William C. Ross allegedly raped a 22-year-old woman in front of her children after claiming his truck was stuck in front of her home near 37th and Olive and asking for help. This is unquestionably the most of disturbing story of the day — so far. Jackson County prosecutors charged Ross, 29, with forcible rape and burglary. The Kansas City…
If you meant to try Christopher Elbow’s ice cream over the summer but never made it to his store in the Crossroads, satisfying your craving should get a whole lot easier in a few months. Elbow announced via his Twitter feed the following: It’s official, the lease for our new ice cream shop is signed! Glace Artisan Ice Cream, opening…
%{}% A review of the latest Brewmaster dinner at McCoy’s and a cautionary note about strong beer that goes down too easily. Thoughts on how cooking without a recipe usually turns out tasty. An Overland Park native is one of the driving forces behind a new wave of restaurants in Houston. A dairy farmer in Hawaii is hoping that waterbeds…
Ex-Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis is taking over the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that it’ll be official within the next day or two. Weis wouldn’t confirm the hire, saying, “Until the deal is done, I really can’t say anything.” Weis has ties to Chiefs head coach Todd Haley and general manager Scott Pioli. Haley and Weis…
Disco dance act Hercules and Love Affair are set to perform a DJ set at the Record Bar on February 5. Their 2008 self-titled release on DFA was a critical success, with the Village Voice calling it “a triumphant bit of Brooklyn neo-disco,” as well as it earning a 9.1 from Pitchfork and charting on KJHK. The show will have…
Radio City have their first headlining show at the Record Bar Friday, February 12. It’s the Kansas City release show for their new EP, Tonight’s Not the Night. The EP’s title is a nice nod to Neil Young’s classic Tonight’s the Night — an artistic comparison that’s not too far off the mark for this jangly guitar foursome. The EP…
The attorney who represents the leader of an Independence church says the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation that resembles a Jerry Lewis telethon. John Carnes, a former politician brought low by criminal charges, offered a withering critique of Sheriff Mike Sharp in an interview Wednesday. Carnes called the search of New Covenant Faith Center “an occupation” and…
Read the following in your dad’s voice: A car depreciates in value as soon as you drive it off the lot. Still true, dad. But in 2008, 26 autos and 2 trucks actually increased in value, according to the price guide published annually by the National Automobile Dealers Association. This is good news for people trying to sell their cars,…
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Helping With Bike Safety Author/Illustrator: Betsey Douglas MacDonald Date: None given, presumably the ’90s Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics The Cover Promises: Bicycle fun with baby…
A Florida judge sentenced former Kansas City children’s show host and 77-year-old registered sex offender “Uncle Ed” Muscare to five years in prison for violating his probation for using the Internet and possessing alcohol, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Muscare reportedly begged the judge for mercy and cried when the judge handed down the sentence. “I feel in my heart I…
Add another World Wrestling Entertainment event to the Sprint Center’s 2010 schedule. WWE announced yesterday a TV taping of SmackDown and ECW on Tuesday, February 16. This episode of SmackDown will be the final show leading into the February 21 “Elimination Chamber” pay-per-view in St. Louis. Scheduled for KC are World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker and rivals Batista and Rey…
In its 56th year, the Kansas City Boat & Sportshow continues to be the area’s largest outdoors show. Jan. 7-10, 2010 Tags: Kansas City, Night & Day
The Writers Place is showing Internal Documents, a display of semi-private and personal documents in the form of sketchbooks, journals and diaries generously on loan from local, national and international artists and writers. Wednesdays, Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Thursdays, 12-5 p.m. Starts: Jan. 13. Continues through March 27, 2010 Tags: 2639, Night & Day
In 2008’s Visioneers, the feature debut of filmmaking brothers Brandon and Jared Drake, beard-of-the-moment Zach Galifianakis plays George Washington Winsterhammerman, a low-level worker at the fictional Jeffers Corporation. The near-futuristic workplace values productivity above all else — so much so that its workers literally blow up. Threatened by the prospect of spontaneous human combustion, George is forced to examine his…
In 2008, when local activist Richard Mabion first organized a conference merging interracial dialogue and environmental protection, he called it “Breaking the Silence.” Now in its third year, the gathering is making more noise than ever. The two-day event, packed with workshops, discussions and straight-up partying, features keynote addresses from Roderick Bremby, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and…
“There are eight million stories in The Naked City” — this one screens tonight at 6 at the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library (625 Minnesota Avenue, 913-551-3280). Equal parts police procedural and melodrama with shades of documentary, director Jules Dassin’s 1948 film counts the Law & Order and CSI franchises among its direct descendants but performs most ably as a…
Donald Worster, a distinguished professor at the University of Kansas, is the author A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell. The book details Powell’s entire life, but at the heart of the biography is Powell’s journey down the Colorado in 1869, including harrowing experiences, lethal accidents, and breathtaking discoveries. Thu., Jan. 7, 6:30 p.m., 2010 Tags: colorado,…
Warm up the long cold days of winter with some crackling hot jazz as Johnson County Community College presents a three-day music festival. Jazz Winterlude features some of the hottest names in Kansas City jazz at the Carlsen Center (12345 College Boulevard in Overland Park). The Luqman Hamza Trio kicks off the weekend today at 4 p.m. (in Recital Hall)….
The name Full Frontal Comedy implies a team of bawdy but forward-facing laugh makers. And that may usually be the case, but this weekend, the improv-tastic local troupe uses its time on the stage at Quality Hill Playhouse (303 West 10th Street, 816-421-1700) to look back. This weekend’s annual Best of Full Frontal Comedy show includes some of the group’s…
If traditional bingo bores you, perhaps Teago can tempt you back into the lively world of game boards and buttons. Instead of yelling out a combination of numbers and letters, the Teago caller uses tea themes to keep the game moving along. That’s the plan for the weekly Teago Wednesdays, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Shabby Hattie’s Tea Room…
See a host of exotic cacti and other succulents, ranging from a 200-pound barrel cactus to the pin cushion-sized hen chick. Marvel at the great variety in nature: the spiky, blue-gray agave (used for tequila and mezcal), the leathery euphorbia, the furry white Old Man Cactus, the “living stones” lithops and the brilliant blossom-tipped Christmas cactus. Some of the more…
The retro video game “The Oregon Trail” might be fun, but life on the actual Oregon Trail wasn’t. The elements on the Oregon Trail were unrelenting, the typhoid was real, and a butt might never recover from endless hours spent bouncing on a wooden wagon seat. Independence, Missouri’s National Frontier Trails Museum (318 West Pacific, 816-325-7575) is always a good…
