It’s easy to drive by Drink a Latte and miss it. The year-old coffee shop is set back behind a parking lot at a busy intersection, 39th and Rainbow, where more people are likely to be jaywalking toward the nearby Jaywalkers or running into the adjacent check cashing store. The shop has free wi-fi and two small seating areas, including…
In 2006, there was so little interest — or confidence — in the Kansas City, Missouri, School Board that not one person challenged the incumbents and the election was canceled. This year, the race is packed with candidates vying for at-large and sub-district seats. From now until the April 6 election, we’re profiling the candidates, starting from the top of the ballot.Over…
%{}% Thoughts on what it is like to struggle with one’s weight, and how we might solve the obesity issue in America. What it’s like to judge a homebrew competition — just make sure you have a beer to sip while reading this. Pizza dough saturated in olive oil means a decadent, nearly fried meal of cheese. Opening a bottle…
The Kansas City Wizards won a lottery for the rights to 16-year-old soccer prodigy Luis Gil, and didn’t waste any time in trading him to Real Salt Lake. According to the Wizards, when the California teen signed a contract with Major League Soccer, he signed on the condition that he could play for Real Salt Lake or the Seattle Sounders…
When I was looking at the Record Bar’s website, seeing if they had anything interesting coming up in the coming months, I saw that on Saturday, April 17, they have one of my favorite bands of all time playing: Indianapolis’ own the Zero Boys. I yelled “HOLY SHIT!” so loudly that somebody walking past on the sidewalk heard me through…
Demencha Mag has a new winter/spring issue that recently went to print. The cover with Mac Lethal, which you can see below, is one of two. The other features DJ G-Train and DJ Shad. Now, the issue went to print two weeks before the untimely death of Sliccs Gotcha, so coverage of the rapper’s demise are not included. In a…
%{}% A man named John Coomer is suing the Kansas City Royals after the team’s mascot, Sluggerrr, allegedly poked his eye out with an errant hot dog toss. Here are a few more details of what Coomer claims happened at a game on September 8, 2009. Sluggerrr was allegedly on top of the third base dugout firing hot dogs into…
Kansas City police shot and killed woman who allegedly tried to run over police officers with a sport utility vehicle, police say. Police gave this account: Officers were near Truman and Indiana around 10:22 p.m. when a small sport utility vehicle nearly struck their police vehicle. The officers pursued the SUV, which was driven by a woman (described as in…
During the summer of 2006, the Community Development Corporation of Kansas City was in the middle of a demolition campaign. To make way for the Citadel Plaza shopping center, the CDC had contracted with Delroy Fadell to tear down a number of houses just north of 63rd Street. When Thomas Gerleman, an inspector for the City of Kansas City, showed…
The editorial content in some fashion magazines can be summed up in one word: painful. I’m done wading through obnoxious reaches for alliteration like, “Flirty fall frocks!” “Shimmery spring skirts!” Bring me a bloody barf bag. WearHaus’ Carmen Stalker and photographer Jeff Evrard are cutting to the chase. Tonight, they’re showing off their latest collaboration: a wordless, bi-monthly zine called…
Soft Reeds, the new project from former Golden Republic frontman Ben Grimes, has finally released their full-length. Out digitally today via the band’s website, the record is entitled Soft Reeds Are Bastards. It’s a softly acoustic version of what Grimes did when he was with the Golden Republic, and is about the sweetest and most heartfelt indie-pop I’ve heard in…
Reports out of Raytown say a woman was found shot to death in the 7300 block of Ash Avenue Tuesday morning. View Larger Map KMBC Channel 9 reports that a man was seen running away from the scene around 8:30 a.m. Nine also reports that tactical squad was sent into the home to search for the suspected shooter but found…
Pot brownies get all the credit — but baking with spirits is where the magic happens. Today, we step back from cocktails to talk about how you can build some sweet, boozy creations like Absolut Mandarin Dreamsicle Cookies with orange vanilla frosting. The key when cooking with liquor is to make sure you’re matching up flavors you like and flavors…
Kansas City police say 18-year-old Avion D. Williamson was the victim of Monday afternoon’s homicide at 39th and Troost. Police were called to the bus depot at the intersection around 1:45 p.m. and found Williamson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Williamson died at the scene. Witnesses told police that they saw Williamson walk outside of the bus depot to talk…
Not for the faint of heart: a firm banana surrounded by two hefty scoops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream, dripping with chocolate, caramel and raspberry sauces and a big squirt of whipped cream, dotted with deep-fried Snickers candy bars. So, Fat City readers, which restaurant is serving this creation? Categories: Dining, News Tags: Where am I eating?
Apparently Missouri lawmakers’ state ban on K2 synthetic marijuana wasn’t moving fast enough for Pettis County, which just outlawed the synthetic cannabinoid. Pettis County is now the first place in the nation to ban K2. The ban was proposed by the county’s prosecuting attorney, Jeff Mittelhauser, according to the Sedalia Democrat. Mittelhauser told the County Commission he’d heard of K2…
The Kansas City Royals are being sued after mascot Sluggerrr allegedly poked a fan’s eye out with a hot dog, TMZ is reporting. According to TMZ’ report, the lawsuit was filed in Jackson County court by John Coomer, who claims the accident happened at a game on September 8, 2009. Sluggerrr was firing hot dogs into the crowd via his…
This is probably the funniest Juggalo parody ever. I’d say that’s most likely due to the fact that it’s actually fairly kindhearted in its depiction of the Insane Clown Posse-loving, face-paint sporting folks it parodies. Rather than going full-tilt and taking a tone of cruel mockery, it actually seems more like something that the Onion might do — i.e., so…
This is what it’s come to — a Missouri lawmaker introducing a bill that would deduct $2 from Gov. Jay Nixon’s paycheck each pay period and deposited in “Governor Nixon’s Federal Scratch-Off, Match-Off Fund” to buy Powerball tickets. St. Charles County Republican Rep. Mark Parkinson is the mastermind behind the bill (H.B. 2131), and lawmakers have even scheduled a hearing…
Ribs and tenderloin are the stars of the pork world, but the rest of the team is about to enter the spotlight on Thursday night at Jasper’s Restaurant when Slow Food Kansas City presents Pig 101: From Snout To Tail. “There are so many parts of the animal that we don’t use,” says Chef Jasper J. Mirabile Jr., “and those…
Mixtapes hail from both Ohio and Michigan. The band plays music that will draw you in, reminding you of that first time you heard one of those songs like the Replacements’ “I Will Dare” — a song that hits you in the gut, making your jaw drop. You sit there, in front of your speakers, wondering why the hell this…
Major League Soccer’s season is scheduled to begin on March 25, but that could be in jeopardy if the players and owners don’t strike a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides have agreed to talk up until Thursday, and it’s likely to come and go with nothing getting done, according to multiple reports. Over the weekend,…
