Archives: December 2010
Do Missouri’s new abortion regulations amount to false advertising?
A new Missouri law that went into effect August 28 mandates that all abortion providers must give women information on alternatives to abortion at their clinics. The new language mandated by the law informs women that the state of Missouri will help them if they choose to give birth rather than terminate pregnancy. But is that a promise, or is…
The 2010 Larry Johnson Awards: a tribute to idiocy
Another year has passed, and Kansas City is still standing. In fact, as 2010 stumbles to a close, normalcy abounds in this land of smoked meat and inconveniently placed borders. The Chiefs are still positioned to break the hearts of countless men in Elvis Grbac jerseys. The streets have more dead bodies than a Golden Girls reunion. And while 47…
Comment of the Day: Ex-pro football player George Visger was ‘saddened’ by Nathan Stiles’ death
The story of how Spring Hill football player Nathan Stiles died — from a rebleed of a subdural hematoma suffered during a game — caught the attention of former pro football player George Visger, who’s lived with the results of the violent sport. Visger expressed his sympathy for the Stiles family’s loss: My prayers go out to Nathan and his…
Life sentence affirmed for creep who said ‘Jimmy’s not coming out of the woods tonight’
Brett L. Johnson, who led a frightened 16-year-old boy to his death, can’t use the “My lawyers sucked” defense to weasel out of his prison time. In the fall of 1999, Johnson, then 18, and some buddies were planning to rob a grocery store. When they sensed that Jimmy Weber, the juvenile getaway driver of this imagined heist, was getting…
The bar version of the miracle of Hanukkah
I’ve definitely had bartenders tell me, “You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here.” But what if you couldn’t go home? What if you had to stay there? The BBC has the story of seven people picked by Mother Nature to live in a pub for eight days. Find out what happens when a snowstorm causes people…
Just in time for Christmas … $3-a-gallon gas
The Grinch is hexing transportation, with gas prices expected to hit $3 a gallon by Christmas. I can already feel anger rippling down my back. Right now, Kansas City’s average price at the pump is hovering around $2.78, according to KMBC Channel 9. That’s a nickel higher than Monday’s price, and 15 cents higher than last week. The price will…
Are you a ‘cake scientist’?
The Kansas City office of Maryland-based Aerotek Staffing is “partnering with a food science company in the Kansas City area seeking qualified candidates for a Bakery/Cake Scientist.” No, this isn’t a position for someone who can easily whip up a fantastic devil’s-food layer cake with silky fudge frosting. In fact, the job duties sound more like something for Dr. Frankenstein…
Dog Nuvo adds new bar, new hours, hot bartender
Mandi Skudra’s business cards at Dog Nuvo, the hot dog cafe at 1724 Main, state that she’s the manager. But starting tomorrow, Skudra will also be the bartender in the restaurant. Owners Marshall Roth and Harry Blasco got their liquor license yesterday. The sexy Skudra was, like Dog Nuvo’s owners Roth and Blasco, an employee of Independence restaurateur and attorney…
NBA considering moving the New Orleans Hornets to Kansas City? Not without an owner
The NBA announced Monday that the pro basketball league bought the New Orleans Hornets, which must be making a lot of folks in the Big Easy nervous. Even after a hot start (11-1 before rounding out to 13-7) and arguably the best point guard in the league, Chris Paul, the franchise isn’t meeting attendance goals. If attendance dips, the franchise…
R Bar bartender Shawn Moriarty quits, moves to Majestic Steakhouse
Tomorrow — Wednesday, December 8 — will be the official first night that local celebrity bartender Shawn Moriarty oversees the big antique bar at the Majestic Restaurant at 931Broadway. For the past two years, Moriarty has tended bar at the R Bar in the West Bottoms. Last Saturday was his final night at that venue. Moriarty is a little guarded…
Trevor Rawlings and Kendra Swearngin accused of having more than 30 pounds of marijuana
If you’re looking for weed in Platte County, finding some just got a little bit more difficult. Undercover cops dropped $2,900 on a half pound of the marijuana and then swooped in and arrested 22-year-old Trevor Rawlings and 20-year-old Kendra Swearngin. Dealing is never as easy as Mary Louise Parker makes it look. Categories: News Tags: Kendra Swearngin, marijuana, Trevor…
Wild Nothing and Abe Vigoda, in Lawrence in February
Earlier this year, a relatively new band from Blacksburg, VA called Wild Nothing released a fine album of melodic ’80s synth-pop called Gemini. It’s held up pretty well! In February, the band — which is really just a guy named Jack Tatum plus other dudes who play the songs he writes — is making a stop in Lawrence, and bringing along…
The Moody Blues are coming to Kansas City in May
British band the Moody Blues has sold over 70 million records, which comes out to 1 MILLION RECORDS FOR EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE BEEN ALIVE. Those numbers are especially impressive given they employ a flautist in their rock band. They are still touring with mostly their original lineup, which is laudable, and in May the Moody Blues will play a…
Zack Greinke trade talk: The Royals want too much and the Rangers are offering too little
Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings have brought more Zack Greinke trade talk. That was expected. At this point, the right-handed pitcher may never wear a Kansas City Royals jersey again. Negotiations, however, have met a few roadblocks. The Kansas City Star reported that the Royals have been trying to wheel and deal with the Texas Rangers. But those cheap bastards…
Kansas City Chiefs fans give Eli Young Band hell for botching the national anthem
UPDATE: The Eil Young band just sent out an apology for faltering in their national anthem performance. Read it after the jump … After the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos on Sunday, there were three losers: The anemic Broncos who firmed up their position in the AFC West basement, their now-former head coach Josh McDaniels who was fired…
Never mess with a robot meat cutter
Attention aspiring meat cutters: You may want to consider another line of work. Popular Science has video of the HAMDAS-R, a robotic ham de-boner, in action. And it’s knocking out 500 hams an hour, which apparently is twice as fast as the fastest human ham cutter. While the robot is pretty incredible, and we’ll get back to its stabby knives…
Frank J. Ross III charged in crash that injured two Kansas City police officers
%{}% Frank J. Ross III is apparently really lucky that he didn’t kill anyone. By anyone, I mean two Kansas City police officers. On Sunday, the officers were patrolling 35th and Euclid when Ross allegedly ran a stop sign in his black BMW and T-boned their patrol car. After seeing the carnage (see a screen cap after the jump), it’s…
The Night the Buzz Stole Xmas 2010: Night One
The first of 96.5 The Buzz’s The Night the Buzz Stole Xmas concerts went down last night: Free Energy, Dirty Heads, Cage the Elephant (sadly, replacing Sleigh Bells), and Jimmy Eat World. We’ve got shots of all three, except the headliner — looks like nearly 20 years into their career, emo-rock monsters Jimmy Eat World have suddenly become camera-shy. Click…
The Sword’s Bryan Richie talks crazy orbs and stoner rock
When it comes to Austin metal quartet The Sword, appearances can be deceiving. At face value, it’s easy to take the band as yet another stoner-doom outfit that plows the worn soil of Sabbath-derived riffs with a testicular affinity for dragons ‘n sorcery. But give the Sword a few spins, and it’s clear that frontman, bandleader and general mastermind J.D….
When is it OK to chastise the table next to you?
When questions of dining etiquette arise, it’s rare that everybody in a restaurant handles it wrong. But when it comes to screaming children, I guess anybody can lose his mind. A couple told me the story of their recent Friday night out, during which one table held a restaurant hostage at the dinner hour. The players: a woman and her…
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