Archives: May 2010
Kansas City zombie series ‘Dead Wait’ launches Wednesday
Zombies are the working class of the monster world. Plentiful, cheap, and overworked. Which is partly why zombies remain useful to low-budget horror filmmakers everywhere. Today, a new zombie Web series filmed in Kansas City and St. Joseph posts its first episode at www.dead-wait.com. The story follows a shut-in paranoid, who has spent years preparing for the fall of civilization,…
3PAC tells the drunk girls, “Bitch Go Home”
Kansas City’s 3PAC bring punk rock riot girl style. Granted, it’s three dudes backing up a woman, but singer JJ Leach channels such powerful singers as L7’s Donita Sparks. 3PAC has a new album that”ll be available starting this Friday. You can check out a couple tracks at the band’s MySpace page, or you can track the band down at…
KCPD’s sex crimes unit will teach you how to be smarter than a predator
Ladies, here’s your new Friday night mantra: Leave no girlfriend behind. Four years with the Kansas City Police Department’s sex crimes unit has inspired Detective Catherine Johnson to become proactive in fighting sexual violence. Tonight, she’ll be dropping knowledge about how not to be a victim, as part of a free, one-night program, “Are You Smarter than a Predator?” Categories:…
The evolution of an eco-friendly home: Studio 804
In a matter of months, a crew of graduates students from the University of Kansas built a super-insulated, hyper-efficient home in the Prescott neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. Here, in pictures, the eco-friendly residence evolves from empty lot to nearly finished project.
Strawberry cocktails can be subtle
I like sweeter drinks in summer — they tend to work well with grilled dinners and feel more refreshing as the temperature rises. And now that strawberries are readily available and sweet, it’s the right time to play around with infusions and modern takes on some classic cocktails. A rum cocktail — the mojito — gets a slightly sweet makeover…
Columbia police kill pit bull, find ‘small amount of marijuana’ while raiding home (updated)
Update (2:30 p.m. May 11): Kansas City’s chapter of the Nartional Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is heading to Columbia on May 17 for a rally protesting the way a SWAT team raided a home that led to a pit bull being shot to death and a Corgi being wounded. The raid turned up only a small amount…
National Burger Month: Where to celebrate
%{}% May is National Burger Month, so if you need a justification for nailing down a quarter-pounder, you’re welcome. Fat City has rounded up a few of the burger specials around town, many of which you can continue to enjoy long after this national month of beefery. Smashburger has a month-long series of specials. Today through Thursday at the Overland…
‘Zine Review: Jerk Store
Why is it that most of the ‘zines I get for review come from the UK? It’s a mystery, but I thank the island of Britannia for providing such great reading material. The newest UK ‘zine to cross my desk is the Cardiff-based Jerk Store. Well, formerly based in Cardiff — the editor, Alex, along with co-writer and girlfriend Kelly,…
Rey A. Cruz Sr. admits beating son for days, punching him in the groin to wake him up
A 1-year-old boy had bruises all over his body — on his head, torso, legs and genitals — when he was rushed to the hospital on May 6. The boy’s heartbeat was irregular and he also appeared “lethargic.” His father, 20-year-old Rey A. Cruz Sr., admitted to detectives that he beat the child multiple times over a three-day period. Cruz…
Sugar Mamma’s Bakery opens in Briarcliff
The official Sugar Mamma of Briarcliff Village The storefront at 4173 N. Mulberry Drive in the Briarcliff Village Shopping Center hasn’t had great luck with bakeries so far. The Pastry Goddess and a second location for Westport’s Napoleon Bakery did not succeed in this space. But Kelly Hagan, along with her daughters Jordan and Peyton and her mother Barbara Hagan,…
Yukon driver, better check that Web address before the cow run
Yukon driver from Miami County, you puzzled us for all of two minutes.Pitch calendar editor Crystal K. Wiebe snapped this photo on her way to work. This somewhat cryptic message “Running With the Cow” and May 15 date was odd enough to wonder the significance. The Web address didn’t work and nothing sounded familiar. But Yukon driver, you puzzled us…
Calling all photographers
We’re now welcoming submissions to our Flickr pool. Whether you’re just figuring out how to aim your point-and-shoot or consider yourself an SLR-toting pro, we want to see your images of Kansas City’s people and places. We might even post your photos online, making sure to give you full credit and a link back to your Flickr page. It’s an…
To hell with Vanilla Ice – here’s some real ninja rap
Insane Clown Posse and their crew of Juggalos may refer to one another as “ninjas.” Vanilla Ice may have said the phrase “ninja rap” something like five dozen times in the song of the same name (along with “go ninja, go ninja, go!” However, Krondor Krew actually rap about being ninjas. They sling “wicked ninja-based raps in every direction of…
NASCAR hall KCK once chased opens in N. Carolina
The NASCAR Hall of Fame that officials in Kansas wishfully pursued opened today in Charlotte. Racing fans gathered outside the $200 million attraction under the cover of darkness in order to be the first to gawk at Goody’s Headache Power decals and other memorabilia. In 2005, former Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and then Unified Government Mayor Carol Marinovich visited…
Where was I eating? Here!
Hey, what can I say? I had stopped in to the LongHorn Steakhouse in the Legends complex last week to take a picture of a famous photograph in that restaurant’s bar and decided to stick around for dinner. The budget-conscious restaurant chain (it’s the modestly priced steak concept operated by the owners of the high-priced Capital Grille) has kicked off…
Pro wrestling returns to Memorial Hall in KCK in June
Live, local pro wrestling is coming back to Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 5. Metro Pro Wrestling has scheduled a Saturday night television taping at the historic arena where Missouri native Harley Race won his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Dory Funk Jr. in March 1973. It’s also where “Nature Boy” Ric Flair won his first…
Joey Chestnut is now our top American export
Competitive eater Joey Chestnut, a native of California, defended his top world ranking by slamming down 380 shrimp wontons in eight minutes to capture the Biggest Eater competition held in Singapore this past weekend. Takeru Kobayashi of Japan — Chestnut’s biggest rival and the former top-ranked eater in the world — finished second, eating a measly 370 wontons. It’s about…
Human bones found in a barrel in KCK on Friday (updated)
Update (9:34 a.m. May 11): KCK police released this photo of jewelry found with the woman’s bones discovered in a 55-gallon barrel in the 1700 block of North 51st Terrace on Friday. Also, police added more description to the woman: She’s believed to be between 20 and 40 years of age. She was wearing a dark brown wig at the…
Steven E. Mikoloyck gets 10 years for paying $100 to have sex with a 16-year-old girl … who happened to be an undercover cop
Answering a Craigslist ad offering a 16-year-old girl for sex is never going to end well. It’s dumbfounding that pervs haven’t figured out that they’re falling into an undercover cop’s sting. Take 48-year-old Steven E. Mikoloyck, of Overland Park. Mikoloyck answered a Craigslist ad placed by undercover officers saying, “While there mommas away these girls will play. My girlfriend is…
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