Joy Jacobs: Babies R Us It wasn’t the lack of lunch business in the West Bottoms that led restaurateur Joy Jacobs to stop serving lunch at the R Bar on December 24. She and chef Alex Pope were simply worn out, she says. “Our dinner business is great. In fact, we’re going to start keeping the kitchen open later on…
In a badass bit of news, it comes to us that Kansas City’s the Architects will be opening every date of Flogging Molly’s Green 17 tour this year. Every year, Flogging Molly plays a series of dates leading up to a big St. Patrick’s Day throwdown — sort of like giving every town they play a chance to celebrate it…
Absinthe has likely maintained its mystique over the past two centuries because of the process involved in drinking it. That and the neon-green hue. And the possibility that it might make you hallucinate. To overcoming the bitterness in the anise-flavored spirit, drinkers slowly introduce a sugar cube or sugar water. As part of the Moth Podcast series, Filmmaker L. Gabrielle…
%{}% President Obama has just come back from his Hawaii vacation, but for rightbloggers it was as if he never went away. They continued to hammer Obama’s terrorism policy in his absence, recycling old tropes and coming up with with some fascinating new ones. When seven members of the CIA were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, Obama called…
Amid concerns over recent E.coli outbreaks, the New York Times continues to investigate the safety of using ammonia to kill salmonella and E.coli bacteria as part of beef processing. At the center of the story is Beef Products, Inc., the South Dakota company that introduced the ammonia treatment for its beef trimmings, which are used primarily as filler in hamburger…
We previewed this mix last month, but in case you weren’t frantically awaiting the release on New Year’s Day, here’s the latest mix from Topeka’s Stik Figa. The press release says it “plays as more of a compilation of music that as been made available via the internet, that some may have missed during the year of 2009,” but there’s…
Kansas City, Kansas, police say Javier Reynoza was the man shot to death in the 1700 block of Central Avenue on January 2. KCK police found a wounded Reynoza, 37, around 10:05 p.m. Reynoza was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. If you have have any information about Reynoza’s death, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477…
After yesterday’s new snow fell, the Missouri Department of Transportation and Kansas City, Missouri, didn’t plow residential streets or treat roads with de-icer. It was too cold, officials said. Besides, they added, Sunday’s dusting would offer a little traction on KC’s ice-rink-like sidestreets. Riiiiight. That translates to: You’re on your own, Kansas Citians. So you can work your own streets…
Potato chip lovers are an odd bunch — most stick to a single flavor and refuse to be convinced that salt and vinegar is, in fact, better than barbecue (it is, for the record). But perhaps an uneasy peace can be reached via the latest Create-a-Chip Challenge winner from Kettle Brand Potato Chips: the Fully Loaded Baked Potato. Meant to…
Kansas City police say 22-year-old Antawn Clark was the man shot and killed Sunday afternoon in the 2500 block of Chestnut. KCMO police received a call of a shooting around 1:40 p.m., and found Clark with a gunshot wound in a front yard on the block. Clark was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Witnesses told police that they heard…
Reality cooking shows have tended to focus on the winners — until last night’s debut of Worst Cooks in America. The Food Network’s latest has 12 cook-testants, each vying to go from the worst cook in America to winning $25,000. For this six-episode series, contestants are split into two competing teams, one guided by Anne Burrell (the tough but fair…
Kansas City police identified 17-year-old Cortez Wilson as Kansas City, Missouri’s second homicide victim of 2010. KCMO police found Wilson shot to death inside a wrecked car in the intersection of 113th Street and Sycamore Terrace. Detectives are still following up on leads, and if you have one, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. Categories: News Tags: Cortez Wilson, homicide,…
BY GORDON GUILD If you arrived at the Record Bar on the evening of New Year’s Day not knowing what to expect, you were hit with Leslie & the LY’s signature glitter and glam by just walking though the parking lot. Their tour van said it all: “SHAZAAM!” Decked out with a mish-mash of kittens, photos of her band, and…
2010 started bloody in the metro. We’ll be adding photos to this slideshow of the Killa City’s victims and accused killers throughout the year.
Over the last decade, Kansas City, Missouri, has averaged 108 homicides per year; 2009 closed out at 110. That bloodshed was the subject of this week’s cover story by Justin Kendall. Here, we speak with the man responsible for bringing justice to the families of the deceased: Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar.Pitch: What do you see as the biggest factors…
Fresh off playing spoiler Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs released a list of regular season opponents for next season. No dates and times have been revealed yet but here’s who the Chiefs will play at home and away in 2010. Home Denver Oakland San Diego Arizona Buffalo Jacksonville San Francisco Tennessee Away Denver Oakland San Diego Cleveland Houston Indianapolis St….
Michael Phelps is back pitching Subway in a new advertisement that takes the chain’s ubiquitous “$5 foot-long” campaign underwater. The ad’s timing suggests that Subway hopes America will remember Phelps’ accomplishments in light of the Winter Olympics next month — and that we’ve had enough time to forget the paparazzi-style photo of Phelps holding a bong that made waves in…
%{}% A review of The Burger Stand in Lawrence, where sweet potato fries and bison burgers are standard fare. The hardest working man in the drinking business — what it’s like to go to 150 bars in a year. Arun Thai Place Grill and Thai Place Northland have apparently closed. A list of the eight biggest trends to hit fast-food…
An appeals court has upheld a 15-year prison sentence given to a man who exposed several women to the virus that causes AIDS. Albert Spicer III was charged in Jackson County with 25 counts of recklessly exposing another person to HIV infection. Spicer was diagnosed with HIV in 1992. He had sex with as many as seven women between 2002…
Before you all start complaining, take a minute to chill. Normally, we prefer to steer you towards local establishments to purchase your music. However, if you’re looking to blow some leftover Christmas money or want to snag some recent vinyl for cheap, head over to Hot Topic. They’re got a sale going on through today where all their clearance merchandise…
How’s this for cool? In March and April, you’ll have the chance to see two former punk rock frontmen playing all by their lonesome in the intimate setting of Lawrence’s Replay Lounge. On March 7, Tim Barry, former frontman for Virginia punks Avail, plays an early all-ages matinee at the Replay. Barry’s come through a couple of times, and it’s…
