Further cementing his place on the fringe of area politics, Kansas Secretary of State candidate Kris Kobach will team up tonight with Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio — the inmate-killing, immigrant-harassing, power-abusing sheriff of Phoenix’s Maricopa County, who is under investigation by a federal grand jury — for a rally in Overland Park entitled “Illegal Means Illegal.” I guess they’ll be…
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The body of a man was found in a McDonald’s parking lot on Troost this morning. Police were called to investigate a suspicious car and occupant at the Mickey D’s at 6406 Troost around 6:12 a.m. That’s when they found the man dead inside the vehicle. Categories: News Tags: homicide, Killa City, McDonald’s, mcdonalds
Categories: Music Tags: hospital ships, Jordan Geiger
%{}% Harrowing tales of near collisions from the aisles of the grocery store leave one couple looking for which day of the week is the safest to go shopping. Summer treats from around the city and a recommendation on a scoop shop serving vegetarian chili dogs. Animals are not often like they’re portrayed in the cartoons. And then you see…
Someone isn’t a fan of the president in J.C. Last week I wrote about a billboard facing I-70 out in Junction City, Kansas, that calls the president of the United States a “fraud,” suggests you demand his resignation, and just happens to overlook the motel Timothy McVeigh slept in right before hitting the road for Oklahoma City. I also pointed…
And Pink is coming to Columbia and Lawrence in September! Categories: Music Tags: Ariel Pink, flaming lips
%{}% Bet you thought we were through with Phill Kline once he shipped off to Virginia to become a visiting assistant professor at Liberty University’s School of Law. We did, too. But it’s come to our attention that the former Johnson County District Attorney is being sued by a former JoCo prosecutor for sex discrimination and harassment as well as…
%{}% Someone kicked in Jamie D. Johnson’s front door and shot and killed him in the living room of his home at 86th and Bristol on Saturday. That’s according to a homicide detective quoted in the Star. Johnson’s body was discovered Sunday. He was 33. Categories: News Tags: homicide, Jamie D. Johnson, Killa City, shooting
Image via Flickr: kapgar The correct questions to the “Groovy TV commercials” quiz are: 1) Puffa Puffa Rice 2) Bit-O-Honey 3) Life Savers 4) Cheerios 5) Mounds Bar and Almond Joy ______________________________________________________________ In the 1960s, as catchy pop filled the airwaves, those wise marketing gurus on Madison Avenue figured out that a great way to build brand recognition for a…
Eighteen-piece collective Hearts of Darkness released its debut album, Hearts of Darkness, at Crosstown Station on Saturday night. The band threw down funky, jazz-inflected Afro-beat tunes for about two hours in a sweaty marathon shakedown. Here are some shots of Hearts of Darkness in action. Categories: Music Tags: hearts of darkness
Long Island’s Sainthood Reps contains members of Brand New, and the band plays atmospheric post-rock. See ’em at RecordBar; also on the bill is post-hardcore act the Felix Culpa. At the Replay, catch an evening of music by bands with funny names: Wichita’s Japanese Game Show, BaioWolf and Oh Ok. Oh Ok has a song with the lyric, “Can a man…
White boy dreads, babies with headphones, pre-teen tie-dye, lip piercings galore and, oh yeah, the bands too. (That’s Sublime with Rome, Matisyahu, and Dirty Heads, to be specific.) We’ve got shots of last night’s Buzz Under the Stars show for you at City Market. More photos of the mayhem after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: Dirty Heads, Matisyahu, Sublime…
Orange and fennel salad When the weather’s hot and sultry, there’s nothing quite as refreshing as a cool, summery dish that’s loaded with flavor and soothingly light. McCormick & Schmick’s on the Country Club Plaza is offering a tasty small salad created with fresh orange wedges (the salad could actually use more of them); ribbons of fresh fennel (the sweet,…
Kansas City’s burlesque scene returned to its roots on Saturday evening with a performance full of pasties, fishnets and chutzpah at the Folly Theater. This was the first time since the Folly Theater closed its doors in the 1970s that burlesque found a home on its stage. The evening didn’t disappoint either with performances from jazz singer Emily Frost, burlesque…
What? You are not willing to just aimlessly wait around watching Spike TV, hoping to see the video? You want to see it right now? Okay. Categories: Music Tags: Tech N9ne, wrestling
Webster House chef Charles d’Ablaing Twelve local chefs served up samplings of everything from soup to steak last Saturday at the City Market during an unusual promotion by Toyota that “showcased the thriving Kansas City culinary scene and celebrated the connection between farmers markets and the communities they serve.” And yes, cars were part of the deal, too. Categories:…
Better keep your waders in your car. You never know when a 10-minute burst of rain will flood Kansas City’s streets. Westport flooded again, no surprise there. Actually, none of the flooding was a surprise to anyone who lives here and realizes that the city’s infrastructure is crap. But yesterday was another chance for local weather watchers to bust out…
