The above photo of Kat Steward and her University of Kansas back tattoo is on the front page of ESPN.com. Steward, of Overland Park, clearly has mad love for the Jayhawks. ESPN’s Pat Forde gives us the background on Steward, whose first word was “Jayhawks.” Her Facebook page shows off the tat — a mural of Allen Fieldhouse, Jay the…
%{}% Motörhead returns to Kansas City next month, so we must prepare ourselves. As John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus at the cost of his own head, and as the Aztecs used ritualistic slaughter to prevent the universe from collapsing every 52 years — look it up — sacrifices must be made. As in all matters, we turn…
UPDATED: Another teenager has been charged in the killing of Helen Ragan. Jackson County prosecutors have charged 17-year-old Trayvon Brown with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in Ragan’s homicide. Read the rest of the update after the jump …Original Story (January 13): Last April, Helen Ragan was with her husband and four sons when bullets ripped through their home….
As the temperatures continue to drop, there’s no question that one of the best ways to warm up on a bone-chilling afternoon is with a cup of hot chocolate. But Keith Buchanan, the British-born operator of Westport’s Teahouse & Coffeepot, is concerned that too many Americans are too accustomed to the processed cocoa-and-sugar beverage made from a mix and stirred…
I’ll confess to being gun-shy when it comes to alcoholic ice cream. I’ve had too many bad beer milkshake experiences (many homemade) to innocently approach a cup of liquor-infused ice cream. But Cirque d’Alex’s spiked scoops have pulled me back into the fold. With 20 alcoholic flavors that rotate on a weekly basis, the most interesting bar in the Northland…
Remember last month, when the reports came out that Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant would be getting a new vehicle to produce? The deal is finally done. Ford announced Tuesday that it will invest $400 million in upgrades for the plant to accommodate production of the new vehicle line. And here’s a biggie: 3,750 full-time employees will get to keep…
Scion produced a bevy of videos at Scion Garage Fest in Lawrence this past October, including an interview and two live videos of our local pop-punk heroes, Rooftop Vigilantes. We’ve got these three exclusive official videos from the festival. Watch our Lawrence boys rock it (and talk about it) after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: rooftop vigilantes, Scion Garage Fest
Gage Koelliker’s second birthday would have been this week. The St. Joseph News-Press reported that the 1-year-old boy died in St. Joseph last week; a parent called 911 for help, saying the boy wasn’t breathing. By the time EMTs arrived, it was too late. St. Joseph police are investigating the boy’s death as a “criminal” matter, and an initial autopsy…
Life has been good to DeVotchKa the past few years. The Denver folk ensemble just finished a European tour, and frontman Nick Urata’s music scored Jim Carrey’s recent film I Love You Phillip Morris (which, by the way, is fucking fabulous). You’ll probably remember the band’s orchestration in Little Miss Sunshine, too. The band, which is releasing its new CD,…
The Ssion (pronounced “shun”) brought glam-rock madness to the Leedy Voulkos Art Center’s lofts in the Crossroads on Saturday. You can check out shots from their show here. All photos taken by photo intern, Allie Mason.
Kansas City Royals pitcher Gil Meche is retiring from baseball. The Royals just issued this statement from Meche on his decision to call it quits. “After a lot of thinking and prioritizing of issues in my life, I have decided to retire from baseball. As a competitor my entire life, this is the hardest decision that I’ve ever faced, but…
If there were an award given for the least inviting restaurant interior in the metro, the new Fire Burgers snack shack, at 240 East Linwood, might get the prize. Still, the tiny dining space is a lot more pleasant than either of its previous incarnations, the Gyro House and the short-lived fried-chicken joint called King Shark. Categories: Dining, Food &…
Kansas City rap-meister Dutch Newman and producer Johnny Quest have a new video for track “Sweet,” taken off the duo’s collaboration The Lonely Hearts Club, released in October. It’s honestly one of the best found-footage music videos I’ve ever seen, with simple, elegant, vibrant, and rhythmic visuals that match Newman’s cool delivery and Quest’s retro production. Categories: Music Tags: Dutch…
Dear Sir or Madam: I am writing to inquire as to the possibility of opening a restaurant or food truck, dedicated to the fine art of grilling cheese, here in Kansas City. I will lay out the reasons that this city is now ready to support an institution dedicated solely to grilled cheese. Also, I’ve got $10 for you. Categories:…
With a door price of only $5, there’s no reason that you shouldn’t high-tail it down to VooDoo Lounge on Saturday night to catch Hearts of Darkness funking it up before cheeky MC Kid Sister takes the stage. (DJs Bobby Keys and Brent Tactic open, too.) For all you readers who are nickel-and-diming it these days, here’s a quick way…
Thanks to a complete lack of anything to do last night, I finally got around to watching Kick-Ass. Living the exciting life that we do as rock-star journalists, knee-deep in bitches and money, sometimes we get caught up giving back rubs to supermodels and don’t have a chance to watch movies until they’ve been out a while. (It’s just the…
