Dusty Peoples and Michael Goodrich got in a fight over marijuana last November, according to court records. The two brawled in the parking lot of a Raytown McDonald’s, trading punches. Peoples, 18, is accused of pulling out a switchblade and slashing Goodrich in the chest, according to a witness. “Take me to the hospital,” Goodrich told his friends. “This fool…
Ride, walk and paddle through the rough and tumble world of adventure racing with the Bonk Hard Chill competition at the Lake of the Ozarks Park. Photos by Brooke Vandever.
At 715, chef Michael Beard is cranking out artisan pizza, fried delicacies and every kind of pork you could want. Photos by Allie Mason.
Tokimonsta headlined Village Voice Media’s South by Southwest Interactive party on March 14 at Paradise Cafe in Austin. All photos by Shannon Cottrell.
Kansas Jayhawk Marcus Morris added another accolade this week: the cover of Sports Illustrated. The mag previewing the 2011 NCAA Tournament features Morris and will be distributed regionally. SB Nation Kansas City reports that Morris, the Big 12 Player of the Year, joins fellow regional cover boys Kemba Walker of UConn and Nolan Smith of Duke. For the sake of…
Yes, we know that the Caesar who was murdered on the “ides of March” — March 15, 44 B.C. — wasn’t the same Caesar as the inventor of the famous salad of the same name: an Italian-born Mexican, Caesar Cardini. But Cardini was, undoubtedly, named for the ill-fated Roman emperor assassinated on this date in history. So it’s fitting that…
The Big 12 is close to a $60 million a year long-term cable deal with Fox, according to Sports Business Journal Daily. On top of that, Fox is talking with the eight schools not named Texas or Oklahoma (Texas is starting its own channel, and OU is likely following suit) about joining forces for a Big 12 channel (although that…
It’s been a long, long time since anyone ordered a cheeseburger in this long-vacant building, on the southwest corner of Linwood Boulevard and Troost. But back when it was a Katz Drugstore, there used to be a snappy lunch counter. The structure, which dates back to the mid-1930s, still has some fabulous Art Deco details. Wouldn’t it make a great…
Andrew Goade probably needs to find a new drinking establishment in Waldo. If what police claim is true, he won’t be welcomed back at Tanner’s anytime soon, after allegedly punching an off-duty cop twice in the face. According to court records, an off-duty cop was eating dinner Sunday night when he witnessed Goade arguing with a woman. A bartender kicked…
Remember foam Nerf balls? Remember playing silly games with them as a child? Well, Love Garden Sounds in Lawrence is taking March Madness to a whole new level and is giving you, music fans, the chance to snag your very own, special edition Love Garden Nerf ball in an in-store Nerf ball tournament that has some sweet prizes, including a…
%{}% Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback thinks he has figured out a way to prop up dying towns: No income taxes! Brownback wants to give people who move into shrinking counties a five-year exemption from state income taxes. Sounds great. One problem, though. There are no jobs in these places to produce the income from which taxes are withheld. Categories: News,…
If you missed the Kansas City premiere of Kevin Smith’s Westboro Baptist Church inspired movie, you also missed Smith doing a post-show Q&A with ex-church members Josh Phelps-Roper and Libby Phelps. Thankfully, God doesn’t hate YouTube. The seven-minute video of Smith’s onstage interview with the defectors is now on the site (and you can watch it after the jump). Josh,…
The Washington Post recently published a very spot-on opinion piece questioning whether this is the worst era for band names ever. (Oof.) There are several notable trends that they spotted from perusing the 2011 South by Southwest roster — and there are more than a few Kansas City bands that are sporting the same band name trends. Categories: Music Tags:…
Researchers at Men’s Health magazine took time off from working on their six-packs and popping V’s to grade the most socially networked cities in America. Kansas City, we’re just average. Men’s Health gave KC a C grade, which places Kansas City at No. 52 on the list. We’re far behind the rest of the country, including St. Louis (B grade),…
UPDATE, Tuesday, March 15, at 10:11 a.m.: Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Saturday, March 19, at 10 a.m., and can be purchased through KCStarlight.com, the Starlight Theatre Box Office or charged by phone at 1-800-776-1730. Ticket prices are $35, $55 and $85. A limited number of Producer’s Circle seats are available for $250. Peg, it will come…
I’ve been hankering for Rooftop Vigilantes’ second LP, Real Pony Glue, ever since I fell in love with their debut, Carrot Atlas, and caught wind that the sophomore album was in some weird kinda limbo. It’s unfortunate, because many of the new tunes, played live, sound fucking great — tighter, leaner, more altogether whole. Well, while we wait for the…
Some enterprising artists in New York City have created the means to catch a wild hipster in a bear trap. The bait, as shown on Buzzfeed (pictured above), is a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon, a bike chain, American Spirit cigarettes and a cheap pair of pink sunglasses. Some might argue that we have a few hipsters who need to…
Last Friday afternoon, Kansas City, Kansas, police were called to a burglary at North 10th and Ford. There they found the body of 54-year-old Felipe Herrera-Quintana, who had been shot to death. Herrera-Quintana’s killing is especially depressing after reading KMBC’s report. A neighbor told the TV station that Herrera-Quintana and his wife were “inseparable.” Categories: News Tags: Felipe Herrera-Quintana, homicide
A few years back, I walked into Subway right after they began installing mini ovens and asking if you wanted every sandwich toasted. I ordered a tuna sub and was caught off-guard when the sandwich artist asked if I wanted it hot. “Would you get it toasted?” I asked “Nah, man,” he replied. “Then, no thanks.” “Good choice.” This…
Kansas state Rep. Virgil Peck (R-Racistville) is a stupid, stupid man. He has to be to even joke about using hunters in helicopters to kill illegal immigrants. Murder is soooooooo hilarious. According to The Kansas City Star, during a House Appropriations Committee discussion of controlling feral swine, a committee member discussed how hunters in helicopters are used to control the…
It’s a tough economy, even for cereal mascots. And so, when Timothy Lim decided to mash up Captain Morgan and Cap’n Crunch , it got Fat City thinking about what might happen if other cereal mascots decided to jump ship and change industries. Here are the five possible career paths for some of the most recognizable cereal mascots from your…
Congressman Todd Akin must think Republicans retaking the House looked something like Saving Private Ryan. Do you remember when the patriots stormed the beaches and retook the House? I don’t either. But in Akin’s cinematic (and imaginative) mind, that’s what happened. I’m sure he re-enacted it with his GI Joes. Akin put all of this on display in an ad…
