In a column today, the Star’s Mary Sanchez takes on the death of Brian Euston, who died after a fight outside Westport’s America’s Pub. As the blog Tony’s Kansas City points out this morning, Sanchez does some awkward tap-dancing around the race issues in this story, which we’ll get to shortly. But first, there’s this charming little tidbit: Somebody pissed…
We’ll be making a serious exploration of brunch in next week’s Pitch, but just recently discovered a brand new player in this town’s brunch game: Leawood’s Cafe Roux (11554 Ash, in the Park Place development) began serving brunch last weekend. It’s serving an authentic Southern-style breakfast, according to executive chef Josh Reese. And he should know his southern fare, he…
The Westboro Baptist Church never lets an opportunity to grab headlines go by. So when Elizabeth Edwards died after a six-year battle with breast cancer, Fred Phelps’ flock pounced, announcing that they’ll picket Edwards funeral. Why exactly would they picket Edwards? Uh, if you can decode their flier tagged with Westboro’s copyrighted “God hates …Elizabeth Edwards” line, you’re a better…
Christmas magic isn’t coming through that chimney. You’ll need to make your own in the kitchen. But the best holiday recipes aren’t necessarily complicated, they’re just soul-warming. So first, check out the five foods that could ruin Christmas — you need to know what to avoid. After that, you can get down to the business of making the food that…
The Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association is so hard up for good news that it’s trumpeting meetings that will take place in Overland Park. Though supported by taxpayers in Kansas City, Missouri, the KC visitors bureau is pleased to announce that the 2014 meeting of the National Forensic League will take place in beautiful OP. According to a press…
96.5 The Buzz stole Christmas at the Midland again last night — this time, with the help of My Chemical Romance, Innerpartysystem, A Day to Remember, and local openers Beautiful Bodies. Click here for a slideshow. Categories: Music Tags: A Day to Remember, Beautiful Bodies, Innerpartysystem, My Chemical Romance
The Night the Buzz Stole XXmas The Midland December 8, 2010 My Chemical Romance is a band that I absolutely adore. The over-the-top theatricality of the Black Parade took me from a casual admirer to a die-hard fan. However, due to various financial or scheduling issues, I’d never seen the band live until last night. I’d had my doubts as…
%{}% UPDATE: The death of the man found decapitated under the Interstate 635 bridge has been rule a suicide by the Wyandotte County coroner. The Star explains how (and it’s not pretty): “The man had jumped off a bridge near Interstate 635 at the Missouri River with a rope around his neck, the coroner said.” Original Story (December 8): Gruesome…
There are lots of things about American cuisine that can be tough to defend. Yes, we fry a lot of things. But have you been to Ireland or Scotland? And yes, we eat a lot of fast food. But have you had the pancake sausage bites? However, when the Guardian decided to lambast the Hershey’s Kiss — which will finally…
Charles reviewed the increasingly successful and popular pizza restaurant, Next Door Pizza, in this week’s Pitch. Check out pictures from the pizza place here.
Thursday morning started bloody in Kansas City. Robbers shot a woman twice in what may have been an attempted carjacking near East 52nd and Eastern around 6 a.m., KMBC Channel 9 reported. Somehow the woman made her way to a neighbor’s house to call for help. The woman reportedly has serious injuries but is now in stable condition. Categories: News
On the second night of Buzz Christmas, 96.5 gave to us: a great night of rocking bands.
In the week’s Pitch: Berry talks to both blues chanteuse Mary Bridget Davies (pictured) and Lawrence bluegrass act Deadman Flats, and Dibben talks to the Noise FM about coming back from Chicago for their second annual Noise for Toys show. Plus previews of the Sword, Mini Mansions, and Kevin Welch and Monte Montgomery. Categories: Music Tags: Deadman Flats, mary bridget davies, Noise FM, noise for toys
The life cycle of fast food innovations is like a radioactive isotope. A shiny new material appears to glow brightest at the outset before beginning a spiral of rapid decay in public interest. Take McDonald’s McGriddle, the sausage/bacon and egg on a maple-flavored pancake sandwich. That changed breakfast when it was introduced in 2003, suggesting that bread could be made…
Talk about getting ready for a let down. The Kansas City Chiefs have started selling playoff tickets. Did I miss something? The Chiefs have a tenuous two-game lead on the AFC West and a road game Sunday with second-place San Diego. Nothing spells disaster like getting ahead of yourself. Categories: News Tags: kansas city chiefs
Back in September, with Election Day drawing near, future Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback finally gave in to pressure and distanced himself from Lou Engle, the praying-in-tongues loon behind Kansas City-based TheCall. Engle and Brownback had been roommates for a time, and Engle had since revealed himself to be a gay-bashing kook. Especially troublesome was his support for Ugandan legislation that…
What You Do For Money Honey takes us beyond the music and into the cubicles, behind the desks, and on top of what local musicians do to pay the bills. Billy Brimblecom used to drum around town on the reg until he moved to Nashville a few years back. He was back in Kansas City this Friday with his reunited…
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Unicorn Vengeance Author: Claire Delacroix Date: 1995 Publisher: Harlequin Historical, because unicorns are historical Discovered at: Salvation Army The Cover Promises: “The Stirring Conclusion to the Unicorn…
The Mystery Train presents a festive murder mystery, Terror on the Toyland Express. Enjoy dinner while you experience the story unfold live. Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. Starts: Nov. 12. Continues through Dec. 31, 2010 Tags: Night & Day
Men follow Angelina Jolie in The Tourist. Men and cameras. They follow her — chic, coifed, assless — through the streets of Paris. They follow her onto the train to Venice, where she heads, on the instruction of her shadowy, fugitive lover. Eventually, they follow fellow passenger Johnny Depp as well, but mainly because he, too, begins trailing Jolie. Bringing…
The humiliation on Fear Factor was bad enough. Let’s hope that America’s sadomasochistic obsession with reality TV never reaches the extreme proportions of the play opening at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre (3614 Main). In The Dead Guy, down-and-out protagonist Eldon Phelps gets an offer he can’t refuse: $1 million and one week to spend it — in the constant presence of…
Paintings and photographs are two-dimensional. Sculptures and installations are three-dimensional. And film, when it’s firing on all cylinders, can be multidimensional. By bringing these disciplines together, an artist’s potential to connect with an audience, illuminate the mysteries of art, and tell a compelling story should be limitless, right? That’s the idea behind the seventh Every Picture Tells a Story showcase….
