Archives: July 2010
Art of Pizza to open second location in Westport
The Art of Pizza is opening a second location in Westport this summer at 417 Westport Road — the former site of Papa Keno’s Pizzeria. The pizza shop will be in the space adjacent to the Westport Cafe & Bar (419 Westport Road, formerly the location of Blanc Burgers + Bottles), which opened last month. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink…
Pitch archive started online
This week’s cover story recalls the first days of The Pitch, which began in July 1980 as a shotgun wedding of gonzo sensibility and record-store hype. The staff at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s LaBudde Special Collections, in the Millers-Nichols Library, has started gathering copies of the print edition from the years predating the paper’s presence online. The issues compiled…
Nothing like a candwich meal
%{}% Old beer is difficult to swallow, literally. A stray Lagunitas six-pack at Lukas Liquors brings the issue to a head. Oysters and pear cider from the June Brewmaster Dinner at McCoy’s show that both food and drinks can be drool worthy. Why do companies continue to try and smear the good name of the classic peanut butter and jelly…
Empty Glass: Bill Sundahl of the Columns
Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. Drinking is almost always fun, and its negative side effects are negligible. Also, it makes you look cool. What type of adult beverage does Crossroads Music Fest organizer and Donkey Show guy Bill Sundahl enjoy after a long day in the sun? Click that…
Shop at Method and get into any club
It’s been a while since we heard anyone complain about the Power & Light District’s dress code. That’s probably a good thing. But racial tension and controversy can still sell clothes. Categories: News Tags: Method, Power & Light District, Power& Light District
Burlesque at the Folly and four more things to do this weekend
1. Philosophize — or, rather, consider the relevance of some on-stage philosophizing. Plenty of it goes on in the script for Thom Pain (Based on Nothing), the show now happening at the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre. 2. Marvel at rare rock footage. Over the years, rock historian Bill Daniel captured some crazy pics and vids from underground to superstar acts like…
Exiquio Martinez, KCMO homicide No. 57: Fatally shot Tuesday night
The homicide victim of Tuesday night’s double shooting has been identified as Exiquio Martinez. Categories: News Tags: Exiquio Martinez, homicide, Killa City, shooting
LeBron James coming to Kansas City … for Miami Heat preseason game at Sprint Center
LeBron James is coming to Kansas City after all. King James’ signing with the Miami Heat means Bron-Bron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will be in Kansas City on October 8 to take on Kevin Durant and the Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma City Thunder Zombie Sonics for a preseason game at the Sprint Center. I looked and good seats are still…
Make your Bastille Day plans, mon amis
If you feel you didn’t properly celebrate July 4th with enough pomp and circumstance (it was on a Sunday this year, and a rainy one to boot), there’s always Bastille Day! Several local French restaurants plan to celebrate the holiday next Wednesday, July 14 (and later in the week), with some intoxicating specials. After a few sips of peche au…
Barack Obama is in Kansas City, but you won’t see him
President Barack Obama’s motorcade drove through a steamy drizzle downtown this afternoon. But that was all the glimpse onlookers got of the commander-in-chief before he was secreted behind a canopy and out of view. Categories: News, Politics Tags: barack obama, Robin Carnahan, tea party
Barack Obama in Kansas City: Teabaggers and commies stand side by side in the rain (slideshow)
For two rainy hours these Kansas Citians stood outside the downtown Marriott hoping for a glimpse of President Barack Obama. Kept at bay by crappy weather, snipers, and police barricades, it wasn’t much of a crowd. There were a handful of the faithful: a smattering of teabaggers, and one lonely preacher happy for a crowd that wouldn’t run away. But…
Koktopus, I Love You, Grace Potter, Dar Williams: Thursday’s Best Bets
Koktopus has the best band name in the city. Best one I’ve heard, at least. They’re at Riot Room with a ton of other metal bands. I Love You is at the Brick. Never seen ’em live. Lots of people think they’re really cool, though, so I guess I will recommend them. They sound like a band that you would…
Best Buy wants to fire the creator of the iPhone 4 vs. HTC EVO videos (updated)
Update (2:15 p.m. July 8): Best Buy says the creator of the awesome not-safe-for-work iPhone 4 vs. HTC EVO YouTube videos can keep his job. Just one problem. Doesn’t sound like Brian Maupin is enamored with hawking phones with the blue shirts anymore. The Star reported that Best Buy had finished its “investigation into the videos.” How does Best Buy…
Talk local music with the Pitch on KKFI 90.1 FM tonight
Catch up with us Pitch folks when we talk local music on KKFI 90.1 FM tonight on our “Local Showcase,” which runs from 8 to 10 p.m. The Pitch’s music editor, yours truly, will be there, along with our calendar editor, Crystal Wiebe, our clubs editor, Berry Anderson, and our cafe writer and food blogger, Charles Ferruzza. We’ll be chatting…
White Haven Motor Lodge: going, going, gone (updated)
Update (1:30 p.m. July 8): The iconic neon sign in front of the White Haven Motor Lodge is on the move. Johnson County Museum executive director Mindi C. Love says the sign is in the process of moving, but “it’s taking longer than expected” and may last until Friday. The museum purchased the sign at for $5,500 at an auction;…
Maurice Stewart accused of killing Stephen Cook at Olathe Econo Lodge
A dead body, a missing child, a man on the run and finally murder charges. Johnson County prosecutors charged Maurice O. Stewart with premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, burglary and theft in the homicide of 57-year-old Stephen L. Cook, whose body was found at an Olathe Econo Lodge on June 30. Categories: News Tags: Econo Lodge, homicide, Killa City, Maurice…
Barack Obama in Kansas City
For two rainy hours Thursday, the people of Kansas City stood outside the downtown Marriott hoping for a glimpse of President Barack Obama. Kept at bay by crappy weather, snipers, and police barricades, it wasn’t much of a crowd. There were a handful of the faithful — a smattering of teabaggers and one lonely preacher happy for a crowd that…
LeBron James to choose Cleveland or Miami (or KC) tonight
Basketball superstar LeBron James’ decision of where to play next season will be announced live on ESPN at 8 p.m. If you believe the rumors (or ESPN’s shameless attempt to drum up drama), King James is leaving Cleveland for Miami where he’ll create a South Beach Super Team with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Or he’ll choose to stay home…
Kris Kobach-Sheriff Joe rally loses its venue, but the blowhard beat rolls on
The power-abusing sheriff at the center of Arizona’s war on Mexicans won’t be allowed to appear with a local anti-immigration crusader on a local college campus next week — but that won’t stop their crazy train from rolling through town. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — the Phoenix lawman to whom our sister paper, Phoenix New Times, has devoted reams…
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