with the…
