Yes, there are people who wait until the very, very last second to decide whether to go out to eat on Valentine’s Day. These procrastinators are often the sad people who wind up celebrating the romantic holiday eating hot dogs in the parking lot at QuikTrip. I know, I’m one of them! But there are restaurants that still have a…
A sexual-abuse victim is suing former Kanakuk Kamp counselor Peter Newman as well as K-Kamp, Inc. (formerly known as Kanakuk Kamp, Inc.) and Kanakuk Ministries. According to the Turner Report, the lawsuit alleges that officials at the Christian sports camp committed fraud by presenting Newman as a “role model” while he was sexually abusing young boys. The lawsuit, filed January…
Fellas, I’m not gonna tell you how to romance your sweetheart. But I’ll say this: I’m not sure KC Wolf is the way to score with your Valentine. But in the off chance that a big furry wolf is your lady’s (or guy’s) idea of romance, here goes: The Kansas City Chiefs are offering up KC “Cupid” Wolf’s services February…
Fat City first reported on the River Market restaurant — now known as Hickok’s Bar & Grill — last October, when owner Forbes Cross was still calling the place Hickok’s Southwest Bar & Grill. The venue, which opened two weeks ago, has dropped the word Southwest from its title. “We didn’t want to pigeonhole ourselves,” Cross says. “There are obviously…
%{}% The ongoing pissing match between pro- and anti-red-light camera factions has a battleground in cyberspace. Wrongonred.com, a site set up by anti-camera advocate Matt Hay, advocates against the cameras, which is now getting some online competition from an anonymous group that has established Wrongonred.org, which, as you might guess, supports red-light-camera use. Who is responsible for the copycat site…
In this week’s issue of The Pitch, we unveiled the results of our recent Kansas City sex survey, which polled 1,100 readers on their sex lives. (Read the full results here.) They’re a hilarious, if scientifically foggy, window into the sex lives of Kansas Citians — and none of the questions yielded better responses than the one that asked about…
I’d love to wine and dine at the Capital Grille on the Plaza and have someone else pick up the tab — like, say, all of you. Unfortunately for me, I can’t do that. But three Kansas City police commanders and a lobbyist can and did, ringing up pricey meals on taxpayers’ dimes. According to The Kansas City Star, the…
Recently we’ve been raving about Kansas City’s Soft Reeds for its work with the David Bowie tribute show. The month of February proves that the national scene is taking note, too. With two solid shows on the near horizon, Soft Reeds will get the chance to open for some nationally touring acts that have been generating indie buzz across the…
A few weeks ago, we hipped you to the world of underground Japanese hip-hop with our interview with Travis Tewes — aka Crazy T — a former Kansas City rapper living and performing in Japan. Not only does Crazy T rap in both English and Japanese but he also has gained respect from the underground gatekeepers, earning collaborations with a…
While we’re stuck watching the worst chefs in America or chef Gordon Ramsay eviscerate another group of the worst chefs in America, Hong Kong residents will be seeing a whole different kind of cooking show. Eater writes that a naked cooking show, starring model Flora Cheung in a “tailor-made, fully transparent apron especially made for the program (seen above),” is…
The Click Clack Gang’s timing couldn’t have been worse. A federal grand jury indicted seven Click Clack Gang members yesterday for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and for illegally possessing firearms. The indictment comes as state and federal authorities are targeting gang members for federal prosecution of drug trafficking and firearms violations. A Kansas City rapper…
I know it’s wrong, but visiting an aquarium is like walking by a life-sized lobster tank. When you’re done learning about ecosystems, you’ll probably find yourself craving a fish sandwich. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that the Merlin Entertainments Group is planning to build a $15 million aquarium that will open at Crown Center in 2012. While they may…
For poisoning the salsa at Mi Ranchito in Lenexa and serving it to customers, Yini De La Torre is going to federal prison for 87 months. The 20-year-old former waitress at the Mexican restaurant was sentenced Wednesday. She had pleaded guilty a year ago to adding Methomyl-based pesticide to salsa on two occasions and serving it to patrons. A total…
Kansas City’s ambient aficionados, CVLTS, got some national love yesterday from Pitchfork’s sister blog, Altered Zones. The mention was for the group’s “Angel Chromosome” video, which was directed by Zahid Jiwa. Categories: Music Tags: CVLTS, pitchfork
Part one of our interview with chef Justus ran yesterday. Today, he discusses why we don’t have patience for food and whether he’ll ever be a contestant on a reality cooking show. Tomorrow, he’ll be giving his recommendations for local, sustainable shopping. At 3 p.m. on a Wednesday, the dining room is so quiet at Justus Drugstore that I can…
After 40 years, could we finally have the answer to who killed civil rights activist Leon Jordan? The Kansas City Star reported yesterday that, of course, the mob had Jordan killed. Here’s the story that local civil rights advocate Alvin Sykes gave the Star (and he should know because he’s been briefed twice by police): Mob boss Nick Civella signed…
This week, Charles Ferruzza tells you how to get every hot thing you want in your hotel room. Photographer Matthew Taylor snapped pics from Hotel Phillips and The Raphael and The President Hotels.
The last time I saw Bright Eyes play Kansas City was in 2005, when he played with the Faint following Oberst’s double release of I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. (I was, ahem, a big fan. Big. Fan.) It was a disappointment: Oberst was cataclysmically drunk, played about seven songs, cried, and stumbled off…
Kid Congo Powers’ legacy in the grungy underground of American music is plain: He has played guitar with some of the most scorching punk acts of the past 30 years. When he was still known as Brian Tristan, Powers founded the pioneering punk-blues band the Gun Club in 1980 with Jeffrey Lee Pierce. But he was roped into the Cramps’…
Airports will likely never be pushing the culinary envelope, although business travelers are demanding healthier options, and local institutions can, on occasion, lift an entire terminal (case in point, Usinger’s Deli in the Milwaukee Airport). Kansas City International Airport is a special kind of food challenge. It has forced me to break down and order a hot sandwich from Quiznos,…
Remember in November when Kansas City blogger Nerdy Apple Bottom wrote about some bitchy parents’ reaction to her son dressing as Daphne from Scooby-Doo for Halloween? Nerdy, also known as Sarah, is back in the news — and this time, she writes that her church pastor has threatened to kick her out of the congregation. Let’s backtrack a little: Last…
