%{}% Sedgwick County prosecutors’ first-degree murder case against Scott Roeder — the man accused of killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller — could wrap up Wednesday, the Wichita Eagle reports. The trial resumed around 9 a.m. today. KMBC Channel 9 has a live stream on its Web site. On Monday, members of the church where Tiller was gunned down recalled…
ABC News has the story of a family in Friendswood, Texas, that has mapped out its meals for a complete year — cutting their grocery bill in half and turning their house into a school lunch calendar. I understand that planning meals is one way to cut back on grocery expenses and avoid making impulse purchases. It saves money and…
%{}% Here’s a round-up of what’s been said and photographed so far during Restaurant Week. Here’s a review of Buffalo Sweat — a creamy stout from the Tallgress Brewing Company in Manhattan, Kansas. In case there was any doubt, here are the six reasons that “Bacon is Better Than True Love.” Daniele International Inc., a Rhode Island-based sausage company,…
This week’s new releases include some dance-floor ready jams, dreamy pop, and mainstream country. Read on for the details. Four Tet’s There Is Love In You starts off crazy as all hell, with this glitchy number called “Angel Echoes.” It eventually chills out, and the rest of Kieran Hebden’s new Domino release is a dance party for your living room….
Oi pioneers and recent Sailor’s Grave signees the Business are coming through for the first time in what seems like ages. I think I’ve managed to miss Micky Fitz and company every time they’ve come through in the past decade. I do not plan on that happening again when they hit the Riot Room on May 1, touring in support…
Two men charged in connection with the death of a woman found on the side of U.S. Highway 69 near Louisburg made their first appearances in Johnson County District Court Monday. KCTV 5 reports that 30-year-old Jason Warren Cott allegedly strangled his wife, 29-year-old Angela D. Cott, to death inside a Lenexa hotel room and then dumped her body. Angela…
The Kansas Jayhawks shook off the banning of third-string mascot White Owl and hammered the Missouri Tigers 84-65 Monday night. Didn’t notice the players wearing black armbands or recall Bill Self mentioning the 62-year-old White Owl (real name Jimmy Neil Tucker) in his post-game comments. White Owl was sentenced last week to a year of probation for violating a protection…
He may be running for Secretary of State in Kansas, but Kris Kobach announced yesterday that he’s taking aim at students in Nebraska. The law professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City has made illegal immigration a focus of his run for state office, promising to purge the voting rolls of non-citizens. This week he added another bullet — aimed…
Emanuel Cleaver has a dilemma. The Democratic Congressman is on record saying he won’t support a health-care reform bill that doesn’t include a government-financed plan to compete with private insurance. But with headlines screaming that health-care reform is in trouble after a Republican was elected to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat last week (giving Republicans enough votes to kill legislation…
It’s about time the do-it-yourself community got together to benefit humankind — by designing the best cocktail and mocktail. The winners for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic mixtures in a Cocktails vs. Mocktails Contest were just announced on Instructables, which co-sponsored the contest with ThinkGeek. If you need a time-suck and party inspiration, you should page through the contest finalists, where…
Sharp rhymes, biting insults and cutting punch lines: For fans looking for a furious lyrical showdown, this year’s Versus Battle at RecordBar Saturday night didn’t disappoint. Click here for more photos, and check out this video for some choice clips of the night’s final rounds. (Via Ace Fadal) Categories: Music Tags: Versus MC and Beat Battle
On Saturday, a dozen or so professional chefs and culinary students worked with hammers, picks, saws and electric hairdryers to create elaborate ice sculptures in the courtyard in front of the Crown Center Ice Terrace. The guest judges included Danny O’Neill, founder of the Roasterie. Frederico Hernandez, sous chef at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center Hotel, won for his sculpture…
%{}% Kansas City, Kansas, police say Derrick Patterson was the victim of last Friday’s homicide in the 1700 block of Haskell Avenue. Patterson, 30, was found dead inside a vehicle around 11:12 a.m. His cause of death has not been announced. Patterson is Kansas City, Kansas’ fourth homicide of 2010. If you have a tip about the man’s death, call…
Battle rapping is not for the faint of heart – and Kansas City’s local MCs aren’t afraid to get down and dirty. Local MCs and DJs face off in a lyrical show down on Saturday night at the Record Bar’s Versus 3: A Hip-Hop Battle.
Following Ted Leo on Twitter (@tedleo) is a daily bonanza of wit and wisdom. Oh, and free shit. In the past couple of weeks, he’s put up the video of a full show up for download, as well as covers of female-fronted power ballads by Concrete Blonde and others. In that vein, he’s offered up another tweeted cover, “for no…
Pi Gallery’s Jody Wilkins calls it a day After a seven-year run as a popular art gallery, coffee house and Crossroads gathering place, the Pi Gallery has closed. Owner Jody Wilkins hosted her last Sunday brunch yesterday — it was a potluck — at the space at 419 E. 18th Street. Wilkins had put the building up for sale and…
Jawbreaker’s Adam Pfahler made a post to the band’s MySpace page this weekend wherein he revealed that his Blackball Records will be reissuing the band’s 1990 debut full-length, Unfun. We’re not really calling it this, but the twentieth anniversary edition of Jawbreaker’s 1990 debut album Unfun will be released on Blackball Records on March 30, 2010. Unfun has been remastered…
Things really do go bump in the night…. Just when we thought we had outed every haunted restaurant in Fat City, we’ve discovered another one. But don’t call the Ghostbusters, because the staff at The Webster House — philanthropist Shirley Bush Helzberg’s beautifully restored 19th-century schoolhouse that’s now an antique shop and popular dining destination — are fond of the…
We’ve known for a long time that frequent Pitch photographer Scott Sychalski is among the city’s great talents — just look at this sample of his concert shots from 2009. Yesterday, The Kansas City Star said the same thing in the Star Magazine’s cover profile. What many of us didn’t know is how much pain Spychalski goes through to capture…
If you missed Friday’s faaaabulous event at the Uptown Theater’s adjacent Conspiracy Room, you missed a lot. I suspect some costume stores are experiencing a blond wig shortage, in fact. Peruse these photos at your own risk by clicking on the trio of trollops* above! *In Gaga-ese, “trollop” is a term of endearment. Categories: Music Tags: Conspiracy Room, drag queens,…
For those of you of a certain age that predates the rise of hip-hop, it’s fairly likely that when listening to the newest jam by Jay-Z or Li’l Wayne, you have no flipping clue about what they’re speaking. Where do you go to find out what “I put 8 balls in corners without using pool sticks” means? Understand Rap, that’s…
