St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
In the wake of last week’s federal raid of Lawrence stores Sacred Journey and Bouncing Bear Botanicals, and federal drug charges against one business owner, fans of the new-age stores will gather tomorrow in Lawrence to show support for the businesses. Sacred Journey owner Natalie McAnulla, 27, will speak tomorrow during the rally at 2 p.m. in South Park, near the…
A wolf pack of one Furries everywhere were crushed earlier this week when we reported that the Chiefs’ mascot, KC Wolf, would be the featured speaker at an abstinence-only rally Saturday night in Raymondville, Missouri. The apparently literal sheep in wolf’s clothing is Dan Meers, and based on the Chiefs’ Web site, he’s sleeping all alone on a giant mattress of…
Lord knows, I’m not a seriously romantic guy. The occasional CD or t-shirt is pretty much the limit of my skills in that department. I’m not a hand-holder, nor any of that. However, I feel that’s entirely justified, because there is no way in hell anyone could ever top the romantic sentiment that Ann Druyan currently has floating through the…
Typically you have to make two trips to pick up wine and chocolate for Valentine’s Day, but you can cross both items off your list with the new Chocolate Cherry Wine from Pirtle Winery. “I was just kind of thinking of a new wine. We make a Cherry wine and I love chocolate covered cherries, so I thought why not,”…
George Allen, the former Virginia governor and senator, will headline a fundraiser to benefit the campaign of U.S. Senate hopeful Todd Tiahrt. Allen lost a U.S. Senate race in 2006. During the campaign, he referred to a campaign volunteer of Indian descent as “macaca.” The campaign volunteer, who was working for Allen’s opponent, Democrat James Webb, was videotaping a rally….
At the end of last month, we clued you in to Popwreckoning’s pre-SXSW showcase, wherein six bands would be competing for three slots at the music website’s SXSW showcase. We told you that we’d let you know when all the details were in. Well, said details are finalized, and the lineup is as follows: 6:00 p.m. Dreams are for Rookies…
Alex Trebek needs to get out more. Either that, or the Jeopardy host at least needs consult Urban Dictionary before insinuating that his college contestants are banging band members on national television. Lindsay Eanet, a competitor in Jeopardy’s College Championship, is a journalism major at the University of Missouri who aspires to be a music journalist. (A fine calling, if…
Zoey Zane Israel Mireles, the man charged with the murder of Emily Sander, took the stand today, testifying that after he found Sander’s dead body in a motel bathroom he went on the run, afraid authorities would blame him. During opening statements, Mireles’ attorney claimed that Sander was killed by another man who broke into the hotel room after a…
Let’s hear it for frequent Fat City commenter Karen Geary, who had the most correct answers in our “Name the vanished restaurants contest,” which wasn’t nearly as easy as we thought. Tempt your valentine with some Blueberry Boy-Bait Karen’s prize? A mint-condition edition of Pillsbury’s 5th annual 100 Grand National Recipes from 1954, featuring recipes for such prized culinary treasures…
Attorney John Robb This morning, the Kansas Supreme Court denied a petition for school districts to reopen a 2006 finance case, which argued that Kansas used unconstitutional methods to determined how much money to appropriate from schools as well as how it distributed funds. The petition came from a coalition of 74 school districts. They argued that Kansas is not…
%{}% You need plans. Fat City has a recycle bin full of listings. In this post, all our problems are solved. This weekend is about Valentine’s Day. Those who find Sunday to be an exercise in rapture should be pleased by what follows — but for those who could care less, we’ve got you covered too. Romantics as well as…
Yes, yes — I know. “Blahblahblah…ska sucks…blahblahblah…stuck in the ’90s…blahblahblah.” So Jeff Rosenstock used to be in the Arrogant Sons of Bitches, who were definitely a third-wave ska band. However, in the years since that band’s breakup, Rosenstock has been stretching the limits of ska-punk and creating music under the aegis of Bomb the Music Industry!. This new album, the…
State Sen. Gary Nodler, a Joplin Republican, wants to set the record straight: He doesn’t worry that the Taliban will become more Talibany if gays and lesbians are allowed to serve openly in the military. On Tuesday, the Missouri Senate took up the important state business of weighing in on the U.S. armed forces’ “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Republicans…
Unless you’re a regular at a certain bar, you don’t necessarily know what you’ll find on tap. A new service powered by a combination of social media and beer enthusiasts might help point you in the right direction. So far, the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium is the only bar on Taplister. But, given the vocal community of beer drinkers here,…
The current crop of Rah Booty ”We’re not mocking cheerleading — we just do it better.” That’s the motto of Rah! Booty, a performance-art group started in 2003 at the Kansas City Art Institute by 10 “feminist, political and sexually liberated” students. The Rah! squad has changed over the years and now has four members: Megan Mantia (2006 KCAI grad),…
Ladies, with Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’d like to remind you all to be safe out there this weekend. Especially because a recent study of newly diagnosed HIV cases in Missouri shows that infection rates are 8 times higher among blacks than whites, with new cases particularly high among black women. Those women make up 12 percent of the…
Midtown poets Jason Ryberg and Iris Applequist each take the mic for a turn tonight during the Riverfront Reading at Writers Place beginning at 8 p.m. Poet Lea A. Eliot is also scheduled to appear. Ryberg and Applequist will likely read at least a few selections from their book Blunt Trauma, (94 pages, Spartan Press, $15) I have seen both…
My cat eats cannoli cream — in fact, she’ll down the entire cannoli if given the chance. Apparently, she is either the missing link (lynx?) or not the most evolved member of her species. The Smithsonian Magazine blog recently interviewed evolutionary biologist Jason Cryan, who explains why we crave sugary foods — and how it seems as if every animal…
By WILL RATH Langhorne Slim probably isn’t your friend in real life. If you were at the Record Bar Thursday night, though, you might think otherwise. Rocking a vintage captain’s cap and a suspiciously big grin, the unpretentious folk troubadour was rubbing elbows with the crowd between opening bands. Given the plainspoken, confessional nature of his songs, it makes sense…
%{}% The recipe for chef Jasper Mirabile Jr.’s applecello — what happens when limoncello concepts are applied to cider. Mark your calendar because Fergal Murray — the Guinness Master Brewer — is apparently coming to Browne’s Irish Market in Kansas City the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day. A unique look at the Paris Brothers’ food distribution storage facilities in Subtropolis….
This weekend marks the final days of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s production of Around the World in 80 Days, which Pitch theater critic Alan Scherstuhl described as admirable and imaginative. In his review, Scherstuhl gives props to KC Rep’s artistic director Eric Rosen, who was the subject of this week’s Night + Day Trivia Contest. On Monday, we asked…
Dutch Newman’s making a video for his song, “Get Retarded.” Want to be in it? Of course you do. The song, off last year’s Dutch Newman & Greg Enemy made an EP, wanna hear it? is pretty much the jam — you’ve got four of the area’s top MCs on one track, and every verse is a showcase for each…
El Torreon tonight is going to be hardcore paradise when “The Abominable Snowtour” hits. It’s kind of a Christian hardcore show, as Living Sacrifice is headlining, and they’re definitely a Christian act. Come to think of it, so War Of Ages, Lionheart, and the Great Commission. Shai Hulud has Christian members, but doesn’t identify as a “Christian band.” Whatever —…
