Bernard Jackson, the man named as a person of interest in five recent rapes in the Waldo area, was charged Thursday with raping women between July 1983 and February 1984 in the Waldo and Armour Hill areas. Jackson is charged with six counts of rape, five counts of sodomy and four counts of robbery in Jackson County. If convicted, he…
Something sweet and jiggly, please A Fat City reader e-mailed us to say that this week’s post about the Joys of Jell-O — which expressed our concerns that too few restaurants were still serving America’s favorite gelatin dessert — had left out the dessert display at the 11-month-old Golden Corral Buffet & Grill (8800 Northwest Skyview Avenue in Kansas City…
Fox 4 film critic Shawn Edwards is throwing a garage sale at the Screenland Crossroads Saturday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Edwards is selling off a lot of his movie collection and memorabilia — and the proceeds all for a good cause. Edwards is donating the money to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (he was moved by…
%{}% Ophelia’s in Independence gets high marks for a wine and cheese tasting and a mixed blueberry crumble. Augusta Brewing Company in Augusta, MO, has been purchased by Terry and Jeri Heisler — the owners of John G’s Bier Deck. Food Wars is on hiatus, meaning the Kansas City barbecue battle doesn’t have an air date yet. Starbucks is launching…
The Kansas City Strip bar crawl trolley has been operating for two weeks now — which means its confessionals have been recording drunken silliness for two weeks. Unfortunately, the only videos posted to the trolley’s Web site are from the weekend of the maiden voyage, but some of the one’s that made it on are pretty entertaining. So if you…
Money Shots is a glimpse of random happenings when we’re out and about on Kansas City’s music scene. Shortly before 2:00 p.m. yesteday, the University of Kansas’ student-run radio station, KJHK 90.7FM signed off from their old studios at the Sudler Annex. The last song played was the Soft Boys’ “I Wanna Destroy You,” followed by a chorus of goodbyes,…
Dr. Federico Gonzalez thinks pop culture has given plastic surgery a bad rap. If he’d attended the 43rd annual conference of the American Society for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, which took place in Washington, D.C., last month, Gonzalez probably would have found scores of fellow surgeons who’d agree. (Gonzalez says he’ll likely attend in 2011.) Judging by the conference itinerary, which…
1. Buy some art. Or at least, walk around and gaze at art that you wish you could buy this First Friday in the Crossroads. 2. See how designers recycle fashion. Tonight’s Restyle Runway is an environmentally-conscious style show that benefits a charity for people with developmental disabilities. 3. Run a mile. On Saturday, joggers and walkers will race during…
When articles run in the print edition of the Pitch, they sometimes have to be edited to fit. In the case of this week’s interview with Yony Leyser, the director of William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, there were a couple of interesting stories that we just weren’t able to fit in. Here is the interview in its entirety. How…
LEGO: A Love Story author (and Pitch food blogger) Jonathan Bender is having a good month. With a promotional tour under way and sales of his fine, funny book — part ode to the world’s greatest toy, part valentine to his wife and their young daughter — building on Amazon, he’s set to become KC’s latest literary success. Ahead of…
Money Shots is a glimpse of random happenings when we’re out and about on Kansas City’s music scene. It’s a damned shame we missed Shaman’s Harvest when they opened for AC/DC last month. The band’s lead singer, Nathan “Drake” Hunt, performed the entire set in a wheelchair, “after going through intensive surgery on his ankle for an injury while back…
Mike’s Tavern (5424 Troost, 816-437-9400) is once again open. The last time I was in Mike’s, for a Wayward Blog conversation with owner Kurt Wirken, the bar was dark and dank and had, you know, that smell. So it was a pleasant surprise to stop into the venue, now that it’s been taken over by Ray Dunlea and James O’Brien,…
Roman LeBlanc isn’t casting votes anymore Missouri state Rep. Roman LeBlanc has essentially abandoned his position, according to state Legislature records. A March Pitch cover story — “Public Disservice” — revealed that LeBlanc had been the subject of a rape investigation. An 18-year-old woman, who met LeBlanc through a mentoring program when she was 15, claimed LeBlanc had forced himself on…
Glamour night: Dinner at Red Lobster, then Prom! When I look back on my career as a server, it seems as if I waited on more sweet, adorable young prom couples than bratty ones. My favorite prom customer was the cocky Shawnee Mission East kid. His date was beautiful — her hair teased, curled and sprayed into something resembling the…
Denny Hardin wants you to stop taking it from the Man. A federal grand jury indicted Denny Hardin Wednesday for 21-counts of fraud, including mail fraud and creating false obligations. I profiled Hardin and his antagonistic relationship with the federal government in a March Pitch feature story (“Don’t Tread On Him”). The indictment alleges that Hardin, 51, falsely claimed to…
Joan Crawford, Kansas City’s perennial “Mother of the Year” You love your mother, of course. Everyone knows that. But in this economy it may not be the right time for an elaborate meal to celebrate Mother’s Day. Here in Fat City, we can suggest less costly alternatives that are much more special than dashing into QuikTrip and picking up a…
%{}% Kansas City, Kansas, police have identified 41-year-old Juan M. Molinar as the victim of the April 30 homicide in the 2200 block of State Line Road. Molinar’s body was discovered in a burning car around 1:38 a.m. . Firefighters in KCK were trying to extinguish the vehicle fire when they discovered Molinar’s body inside the vehicle. The KCK Police…
The Air Guitar Championship took place at the Jackpot in Lawrence last night for random bar flies, amateurs and pros alike. Contestants picked their clip and riffed out on stage in front of a panel. Judges included the Flaming Lips’ Kliph Scurlock and the Pitch’s own Justin Kendall. Check out these shots for some glimpses of pure, unadulterated rock and…
The grill grate is clean, the rubs are in the pantry, and a pair of chicken breasts are waiting in the cooler. Ah, the grill of anticipation. For this battle of barbecue rubs, I fired up the Weber and decided to put Fiorella’s Jack Stack and Plowboys BBQ head-to-head. Fat City interviewed Plowboys’ Todd Johns last October after his team…
Nutbag Kansas City evangelical Lou Engle made The New York Times. The rabidly antigay Engle recently traveled to Uganda, whose parliament is considering a controversial bill that ratchets up existing restrictions on homosexuality. Engle founded TheCall, a youth-oriented ministry specializing in raspy outrage over abortion rights and homosexuality. Engle moved to California and led prayer rallies when the state considered…
