Kansas City police are investigating a homicide in the 8800 block of Evanston Way. View Larger Map Officers were called to a disturbance around 8:12 p.m. Tuesday, and located a black man believed to be about 60 years old with no signs of life in his driveway. The man was pronounced dead a short time later. Witnesses told police that…
Kansas City police say 41-year-old Richard Franks Jr. was the victim of Monday night’s homicide in the 4300 block of Forest. Officers found Franks’ body in a vehicle along with two men (both alive) and several guns around 8:38 p.m. Several muzzle flashes from gun fire was seen at a couple of nearby houses on the east side of Forest….
Kip Winger is out on tour with Winger right now, but evidently he’s playing the occasional solo acoustic show, as well. Such is the case when Kip stops at Lucky Brew Grille in Mission on Friday, May 14, for an 8:00 p.m. show, with special guest the Naked Jake opening. By all accounts, Winger even atays after the show to…
The Jefferson County Attorney’s office has dropped all criminal charges against K2 synthetic marijuana distributor Jon Sloan, who otherwise might have spent years in a federal prison for selling a cactus. So all’s well that ends well? Hardly. Even though Sloan isn’t facing jail time, that doesn’t mean the feds won’t refile charges. And all of Sloan’s money is still…
Wines can feel like subprime mortgage bonds — it can be difficult to understand exactly which grapes have been put together to make the bottle. But Ryan Sciara of Cellar Rat has removed the guess work with the latest micro-batch, private-label wines for his Crossroads store. “We get to pick individual barrels. We’re not winemakers, so we try to have…
Update: KCTV 5 reports that Shawnee police have tracked down Michael T. Lewis, who they say is a person of interest in the homicide of Curley Tyler. Lewis was arrested on an unrelated charge Monday in Long Beach, California. ***The Shawnee Metro Squad is looking for 22-year-old Michael T. Lewis, who they say is a person of interest in the…
You want it? You pick it This Saturday, April 17, is the first day that the Fieldstone Farm in Overbrook, Kansas, opens for picking fresh asparagus. The bright green stalks are just starting to poke up through the ground — not a lot of them last weekend, but patrons will be permitted to begin picking them in four days when owner Ken Krause…
This weekend, I saw Weekend Dad play a house show. A band playing a house show isn’t a big thing, especially in Lawrence, but the fact that their bass player was on break from his job was. Seriously — the show started about three minutes after he pulled up in front of the Shirley Temple of Doom on Lawrence’s East…
Tea, pie and poltergeists The first floor of the Main Street Galleria in Weston, Missouri, sells home-made fudge, old-fashioned ice cream sodas, phosphates, milkshakes, root beer floats and hot dogs. On the second floor, owner Verna Tresse runs the Upstairs Tea Room in the loft space that, more than half a century ago, was occupied by pharmacist Beno Hillix and…
Everything is better with the Benny Hill theme. Take for instance this video of a dog running loose on the field during a minor league baseball game, featuring the Kansas City Royals’ double-A farm team, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Wait for the 50 second mark. That’s when the dog drops a deuce on ’em. By the way, that was the…
Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. That’s right, kids — drinking has no negative side effects and makes you look cool, to boot. Them Damned Young Livers are a raucous bunch. A brief perusal of the photo galleries on their MySpace reveals innumerable pictures of the band imbibing alcohol at…
Update: Yesterday, I called NBC Nightly News’ profile of Marcia Merrick’s work to feed Kansas City’s homeless population a “feel good” story. It’s not feeling so good now. In the comments, Victoria Hudgins wrote that Brian Williams and NBC didn’t tell the full story. Merrick is on the verge of being homeless herself. If she does not raise the money…
U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Bible Belt) takes a hard-line approach to pre-existing medical conditions. Blunt recently voiced support for repealing health-care legislation in Springfield, Missouri. The Senate hopeful said he supported the idea that children with pre-existing medical conditions should have access to insurance. But adults? Hey, pal, maybe you should have thought about your insurability when you reached for…
Mad scientists have historically received a bad rap, but Jason Burton — one of the most accomplished drink tinkerers in Kansas City — could help change people’s minds when it comes to trying new coffee and cocktail recipes. Burton is the product designer cum brand manager behind Lab 5702, which provides beverage consultation, package design and flavoring advice for individuals…
The Double Down is not a “new low” for KFC or a “disaster of a meal.” It’s simply the next step in its transformation into Taco Bell. Although I’ve been known to review fast foods, I decided enough others in the media had braved the Double Down that I didn’t need to add my two cents. In fact, there are…
Apparently, the marker-wielding bandit who altered this sign on the north side of the Kansas City Art Institute thinks so. Categories: News Tags: graffiti a fourth grader would find funny, Kansas City Art Institute
Arctic Monkeys played to a packed house at Liberty Hall last night — an audience that, at times, seemed to be populated entirely by impossibly thin 14 year-old girls who were very, very excited to be there. There was some weird ticketing determining where you could sit upstairs that was kind of annoying, as the top half of the balcony…
%{}% Eating next to a picky diner can be uncomfortable, as one blogger discovered recently at Red Snapper. Ever wondered what a Bacon Explosion looks like at a tailgate? Click through to see one at the Royals’ opening day. A review of KFC’s new Double Down Sandwich, which should be known as a “meat-glorb.” Europe is now experiencing something that…
A tea party event is scheduled for CommunityAmerica Ballpark on April 15 — tax day. Conservative commentators have tried to make the point that the movement’s criticism of Barack Obama stems from his policy decisions and not who he is or what he represents. “y impression is that race is largely beside the point,” David Brooks wrote last September. But…
One man is dead and several people were taken into police custody after a shooting in the 4300 block of Forest. View Larger Map Kansas City police received a shots fired call around 8:38 p.m. Monday. When officers arrived on the scene, they witnessed several muzzle flashes from gun fire near two houses on the east side of the street….
%{}% Spotted on the second floor of the River Market Antique Mall recently: the world’s first Twilight chair, depicting one supernatural hunk or the other giving himself an emo vampire abstinence hug but still offering the fans plenty of lap to wriggle on! (To fit with the themes of Stephanie Meyer’s books and movies, that lap is, of course, utterly…
Detroit’s clown-faced rap duo Insane Clown Posse just released a new video for their song, “Miracles.” Cracked has an in-depth analysis of the song and video, which you should really read. In addition, the group has moved beyond the usual mid-level theaters they play, bringing a huge tour to Sandstone on Saturday, May 29. In addition to ICP, there’s Kottonmouth…
