%{}% Kansas City police have identified 23-year-old Bernard Jackson as the victim of this morning’s homicide in the 8500 block of 108th Street. Police responded to a shooting around 12:46 a.m. and found Jackson dead from apparent gunshot wounds. Police say Jackson and another person were arguing inside prior to the shooting. No suspects are in custody. If you have…
The Wonder Fair art gallery has moved from its basement digs below the Casbah Market to new digs above the Casbah, at 803 1/2 Massachusetts in Lawrence. They’re not quite moved in yet. Much like taking when you get your first apartment, but before you move in the couches, they’re having a party tonight. Starting at 7:00 p.m., you’ll be…
Family members of Randy and Teresa Stone revealed this week that Teresa Stone admitted that she engaged in a 10-year affair with David Love, who was the pastor of New Hope Baptist Church until his resignation Sunday. Randy Stone, 42, was found dead at his Farmer’s Insurance office, 13912 East Noland Court, on March 31. No charges have been filed…
You need plans. Fat City has a recycle bin full of listings. In this post, all our problems are solved. Cork and Barrel (16920 E. US 24 Highway) starts the Cinco De Mayo celebration early in Independence with a Sangrita tasting tonight from 4 to 8. Frequently confused with Sangria — the wine and fruit cocktail of Spain — Sangrita…
The J. Peterman catalog actually sells the shirt on the right: It’s called the Subversive Striped Shirt (No. 2717). You’ve awoken to the first bleat of roll call. Your punk-ass cellie didn’t wake you with a stab from the end of his shiv, carved from the husk of a shit-stained toothbrush, as is his habit. You already know you’re getting…
Kansas Secretary of State candidate Kris Kobach scored a victory earlier this month in Arizona with the passing of what’s been called a “landmark” law that gives Arizona police the power to arrest anyone they believe to be immigrants (with “reasonable suspicion,” of course) who cannot show proof of citizenship during the course of a law enforcement action, such as…
Sheryl? Did you see this? Clearly, news that the Leawood location of JP Wine Bar closed last week is taking its sweet time trickling down to customers: The note, pictured right, was taped to the entrance last night so that someone named Sheryl could find her friends, who had moved over to Sullivan’s Steakhouse across the parking lot. The JP Wine…
Black Flag owner Charles Juba needs to get his club up to code. Update (1:36 p.m. April 30): Charles Juba has thrown in the towel. There will be no Black Flag Club. This statement is posted on the club’s Web site: “At this time the ownership announces that The Black Flag Club will not be open for business. We thank you for…
Fried green beans are good for you, right? French fries are great, but the hot trend is for non-spud fried vegetables. Fried green beans are popping up on menus everywhere: I’m not sure if they’re actually healthier than french fries or onion rings, but for anyone whose nagging mother insisted that green beans — usually the canned variety — were…
It’s not hard to find an unused school building in Kansas City. Yet the fight for possession of one empty schoolhouse reached the Missouri Court of Appeals. The court recently ruled in favor of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council, which wants to turn the old Horace Mann School near 39th and Garfield into senior housing. Upholding the decision of Jackson County…
It’s not often we get exclusive tunes here at Wayward Blog, much less from an international act. However, here we are with “All Girl Gang Riot,” from Labretta Suede & the Motel 6. The band originally hails all the way from Auckland, New Zealand, but now calls New York City home. Sez Ms. Suede herself: “‘All Girl Gang Riot’ was…
Update (11:40 a.m. April 30): Sorry, Blue Valley Northwest. No Obama for you. The JoCo school got beat out by:Clark Montessori Jr. & Sr. High School in Cincinnati, OhioKalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, MichiganDenver School of Science and Technology in Denver, Colorado ***Blue Valley Northwest High School has made the short list of six schools in the running for…
We can check off one of mankind’s greatest unanswered questions. What the Fuck Should I Make For Dinner? is a Web site that, with each click of your mouse, randomly generates a suggestion for what to cook. Advertising co-workers Russ Phillips, 25, and Zach Golden, 24, decided to tackle the question last Friday, and WTFSIMFD launched on Monday. “It was…
Holly Golightly has a retro fetish and an obsession with the American south. The singer and songwriter rocked out with her ’60s garage get-up, Thee Headcoatees, and Spin magazine once named her the U.K. garage-rock queen. If none of that rings a bell, you probably know her from the White Stripes’ ditty, “It’s True That We Love One Another.” Here…
Extremely cold weather and lingering low temperatures slowed cows’ milk production at the Shatto dairy farm in Osborn, Missouri, this spring. But with warmer days, the 300 cattle have increased their production and this week all flavors of Shatto milk were once again in stores. “We’re committed to being all natural, so we just beg a lot,” Matt Shatto says,…
%{}% The Trader Joe’s saga continues to be written: A new store in Omaha is announced, but an insider claims to have knowledge that KC could be next this year. An attempt to understand nostalgic feelings for Taco Via. Do you store your peanut butter in the fridge or at room temperature? The legend of the “miracle fruit,” continues, as…
The red-light cameras at 39th and Southwest Trafficway flash drivers more than any of the 16 other cameras. Kansas City Police Chief Jim Corwin released a report on his blog showing that overall, fewer tickets are being issued (although the cameras at 27th and Southwest Trafficway saw a 60 percent spike from when they were activated in June 2009). Here…
Ryan Marchman, formerly of Crazy Talk and the Shaker Hoods, is now pounding the skins for rock ‘n’ rollers Faster Than Hell. He will replace former drummer Glen Hockemeier, who left the band “due to other commitments.” Marchman is currently recording the Federation of Horsepower’s new album. Faster Than Hell will soon finish up their own album, and then start…
%{}% The wife of Independence homicide victim Randy Stone was allegedly having an affair with a now former pastor of New Hope Baptist Church. Family members of Randy and Teresa Stone have told Fox 4 that Teresa Stone admitted that she had an affair with David Love, whose resignation as the pastor of New Hope Baptist Church was announced Sunday….
Politics is pretty easy, really. You just say “Main Street” whenever you’re trying to make a point. U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback got a little C-SPAN time the other day. The Kansas lawmaker is leading the effort in the Senate to carve auto dealers out of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. In his remarks, Brownback called auto dealers “quintessential Main Street.”….
Band of Horses’ new album, Infinite Arms has yet to be fully reviewed anywhere, but buzz seems to be good. The band is wholeheartedly an NPR kind of indie act, but while that means they’re not exactly adventurous, they’re still solid. This new video, for “NW Apt.,” brings a little energy to a band that’s known for being rather mellow…
A body discovered in a burning car in the 2200 block of State Line Road around 1:38 a.m. has launched a homicide investigation in Kansas City, Kansas. View Larger Map Firefighters in KCK were trying to extinguish the vehicle fire when a body was found inside the vehicle. The victim’s name has not been released, yet. Categories: News Tags: burning…
