Jason Kander was new to Jefferson City when he got called into the political equivalent of the principal’s office. It was January 2009. Kander had been a state representative for all of two weeks when he got word that Ron Richard, the silver-haired House speaker, wanted to see him. A few days earlier, Democrats had fumed when Richard, a Republican,…
Global Dance fest preparty – part of the pitch lost weekend
%{}% For true sports fans — ones who will watch an NCAA Division-III diving tournament if it’s the only competition on TV — today is the darkest of days. Major League Baseball is on its All-Star break. Football is still a few months away. The NBA and NHL seasons have wrapped up. Golf, tennis and NASCAR all have weekend events….
Jordin Sparks was the winner on the sixth season of American Idol. Duh. The pop and R&B songstress is at the Beaumont Club tonight. At the Record Bar, there’s the electro punk of Austin’s Bloody Knives, plus Sleepfine, the Medicine Theory, and the Brandon Browns. What else? Categories: Music Tags: bloody knives, brandon browns, Jordin Sparks, medicine theory, sleepfine
Blueberries at The Berry Patch Yesterday we extolled the virtues of the blueberry, which are in season and can be purchased at supermarket and farmers markets or, for those who prefer the tactile pleasure of picking their own fruit, at berry farms that permit patrons to select their own. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: blackberries, blueberries, Fieldstone Farm, picking…
Looking for a new tenant Since the late 1980s, several Indian restaurants have come and gone in this location at 9036 Metcalf in Overland Park (in the strip center that is also home to Hikari Japanese steakhouse, the Village Lebanese restaurant and Jen Jen’s Chinese Restaurant). The last operation to take up residence in the space was the India Cafe,…
Sensible people at City Hall have looked at the numbers and determined that the decision to build a funporium in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, will ding taxpayers for years to come. The news/non-news in today’s Kansas City Star is that the Power & Light District will require an ongoing $10 million to $15 million annual subsidy. The city issued $295…
Image via Flickr: NG71 For former Real Simple editor Jenny Rosenstratch, it wasn’t enough to merely eat every day, she also has recorded every single dinner she’s eaten since 1998 in a journal. No, it’s not an obsessive-compulsive thing (though she has saved date books and diaries going back to the first grade), but, as The New York Times reports: “a…
In his latest strip, Travis Fox predicts where Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran’s rhetorical brinksmanship may lead. For past comics, see the Shut Yer Foxhole archive. Categories: News Tags: Jerry Moran, Todd Tiahrt
Missouri state Senator Chuck Purgason wasn’t a fan of a bill to provide $150-million in tax incentives to Ford Motor Company, so the Caufield Republican decided to try and talk the bill to death (Purgason also wasn’t happy about being pulled from chairing a Senate committee for refusing to hear the bill). But it wasn’t to be. Our sister paper…
Strawberry shakes don’t get asked to the ball all that often. They’re usually left behind to sweep the floors while chocolate and vanilla get to twirl on the dance floor. As such, strawberry needs to try a little harder. And the two versions of the strawberry millkshake that are up for battle today are prime examples of how far their…
The city has suspended the liquor license of Neighbors Lounge (9025 East 35th Street) for 10 days because the tavern was found to be in violation of the no-smoking ordinance. Neighbors Lounge will be closed on July 19 and 20. The bar will also be on probation for a year. A second violation of the ordinance would trigger the remaining…
Even the staunchest liberal might finally identify with the teabaggers when they hear Kansas is about to enforce a decades-forgotten law that says bars can’t pour more booze in a drink without increasing the price proportionally. Tax my grande loco margarita, and I shall gather my armies. But if anything, this is an opportunity. Presumably the state’s only bothering with…
With good-looking waiters serving juicy, succulent meat impaled on metal skewers, the Brazilian churrascaria Fogo de Chão appeals to all senses. Read Charles Ferruzza’s thoughts on the Plaza restaurant and see some select photos in this slideshow.
Take it as anecdotal evidence, of course, but the only non-white people I saw at last night’s nearly sold-out Tom Petty show at the Sprint Center were taking tickets, waving people past scanners, or operating cash registers. Speaking as a white person, it was hard not to feel a little bit racist just by virtue of being in the building. I had…
I’m starting to think bacon needs to be a scarcer resource. We’re getting to the ridiculous stage. That stage where we think that we’ll never run out of bacon, so we might as well just start burning bacon in order to cook another order of bacon. Matt Blum — one of the bloggers at Wired’s Geekdad — embarked on the…
Summer shows are sweat shows at the Granada. And though heat supposedly rises, I’ve learned to avoid the lowest point in the auditorium in favor of the better sightlines and less interactive spectator experience (translation: less accidental collisions from dancing strangers) offered on the main level. The air was definitely more breathable outside the pit last night. However, having seen…
A recent Rasmussan poll shows U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback with a hefty lead in the Kansas governor’s race. Brownback, a Republican, leads Democrat Tom Holland by 59-31 margin in survey of likely voters. Without a doubt, Brownback is the favorite. But can a poll be trusted if it indicates that people in their 20s gaze upon Brownback as they might…
%{}% You’ll need some knowledge of Lord of the Rings to dominate Tuesday night trivia at Tower Tavern, along with a love of pork wings. Add Five Bistro to your list of casual neighborhood joints perfect for a glass of wine and an appetizer. The one caveat is that it’s in St. Louis. A cross-section comparison of goldfish and cheddar…
Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio — self-anointed Toughest Sheriff in America, other-people-anointed human rights-abusing blowhard — received a hero’s welcome in Overland Park on Tuesday night, at a packed rally for Kris Kobach. And yes, as you probably heard, there was a bomb scare. But the only thing that blew up was the truth. Categories: News Tags: Darla Jaye, Kris Kobach,…
