Remember when Chelsea Handler held her crotch to keep herself from peeing on Starlight’s stage this summer? Well, Kansas City wants more of that. Handler is back on June 19 at the outdoor venue, and she’ll be talking up her new book, Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me. We’re hoping that the title refers to all the weird shit she…
Less Than Jake Saturday, February 12, 2011 The Granada Better than: Most crowds with this many leather jackets and Ugg boots. Less Than Jake’s major-label debut, Losing Streak, came out 15 years ago, meaning they’re a band to which I’ve been listening to literally half my life. They’ve aged better than the band’s other third-wave compatriots, owing as much to…
Reporters who cover politics are, by and large, hypocrites. We complain about establishment figures and good-ol’-boy networks and politicians who wouldn’t recognize an original thought if it jammed a lapel pin in their eye. But when election season rolls around, we run like hell from third-party candidates and other outsiders. Mounting a write-in campaign? Write someone who cares. I’m not…
Rasheed Shakur liked to think of himself as “the Michael Corleone of Kansas City.” The 42-year-old, who also used the alias “Charles G. Cook,” had a taste for expensive shopping trips in Beverly Hills stores. He’d spend $300 on a bandanna or drop $700 on a pair of shoes. Jewelry was even more expensive (anywhere from $20,000 to $30,000). Shakur…
All photos by intern Allie Mason
All photos taken by intern Allie Mason.
%{}% Kansas City, Missouri, SWAT officers have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to recover overtime compensation they say they are owed. According to the suit, a captain named Mark Heimer instituted a policy in which the members of a tactical response team received “flextime” when they worked more than 40 hours a week. Flextime did not accumulate at time…
Courtesy overlookfarmmo.com Honestly, this hospitable Missouri place does look picturesque. Could a weekend in Clarksville, Missouri, be as romantic as a getaway to Hawaii? Yes, according to iloveinns.com. The website devoted to bed and breakfasts compiles an annual unranked top-10 list of Most Romantic Inns. This year, Clarksville’s Cedarcrest Manor made the cut, alongside boutique accommodations in Holualoa, Hawaii, and…
According to a new report released by Environment Missouri, Missouri ranks 11th for most emissions of mercury from coal-fired power plants. Researchers studied the EPA’s most recent Toxics Release Inventory, which quantifies the amount of mercury belched by power plants in the state, and the numbers don’t lie: Missouri emitted 3,957 pounds of the poison in 2009. Categories: News Tags:…
The Country Club Plaza location of Dallas-based restaurant chain Coal Vines Pizza and Wine Bar officially opens to the public this weekend, beginning with a soft opening tonight. The restaurant will serve only dinner during its first week of operation, then add lunch service the week of February 21, including brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink…
Brigit Hippen told authorities that she put her unclothed baby in a bassinet and left a blow-dryer next to the 3-month-old girl to warm her up in the bathroom at her apartment on February 22, 2010. She put a blanket over the bassinet and went back to her bedroom, where she fell asleep, the Hutchinson News reported. The infant, Karina…
Developers, architects and preservationists in Missouri want to protect historic tax credits. In Kansas City, the state program has subsidized the restoration of the Hilton President Hotel, the Mainstreet Theater and other downtown projects. Everybody likes to see old buildings come back to life. But the program, which drained $108 million from last year’s budget, is one of the reasons…
I am obsessed with Hawaii. Many childhood trips to paradise have pretty much ruined me for any other vacation destination and have given me a sometimes embarrassing soft spot for anything Hawaii-related. Jack Johnson. Tropical designs for my car seat covers, checkbook, shower curtain. Any movie that’s set on the islands. And now there’s Bruno Mars. It’s not uncommon knowledge…
Although it might be hard to believe, as the city does its best impression of a cryogenic freezer, Kansas City Royals’ spring training begins next week. Which, of course, means that it’s time for team officials to start bloviating (lying) about what a wonderful season is in store for the team faithful. Kicking off the preseason period of morale boosting…
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, so along with a prix fixe meal and a box of chocolates, you’re probably expecting to get laid. But let us be the first to tell you that while V-Day comes but once a year, a VD is forever (or, at least, mildly uncomfortable until you can get proper treatment). That’s something the following…
