Update: Fat City received news today from Jeannine Koranda, spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Revenue, that Jefferson’s Restaurant in Lawrence will not re-open and the assets will be sold. Read more after the original Fat City post: The story of a popular hot-wings-and-burgers joint in Lawrence, Kansas — Jefferson’s Restaurant — closing and having its assets seized by the…
The last time I had an extended chat with chef Tim Doolittle was in 2007, when he was packing up to move to Las Vegas. During Doolittle’s tenure in Kansas City, he had worked in or actually overseen the kitchens of several tasteful joints, including EBT, the Stolen Grill, Joe D’s Wine Bar, Cafe Allegro, and City Tavern. After leaving…
Life may be about to get a lot more difficult for sex offenders in Kansas. State Rep. Rob Olson of Olathe has introduced legislation that would ban registered pervs whose victims were younger than 16 from moving within 2,000 feet of schools. That’s a pretty typical strategy for keeping predators from a bevy of potential victims. But Olson is going…
Jack Cashill has produced another book-length conspiracy theory. Kansas City’s crackpot-in-residence has concluded that Barack Obama did not write his memoirs. In fact, in Cashill’s mind, the man who became president was incapable of the task. The word “capable” actually appears on the official website for Deconstructing Obama, Cashill’s latest right-wing flake-out. Cashill believes that Bill Ayers, white guy and all-purpose…
One of my more memorable rock-and-roll stories is about the time I served Queens of the Stone Age at the Jerusalem Cafe in Lawrence. They were nice guys, and they tipped well. One of them, a tall, imposing character with a thick goatee (Nick Oliveri) motioned for me to come over to the table before they left. “Do you know…
Time to start peeling those “hang up and drive” stickers off your bumper. Researchers at the University of Kansas conducted a study that showed driving and yakking on the phone can be useful in keeping drivers focused. OK, so this headline might be a bit overzealous. But the study shows that if you’re on a particularly boring drive, like, say,…
It might be old news, but after finding this trailer, I can’t get it out of my head. Here’s a trailer for a music video of a track by Kansas City rapper Reggie B directed by Mikael Columbu, who directed the awesomely pulpy video for Cee Lo Green’s “Bodies.” If the Reggie B video is anything like the visuals that…
If you grew up on Reading Rainbow or Star Trek: The Next Generation, you for sure know LeVar Burton. The Kansas City Public Library is giving you a chance to meet Burton, and it’s just a tweet or a Facebook comment away. Burton is in Kansas City on Friday, February 18. At 1:30 p.m., he’ll host an event with students…
Haven’t heard of Lords of Acid? Well: Lords of Acid is a Belgian acid house band formed in the ’90s. The band has a flair for penning overtly, absurdly sexual dance tracks that have earned them a cult following. Heavy-metal site the Gauntlet has teamed up with Lords of Acid to give the band’s fans advice on love and relationships….
What was supposed to be a one-time, lighthearted collaboration between the Boulevard Brewery and Christopher Elbow has turned into a massive scavenger hunt for beer drinkers across the metro. Boulevard’s Chocolate Ale has been a hot topic since it launched last Monday, and yesterday, the brewery announced that it would be bringing the Chocolate Ale back for Valentine’s Day in…
Last week, Kansas cops and politicians were making headlines for calling for bans on a few chemicals sold as bath salts but really meant to mimic the effects of cocaine and meth. Because there have been a couple of deaths tied to it, I was a big pussy and opted not to snort the bath salts. Luckily, one fun-loving reader…
Two Kansas City women have sued the producers of the hit musical Billy Elliot for $4 million after being injured by a flying prop, the New York Post is reporting, no doubt affirming the Midwestern disdain of New York theater buffs and art snobs. While I typically want to shiv such haughty New Yorkers in the neck with a shard…
Pour a little on the ground in memory of Peter J. Marcher Jr. The Baltimore Sun writes that Marcher Jr., the former head brewer for the National Brewing Co. who developed the formula for Colt 45, died on February 2. He was 92 years old. The malt liquor debuted in 1963, and the brand, still made today, is now owned…
This is brilliant. Kansas City-based AMC Theatres is banking on the fact that (1) you haven’t seen all 10 Best Picture nominees for the 2011 Academy Awards or (2) you’re a total movie geek who needs to see them all again in order to know which film to root for. Lots of movie houses, banking on annual Oscar fever, are…
Here’s one way to get over any Valentine’s Day induced love hangover: with pictures from the fine ladies of Burlesque Downtown Underground’s performance on Saturday night. All photos were taken by Pitch intern Sami Dowd.
I know Jack in the Box fiends can only go so long without a fix. So perhaps the latest news this morning will tide you over until you can get your hands on a box of tacos. If not, maybe it’s time you sought help for your addiction. This is a safe space; feel free to ask for a solution…
Two young girls — ages 9 and 11 — told authorities that a former Cub Scout leader sexually abused them repeatedly. Daryl D. Lemasters, 52, of Platte City has been charged with two counts of statutory sodomy after the girls’ allegations came to light on February 6. The Children’s Advocacy Center interviewed the girls, who reported that Lemasters inappropriately touched…
