Federal agents are still questioning people to determine if Scott Roeder was really a so-called lone wolf in the assassination of George Tiller. The Star reported over the weekend that the focus of the feds’ investigation appears to be members of Roeder’s Bible study group. Meanwhile, a grand jury convened in the wake of Tiller’s death is still meeting. Roeder…
%{}% Wesley Watson isn’t a cop. He’s a 55-year-old convicted sex offender. And now he’s accused of posing as a police officer, kidnapping a woman and raping her in the parking lot of a Best Buy on Parallel Parkway in Kansas City, Kansas, according to KMBC Channel 9. Watson is accused of kidnapping and raping the woman last Monday around…
Justin Leonard’s roaming hands won’t be rubbing down (or sexually assaulting) anyone in the state of Missouri if the state’s Board of Therapeutic Massage has any say. The board revoked Leonard’s license last week. Leonard made the decision easy for the board. He pleaded guilty in June 2009 to felony sexual assault and two counts of sexual misconduct for inappropriately…
For the record, all of the capitalized words in that headline up there are grammatically correct. Anyway — BUTT, the magazine for hipster gays, does these mixtapes that it gives out at weekly parties in San Francisco. Along with Honey Soundsystem, they’ve put together a new one, called Happy Holigays!, that you can download for free right now on the…
Are you tired of sucking down the dirty, bitter dregs of 2010? We are, too. We’ve already named ten awesome picks for NYE shows; here are three more that will be fine ways to sling beers back until the ball drops at midnight. Looking for a raucous, rockin’ good time? Try Them Damned Young Livers at Davey’s Uptown. These guys…
Cellar & Loft (525 Walnut) is back. The concept is slightly different, as is the location. It’s in the River Market instead of Brookside now. But what hasn’t changed is co-owner Bill Dane’s passion for wine. “I love talking to people and teaching them about wine,” Dane says. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: bill dane, brian jewell, cellar &…
Funeral directors, take note. If you store dead bodies at warm temperatures and are accused of giving the wrong ashes to families, you will be shut down by the state. Marts Memorial Services learned that the hard way last week. The state revoked the Westport funeral home and crematory’s license after it violated a bunch of rules and neglected to…
I traveled back to Indianapolis over the weekend to spend the Christmas holiday with my 80-year-old mother, a former food snob who now — thanks to Alzheimer’s — is happiest with a cheeseburger and a chocolate milkshake from Steak & Shake. If that hamburger chain had been open on Christmas Day, I would happily have dashed through the drive-through. Alas,…
Director Kevin Smith’s fascination with Fred Phelps’ gay-hating, soldier-funeral-picketing family finally comes with a release dated for the Westboro Baptist Church-inspired Red State. The teaser trailer — you can watch it after the jump — gives a March release date. The film’s premiere screen is slated for the Sundance Film Festival in January. The Westboro inspiration is clear in the…
We’ve lost a talented bunch in 2010, capped off by Big Star’s beloved Alex Chilton. (It seems like forever ago that we first heard about his death, doesn’t it?) The New York Times has a slideshow (and sound-collage) of musicians that died in 2010, as part of the magazine’s yearly countdown of important dead folks. Categories: Music Tags: 2010, Alex…
Monkey Island has to be the most glorious place in Missouri. Whenever there’s a chimp on the rampage or an alligator riding in the backseat of an SUV, they’re always sent to the animal sanctuary in Greenwood, Missouri. The latest castaway on Monkey Island is a 50-pound Burmese python that was attacked with a box cutter as someone tried to…
The “ivory queen of soul” died on December 26 at her home in Pasadena, California. She was 54. Best known for hits like “Lovergirl,” “Square Biz,” and “I Need Your Lovin’,” Marie — also known as Mary Christine Brockert — wrote, produced, and recorded many of her own songs. Reports are circulating that Sean Combs and Mary J. Blige are…
Come, ye drunken, glitter-slimed party girls: gather at the Beaumont after Ke$ha blasts the Uptown with her repulsive, addictive pop tracks on February 20. It’ll feature Irv Da Phenom, B Double E and Cash Image each performing sets, then doing Irv Da Phenom’s Chiefs-inspired track, “Red and Yellow,” together. Categories: News Tags: b double e, Cash Image, Chiefs, Irv Da…
There’s still a Napoleon Bakery open in the Jazz District. One of the recurring Fat City stories of 2010 was the saga of the Napoleon Bakery and the operation’s current owner, James Holmes. In one year, Holmes moved the venerable bakery out of its longtime location in Westport and into the former Artisan Francaise space in Johnson County, closed a…
We may spend too much time seeking to find the perfect pie in this space. But all you cake eaters are just going to have to deal with it. We’ve asked if a vegetarian can get a decent pie in Kansas City and whether pie could replace greeting cards. Now I’m wondering why we haven’t figured out how to make…
%{}% The mayhem on Kansas City’s streets didn’t stop for the holidays. Charles Williams was shot near East 44th and Virginia around 9:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, according to Crime Scene KC. The 25-year-old died around 2 a.m. on Christmas Day. There’s not a lot of info out there. If you know something, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. Categories:…
We’re almost ready to shut the barn doors on 2010, but you still have one important decision: where to spend New Year’s Eve. I’ve put together a list of dining and drinking options around the city for Friday night. There’s no shortage of deals or choices. If you have plans or know of another deal worth sharing, your comments are…
%{}% What a horrible year it’s been. There’s been something to annoy everyone, and everyone took full advantage: The health-care bill, the Tea Party, the BP spill, the Ground Zero Mosque, the Glenn Beck and Jon Stewart rallies, the Republican comeback, the enhanced TSA patdowns, WikiLeaks — and every big thing that happened, it seemed, led to an even bigger…
I no longer play the guitar, because of how terrible I am at it compared to the people I write about at this job. I have no need to purchase things like guitar straps. Still, when I see beautiful things, I must have them! Which is how I feel about some of these straps that local mother-and-son company Jaykco Guitar…
Imitation may be the sincerest form of fattery. Kansas State University professor Mark Haub made national headlines last month with this junk-food diet — wherein he lost 27 pounds in 10 weeks thanks to a well-balanced regimen of snack cakes and corn chips. And now Zug contributor Robb Posch is apparently following in his footsteps with a weeklong, all-candy diet….
