Archives: November 2010
Roy Blunt signs ‘tea party treaty,’ gets elected and turns back on tea party
If you had two weeks in your office pool as the amount of time it would take for Roy Blunt to piss off his tea party supporters, then you win! Missouri’s U.S. senator-elect is already being called out by St. Louis tea partiers for his refusal support a ban on earmarks, according to the Associated Press. Tea partiers, you do…
Four Loko is now decaffeinated, leaving you with only 4,837 other ways to get your buzz
%{}% Who wants a decaffeinated alcoholic energy drink? Chicago-based Phusion Projects announced Tuesday that it would remove caffeine, guarana and taurine from its popular alcoholic energy drink line, Four Loko. In an open letter to state and federal regulators, the company maintained its belief that mixing alcohol and caffeine isn’t “inherently unsafe,” but pledged its commitment to making sure that…
It’s National Unfriend Day; time to dump your annoying Facebook ‘friends’
Chances are you’re on Facebook. And there’s a really good chance that you have some really annoying “friends.” It’s time to cut ’em loose. Today, November 17, is National UnFriend Day as so declared by Jimmy Kimmel. Categories: News Tags: Facebook, National UnFriend Day
Why didn’t Kansas City like Ted’s Montana Grill?
At this point, it’s no news that Atlanta-based casual-dining chain Ted’s Montana Grill has shuttered all three of its locations in the metro because they were, according to yesterday’s article in Nation’s Restaurant News, part of nine venues in the chain that were “under-performing.” Those nine closed restaurants included the three remaining Ted’s locations in Kansas City: the venues in…
Kansas City Star revamps home page
The Star’s website has undergone a face lift, with the homepage becoming a sort of choose-your-own-adventure version of the last one. There are now “modules” that you can move up or down based on your interests, or hide altogether when you get pissed at Mellinger or Kraske — the 21st century version of screaming about canceling your subscription only to…
The Pitch has needs too, you know: art writer, editorial assistant, interns and bloggers wanted
The Pitch is looking for a few local writer-types to help put out the weekly newspaper and its accompanying blogs: Plog (news), Wayward (music) and Fat City (restaurants). The positions are: Categories: News Tags: the pitch
David Thompson tells men leave their beers inside a bar, gets beaten up and dies
We’re living in a time when saying something to a stranger could get you beaten up — and sometimes killed. Ask your neighbor to keep the noise down, you get beaten up and tossed down a flight of stairs. Tell a a stranger standing outside of bar with an open container that they should have left their beers inside, get…
Will Four Loko fuck you up? [Updated]
Let’s get one thing clear: unlike these fine gentlemen, we at The Pitch are not loco for Four Loko. Following the hospitalizations of college students, the two-dollar, twelve-percent alcohol drinks — they’re a noxious mix of Sparks and sippin’ syrup that are roughly equivalent to four beers in one can — have been outlawed in New York, Washington, Utah, Oklahoma,…
Tyler Toomay, grandson of woman found buried in a field, accused of stealing her TV
Connie J. Searing’s body was found Saturday in a field near her Pleasant Hill home. A missing persons report led authorities to search for the 62-year-old woman, and search and rescue dogs led deputies to her body at 30106 East County Line Road. Eleven days before her body was discovered, Searing reporter her 46-inch flatscreen TV stolen. The suspect: Searing’s…
The five things you should know about cooking a turkey
At this time last year, I was staring at an 18-pound Butterball in a Coleman cooler on my porch and wondering what exactly I was thinking when I offered to cook the turkey for Thanksgiving at my in-laws’. In a few days, you may find yourself facing off with Tom or Teresa Turkey, and I want you to get the…
Best baseball cards of all time include Bo Jackson … and Alex Gordon?
A player who had trouble staying in the Royals’ lineup last year has a baseball card that’s counted as one of the best of all time. In celebration of its 60th anniversary, Topps is asking collectors to identify their favorite cards. The choices include Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron … and Alex Gordon. Gordon played in the 2010 Triple-A…
Vending machines may soon be judging you on your looks
Just as some have a face for radio, you might have a face for coffee drinks. At least that’s the idea behind a new vending machine in Japan that uses facial recognition software (h/t Consumerist) to suggest what you might like to drink. This isn’t a retinal scan to determine if you’re credit-worthy; the machine uses targeted demographic information to…
Helen Ragan homicide: Two juveniles arrested in mistaken identity killing
Helen Ragan was with her husband and four sons when bullets ripped through her home at 118th and Holiday on April 26. Ragan, a 38-year-old bus driver for the Blue Valley School District, was hit and killed. Now, police believe they have the people responsible for her killing. Two juveniles have been arrested — and it sounds like Ragan was…
At a loss for words: five great instrumental acts
Musicians have an advantage over we rock journalists (above and beyond the whole “coolness” aspect) in that, if they’re at a loss for words, they can just opt to record a song with no lyrics and vocals whatsoever. They’ll have an instrumental that’s still pretty nifty. (If I don’t write, I don’t get paid, and I have to try and…
What’s On Your Plate at the Screenland tonight
%{}% Kids say the darnedest things about the industrial food cycle. Learn what they by going to the Screenland Theater at the Crossroads (1656 Washington) tonight at 7 to watch a free screening of the documentary What’s On Your Plate, sponsored by Chipotle. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink
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