Each Thursday your Crap Archivist has brought you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap discovered in the thrift stores, estate sales, and antique malls of America. Today, as we reflect on this nation and its great bounty, let’s tip our gravy boats to the one industry that can never be outsourced: our tireless production of the useless, the senseless,…
Keith E. Foreman was stabbed to death last weekend. Kansas City, Kansas, police believe they’ve found his killer. The Wyandotte County District Attorney has charged 50-year-old Tina M. Grant with second-degree murder in Foreman’s death. Foreman, 47, was found dead inside an apartment building on North 10th Street Sunday morning. Categories: News Tags: homicide, Keith E. Foreman, Tina M. Grant
According to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control, it burns when a lot of Kansas Citians pee. But compared to other large cities — cough, St. Louis, cough — we’re not too bad. The CDC’s report on 2009 STD rates nationwide says that Kansas City’s rates for chlamydia have increased for a third straight year reaching 494.1…
Here in Fat City, we’ve been wondering for some time where chef Michael Peterson was hanging his toque. The charismatic Peterson, who first made his mark as the executive chef of the Grand Street restaurant in the 1990s (when it was still owned by PB&J Restaurants), went on to work in — and in some cases co-own — several area…
Former President George W. Bush’s book tour made a stop in Kansas City on Monday. Dubya sat down for a Q&A with Vivien Jennings of Rainy Day Books before a capacity crowd at Unity Temple. From watching The Kansas City Star’s video report of the event, nothing 43 said was nearly as newsworthy as the napalm death his mother dropped…
Ryan M. McNames probably used his one phone call to dial up the Better Business Bureau and complain about the blow job a prostitute stiffed him on — in more ways than one. McNames, apparently not very bright at 19, called the Columbia police after a prostitute reneged on a deal to give him a BJ. Here’s how the Columbia…
Forgive us if the Wayward of late has turned into a kind of Get Up Kids reunion feed. We already posted once about the band today, but are we really not supposed to notify our readers when the most famous band from Kansas City is on Stereogum with a free download of a song from their upcoming album? Categories: Music…
Must not be a lot going on in the Bootheel town of Caruthersville, Missouri, if the only entertainment is shooting out windows with a BB gun. Seven guys — two adults and five juveniles between the ages of 15 and 20 — were arrested for a shooting spree between October 28 and November 6 that caused an impressive amount of…
The Houlihan’s restaurant chain is such a familiar part of Kansas City’s restaurant community, it’s hard to imagine that when restaurateurs Joe Gilbert and Paul Robinson launched the chain, in 1972, it was considered one of the most innovative, trend-setting dining concepts of its era. Robinson, who co-founded the Gilbert/Robinson restaurant empire with Joe Gilbert in 1961, died at his…
It didn’t come from an excited Southerner, but iceberg water is a reality. The Guardian reports that Glace Rare Iceberg Water will soon be available at British restaurants. The water is apparently bottled straight from an iceberg in Greenland — because, you know, that’s sustainable. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink
I get wanting a free rub when going through the security line at the airport. You gotta take the freebies when you can when flying, whether it’s free peanuts or soda or an old fashioned. On Wednesday, one of the the busiest travel days of the year, some folks are planning to honor the hardworking TSA agents charged with giving…
Whether or not a Slurpee Summit happens in Washington, D.C., there are a number of issues that need to be addressed in relation to the signature 7-Eleven drink. There are questions about flavors and what happens when you drink a Slurpee too fast. America demands answers, 7-Eleven. And by America, we mean one cubicle at 1701 Main. Categories: Dining, Food…
Well, a neighborhood church doesn’t care for it, but we loved the characters at Flo’s Cabaret. Here’s hoping they can keep the party going later. All photos were taken by Cameron Gee.
Lazy is one of the hotter local acts knocking around town right now. I’m borderline afraid of how cool they look and how cool their sound is. It’s little surprise, then, that Record Machine honcho Nathan Reusch promptly scooped them up and folded them into his Kansas City music empire this past summer. They’ve been busy readying a 7″ EP, and it’s…
Doesn’t sound like there’s much to be alarmed about here, but KMBC Channel 9 is reporting that three Prairie Village schools are on lockdown as police search the area for suspects in a burglary. The three schools are Highlands Elementary, Prairie Elementary and Indian Hills Middle School. The burglary reportedly took place near 63rd and State Line. Again, probably nothing…
Gunslingers, thieves and lovers. This year’s Murder Ballad Ball — which is the event’s second incarnation; check out a review and a slideshow of last year’s here — is bound to boast all three, plus a hearty helping of the dish best served cold: revenge. Dutch Humphrey, who’s a member of Atlantic Fadeout and Cadillac Flambe, and Kris Bruders, Humphrey’s…
If you eat out often enough, eventually you’re going to get a dish that is simply off for some reason. Restaurants make mistakes, although not as often as many diners might suggest, because at the end of the day there are still people (thankfully) involved with making a majority of your food. And while the extra shot of syrup that…
The best part of waking up? Why, it’s Jeff Tweedy in your cup. Wilco is launching its own coffee line. Jonathan Bender over at The Pitch’s food blog, Fat City, has the deets. You can have it “Either Way.” Wilco is getting set to launch Wilco Selections — a line of regular and decaffeinated coffee beans through a partnership with…
We’re going to find out just how good the Kansas State Wildcats are tonight when the No. 4 ranked team in the nation takes on No. 1 Duke in the championship game of the CBE Classic at the Sprint Center. The game is sold out and if you believe ex-Kansas City Star sports reporter and current Yahoo Sports writer Jason…
You can have it “Either Way.” Wilco is getting set to launch Wilco Selections — a line of regular and decaffeinated coffee beans through a partnership with Chicago-based Intelligentsia. And as The Onion’s A/V Club notes, this isn’t the first foray into food for Wilco. The indie band has branded beer and a sandwich shop in Toronto. They’re like the…
