Yeah, I know Big 12 Minus Two leaders — from Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe to Kansas A.D. Lew Perkins — have said there’s no interest in making their league mathematically correct. But there’s no fun in losing wild speculation. And thanks to a report in the Lawrence Journal-World yesterday, there are new rumors that an influential billionaire with a…
Last year, Matt and Kim made some web waves with their video for “Lessons Learned,” which featured them getting naked in Times Square. Then a few months ago, Erykah Badu bit their style (albeit with credit given) on her video for “Window Seat.” Compare and contrast after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: Erykah Badu, Matt and Kim
Kansas City’s 15th annual Bloomsday celebration was held last night at Union Station’s Irish Museum and Cultural Center. The event commemorates Ulysses, the novel by which all other modern novels are measured. Revelers drank up almost all of the free Boulevard Stout less than two hours into the celebration, then settled in to watch a dramatized reading of author James…
With their wide variety of fillings and toppings, Napoleons are a bit of a catch-all pastry. I’ve eaten any number of tiny rectangular bites that were called Napoleons but probably shouldn’t have been. The French pastry is also known as a mille-feuille (thousand-leaf) or cream slice. Traditionally, the Napoleon has three layers of puff pastry with two alternating layers of…
A former PBR Big Sky bartender claims she was fired for getting pregnant. Now she’s suing the nightclub and its managers, according to MO Lawyers Blog. Categories: News Tags: Cordish, CTB Investors, Jake Miller, Lorie Kruse, Michael Rostek, PBR Big Sky Bar, Power & Light District, Power& Light District, Robert Dorko
A judge entered not guilty pleas for four defendants in three different Kansas City homicides. Loyal Hayes, Matthew T. Hendrix, Troy Davis and Marilyn R. Davis were all arraigned yesterday morning. Categories: News Tags: homicide, John Hooker, Joseph Hooker, Khamis A. Saed, Killa City, Loyal Hayes, Marilyn Davis, Matthew Hendrix, Michael J. Tutera, Troy Davis
The family-owned Pandolfi’s Deli spans four generations. The youngest — Jake Hendershot — has been tasked with launching the business here in Kansas City. “People have been stopping by to wish us luck for months. They think it’s good for the neighborhood and I agree,” Hendershot says. Hendershot has been renovating the space at 538 Campbell since February. He knocked…
Kansas City’s 15th annual Bloomsday celebration was held at Union Station’s Irish Museum and Cultural Center June 16. The event commemorates Ulysses, the novel by which all other modern novels are measured. Revelers drank up almost all of the free Boulevard Stout less than two hours into the celebration, then settled in to watch a dramatized reading of author James…
They’re taking a novel approach to promoting their new live DVD, 68 Angry Minutes. On the current tour, the band is bringing its six albums into each venue, dropping them in a hat, having an audience member pull one out, and then playing that album, front to back, onstage. They’re calling it “The 6 Angry Records Tour,” and you can…
%{}% I’ve been on flights from three separate airlines in the past month. When the flight attendant offered me snacks, I was amazed that peanuts were still among the choices. There are nut-free rooms at my daughter’s day care. Food labels are peppered with warnings that packaged goods may have come into contact with peanuts or other tree nuts. But…
Tiffany Lewis helps renters and landlords find each other. Later this month, a jury in Platte County will consider the question of whether she needs a license to do the job. Lewis is president of Kansas City Premier Apartments. Her company maintains a Web site that offers information about rental units. The apartment owners in the database pay a commission…
Man created fire. After that, you could argue it was pretty much downhill. My predecessor, Owen Morris, delved extensively into the fetid mess that is the Domino’s Bread Bowl last summer . The cacophony of carbs was almost his undoing. And so it is with trepidation that I present the lasagne sandwich, courtesy of the Guardian newspaper. While it has…
Dear Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Hi. I’m Elke. And, after watching your howling, exuberant, cathartic show at the Beaumont last night in Kansas City, I’d like to humbly submit my request to be in your band. Please? Sure, there are other indie rock bands that may be cooler than you (hey, no offense). They might even let me…
This week’s feature story explains why water bodies polluted with high levels of bacteria are unsafe for swimming. Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources lacks the manpower to test as much as 90 percent of the state’s waterways for pollutants like E. coli, the nasty buggers that caused such a commotion last summer at the Lake of the Ozarks. The rivers,…
Update (9:13 a.m. June 16): A point of clarification from Judd Slivka, communications director for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources: Elevated E. coli levels only resulted in five beaches being closed. Twain hasn’t opened this season — and wouldn’t have opened this week regardless of bacteria levels — due to flooding. Original story (4:25 p.m. June 16): On Monday,…
%{}% In New York City for the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, a Kansas Citian explores the cocktails and barbecue of the other Manhattan. Life gets in the way of grocery shopping and one blogger is desperate for a guide to meal planning. Ever wonder what they’re teaching in Wisconsin schools? Well, whatever it is, it’s working. A 9-year-old has…
Loyal readers! As you may have noticed, some changes are afoot around the ol’ Pitch these days. We have a new editor, for instance. More importantly (much less importantly), we have a new Wayward Blogger, and that person is me, David Hudnall. I’m aiming to build on the awesome job my predecessor, Nick Spacek, did here on the Wayward, and…
%{}% The second Four Stars for Lauren fundraiser will be tonight at the Boulevard Brewery Event Space (2501 Southwest Boulevard). The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and will feature more than 20 restaurants and eight wine, beer and beverage vendors — who have all donated their products and services for the fundraiser. It’s also a chance to celebrate…
%{}% A body was discovered in a black plastic bag at Gladstone Boulevard and North Belmont on Wednesday afternoon. Categories: News Tags: homicide, Indian Mound Park
Grist.org, an online source that’s been “dishing out environmental news and commentary with a wry twist since 1999,” last Friday featured a novel urban farming idea that has taken root in Kansas City, Kansas. The New Roots for Refugees Farm, near the Juniper Gardens public housing projects at 1980 North 2nd Street, is part urban agriculture, part Farm Business Development…
