It is like a time warp exists between 2 and 4 p.m., effectively preventing an otherwise normal and able human from arriving at a Sonic Drive-In between those hours. I have driven significantly above the speed limit in a madcap attempt to save 80 cents; but yet, no matter how hard I try — invariably, I have missed happy hour…
Kansas City was one of 11 cities targeted in the “National Red Light Protest,” a rally against the red-light “scameras” sprouting up across the country. Protesters from the Liberty Restoration Project held signs as it snowed at the intersection of 39th and Southwest Trafficway. Looks like local photographer Eric Bowers contributed to this video and local Tracy Ward helped organize…
Carolina Chocolate Drops’s debut on Nonesuch, Genuine Negro Jig, comes out today, and the group has done what we in the journalistic profession refer to as a “shitload” of press for the album — a lot of which has been on National Public Radio. First of all, they appeared on Mountain Stage back in January, wherein the band demonstrates their…
%{}% The victim of the homicide in the 1700 block of Richmond Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, was 26-year-old John Valdivia. KCK police responded to a shooting call on February 14 and discovered Valdivia, who they described as a Hispanic male, dead of an apparent gunshot wound. Anyone with information, call the KCKPD’s Major Case Unit at 913-573-6020 or TIPS…
It’s from Louisiana, mon cher Today is Fat Tuesday, the last day of the pre-Lenten Carnival season and practically a national holiday in Louisiana, where New Orleans is the epicenter of Mardi Gras festivities. Because of the culinary link between Mardi Gras and Louisiana, today is a good day for Cajun cuisine, although that style of cooking has had a rocky history…
Culver’s — the home of ButterBurgers, shakes (chocolate banana, trust us), and fish and chips — donates 10 percent of today’s sales to American Red Cross Haiti Relief. This is a widescale fundraiser sponsored by the Wisconsin-based chain, which has more than 400 restaurants in 17 states. Locally, there’s a Culver’s in Kansas City, Missouri (7953 State Line Road), Lee’s…
Nice mentions in the latest issue of Esquire (the one with Leonardo DiCaprio) for Manifesto and R Bar & Restaurant, in the mag’s ongoing list of “Best Bars in America.” Manifesto (1924 Main) gets accolades for being “an excellent modern speakeasy,” but the bulk of the blurb is about R Bar (1617 Genessee). Here’s what the lad mag says: ……
No one can argue that the Kansas City Public Library isn’t one of the coolest places in the city. That’s partly because of the majestic building itself, a century-old marble bank rehabbed to glory in 2004. The library’s also cool because of the massive Community Bookshelf sculpture along the south side of the award-winning parking garage. And then there’s this…
%{}% Inside the invitation-only KC Drink Club — a world that was all men … until now. Spin’s pizza of the week is courtesy of the server Chase: oven-roasted chicken, pepperoni, roasted gralic and crushed roma tomato sauce. Moonshine is now “white whiskey,” as distillery culture gets a boost with a new book called Chasing The White Dog. There’s nothing…
How much better than random e-mails or Twitter updates is the idea of sharing info as a Facebook event? It just lends whatever your group is doing some serious gravitas when you make it an event, as opposed to a bulletin. Such is St. Louis’ Earthworms crew and their new mixtape, Nightcrawlers 101. According to the group: The mixtape features…
Metal tours have the best damn names. Last week, we had the “the Abominable Snowtour,” and this week brings news of Cannibal Corpse coming to town on May 2 on their tour, entitled “The Evisceration Plague Tour.” Cannibal Corpse and the Evisceration Plague — that just screams “METAL!!!” Or, rather, gutturally grunts “METAL!!!” Either way, the tour comes through Lawrence…
Jury selection for the trial of Devonni Benton, the man accused of killing 19-year-old Spellman College student Jasmine Lynn, is scheduled to begin today, just five months after charges were filed, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Benton, 21, has denied firing the stray bullet that killed Lynn, who was walking home to her dorm room when she was cut down. Benton’s…
Corinna West It was fitting that Corinna West loaded her bicycle with camping gear and started her frigid 162-mile journey to from Kansas City to Missouri’s capital on the first day of the winter Olympics. After all, she’s an Olympian herself — and cycling helped her get to the Games. While training at the U.S. Olympic Center in Colorado Springs…
In a move that’s sure to have emo kids the world over losing their damn minds, No Idea has announced their repress of Lifetime’s Hello Bastards. It’s been in the works for while, but the reissue is finally happening this week. Says the label: Once lost to the sands of time, we have reanimated and rehydrated this classic slab of…
With Manifesto telling The Kansas City Star that the speakeasy located beneath 1924 Main will remain open, it only seems right to celebrate that bit of good news (and its use of Campari) with a series of cocktail ideas for the Italian bitter. A few weeks back I tried the Brothers Perryman — it’s one of Manifesto’s gin drinks, with…
At the Super Bowl, former professional football player Conrad Dobler pulled on a pair of shorts to make a point. Dobler, who toiled for ten seasons in the NFL, is now an advocate for retired players. As The Pitch’s Justin Kendall reported in a 2007 story, Dobler, from his home in Kansas City, pushes the league and the players union…
Back in the late ’90s, it seemed like One Man Army was coming through Lawrence every six months. I know for a fact that, between 1998 and 2000, I probably saw them four times. They were touring warhorses who were tighter than a drum, and it never failed that they’d nearly upstage the headliner for whatever show they were opening….
Stephanie Shirazi has a new business sewn up For 14 years, Stephanie Shirazi and her husband and business partner, chef Ali Shiraz, ran the popular Shiraz restaurant at 320 Southwest Boulevard. They closed the bistro and sold the building in October 2008. Stephanie’s been a realtor for many years and told me she’s glad not to be in the restaurant business…
It’s been 20 years since artist Alexander Austin first hung his work on the streets of Kansas City. Back then, he was homeless, using twigs for paint brushes and brick walls for canvasses and trying to turn a buck doing portraits in bars. Now his murals not only decorate dozens of corners in the urban core, but also welcome visitors…
Now that Function Junction owners Mary Merola and Rebecca Wilkie have expanded the Crown Center store and installed a state-of-the-art Viking exhibition kitchen, they’ve made sure that beautiful kitchen is getting a lot of use. The February-March class schedule includes this week’s “Passion for Pizza!” class taught by chef Paul Freimuth, on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. You can…
%{}% The story behind Rent is the stuff of Broadway legend. The rock opera concerning seven New York City artist types living “La Vie Boheme” and therefore alternately starving, freezing and perpetually suffering through break-ups and the reality of AIDS is heartbreaking and beautiful enough even if you don’t know the backstory of poverty-stricken playwright Jonathan Larson and his untimely…
If you’re willing to drive out to the Independence Mall this evening, you’ve the opportunity to meet WWE wrestler Chris Jericho at Hot Topic. Jericho is appearing in his guise as frontman for the hard rock band Fozzy. The appearance was originally just Jericho himself, as he’s in town for tomorrow night’s Smackdown and ECW shows at the Sprint Center….
