Feature: “A Day in the Right to Life,” July 15 Undercover Fetus Lover It is not Christian to think it better to have a person dead to get rid of the sin they are committing. It is better to have them alive, even if they’re committing murder, because God desires everyone, especially the hardened sinner, to come to the knowledge…
It’s no secret that Tech N9ne has a devoted fanbase. (Just take a look at the Strange Music tats that you can spot around town.) But that doesn’t mean we weren’t shocked when we netted a staggering 241 comments on our post giving away a couple of Strange Music V.I.P shirts to you on Friday. That’s two hundred and forty…
I don’t know if wineries raise championship banners, but Stone Hill Winery clearly has some bragging rights. The winery in Hermann, Missouri, won the Governor’s Cup — given for the best of show at the Missouri Wine Competition — for the second year in a row. The competition to determine the best wine in Missouri was held last week, with…
Former Roman Catholic priest Tom Ericksen was removed from his volunteer position with Special Olympics Missouri this week after the organization found out that Ericksen’s predilection for fondling young boys was the subject of a $5 million sex-abuse settlement in 1989 with the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin. Categories: News Tags: child molestation, Special Olympics Missouri, Tom Ericksen
At the Brick, Milwaukee’s Catacombz will blaze through what should be a blistering set of noisy, tribal psych jams. Not sure if local boys Everyday/Everynight named themselves after that Bright Eyes EP, but they sound pretty Saddle Creek to me. The band’s at Davey’s tonight, with the Brannock Device, Hot From Far, and the Sharks. What else? Categories: Music Tags: catacombz,…
Risking deportation and criminal charges, three undocumented Kansas City-area students were arrested yesterday in a Washington, D.C., immigration protest. Two have been released, and one remains behind bars. Categories: News Tags: Diana Martinez, DREAM Act, Erin Fleming, immigration, Myrna Orozco, Ricardo Quinones
Remember when Hicks performed “Do I Make You Proud” on American Idol? For real, that shit was hot. Categories: Music Tags: Taylor Hicks
The local schools just got their bulletin board material. The 2010 Big 12 football preseason media poll released today shows that the conference’s media members expect the departing Nebraska Cornhuskers to repeat at North Division Champions — taking the last crown with them to the Big Ten in 2011. As for Missouri, Kansas State, and Kansas, they’re picked to finish…
%{}% The Chiefs biggest free agent acquisition won’t be making any noise on the field. In fact, the sea of red fans will likely be noticeably quieter thanks to the newest tenant at Arrowhead Stadium — Blanc Burgers + Bottles. It’s hard to cheer when your mouth is full of a delicious, grilled hamburger. Blanc announced via Facebook that they’ll…
Details after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: the Good Foot
Three weeks after the House passed its landmark climate bill — Obama-powered legislation that would cap greenhouse-gas emissions and even restrict trade with environmentally unfriendly countries — the bill is spitting and sputtering in the Senate. Leading the feet-dragging on the Democrats’ side? Obama gal pal and Missouri’s own Claire McCaskill, who fears the Great-ish Recession might not be the…
They all woof for ice cream. The Daily Mail reports on a brand-new kind of ice cream truck that debuted this week in London — one that caters to canines. The K99 van serves frozen treats to dogs. The menu was developed by “a team of scientists investigating the perfect combination of temperature, texture and taste, ensuring the treats would…
Update (10:14 a.m. July 21): The campaign to save the crumbling Cosby Hotel at Ninth and Baltimore has worked. The Star reports that the city has decided to spend $4,000 to stabilize a corner of the building (the city will send the bill to the building’s owner, Rick Powell), which also buys time for preservationists to come up with a…
The exterior of the Subway sandwich shop at 327 East 11th Street is nothing special. It’s got the same green and yellow lettered sign that decorates the front of the more than 33,000 franchises across the world. The difference is only apparent once you step inside. The sandwich makers or cashier immediately greet you with a pleasant “Welcome to Subway”…
The headline says it all, really: the Southern rock troupe, who opened for Tom Petty a few days ago, will be laying on the country-inflected rock ballads as thick as gravy at Crossroads KC on September 26. Check David Hudnall’s review of the band here to see what you can expect. (Think whiskey, Flannery O’Connor and a hefty dose of…
%{}% Last week, two guys who used to work at the University of Kansas Athletic Department pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the ticket skimming scandal. Their names are Brandon Simmons and Jason Jeffries, and their titles are unimportant. All you need to know is that they were functionaries, organization men lucky or skilled enough to insert themselves into…
The Faint and the Chain Gang of 1974 opened up the Granada last night before swallowing it whole and spitting it back out. If you can’t make heads or tails of that statement, just hang on. It’s about to get even deeper, son. Imagine !!! laced with Percocet and red wine with a spoon full of sugar (Mary Poppins style)…
Pavement refused to let Pitchfork stream its set at the Pitchfork Festival last weekend. Why? Categories: Music Tags: Pavement, pitchfork, ra ra riot, tim kasher
Lou Piniella, the first Royals player ever to come to bat and the winner of the 1969 American Rookie of the Year award, is retiring as manager of the Chicago Cubs at the end of the season. He will leave a legacy of hilarious fits, meltdowns, tirades and ejections. Highlights after the jump. Categories: News Tags: baseball, baseball., Chicago Cubs,…
