Sound the all-clear at North Kansas City High School. A false Facebook rumor of violence at the school, followed by a suspicious vehicle circling the area, led to the school being locked down, KMBC reported. While several students reportedly heard the rumor, no one actually saw it. North Kansas City police reportedly spotted the “suspicious vehicle” around 11:20 a.m., leading…
One of the restaurant closings that Fat City reported in January was the closing of the popular Neighbor’s Cafe at 104 S.E. Third Street in downtown Lee’s Summit. Two months later, that small-town diner has recently reopened after a recent makeover, and is now owned by a trio of young entrepreneurs: Bob Baker, Ben Wine and Tony Olsen. Categories: Dining,…
Missouri fans, this isn’t the type of story you want out there on the eve of Saturday’s Border War. The Kansas City Star and Columbia Daily Tribune both ran stories saying Mizzou coach Mike Anderson is sidestepping speculation about the head coaching job at Arkansas. Uh, that job isn’t open (even though Razorbacks coach John Pelphrey’s seat is definitely hot)….
Pepper Rabbit, a duo that crafts songs which are simultaneously rich and stripped down, has had a song featured on Skins, a soundtrack to a McDonald’s commercial, and has toured with Passion Pit. Its sound is orchestral pop-meets-Americana, and it’s catching on like wildfire. Next month, the L.A. band will make a stop in Westport. Categories: Music Tags: McDonald’s, mcdonalds,…
Yesterday, another Southwest Early College Campus principal threw his deuces up. Ben Boothe, the third principal to take over Southwest this year, announced that he’s leaving at year’s end to work on his doctorate, focus on his family and possibly take a job at an elementary school in Leavenworth, Kansas. Whoa, hey, Mr. Boothe — any one of those excuses…
Indie-Americana poster kids the Decemberists recently released images from a Polaroid photo shoot they did with rock photographer Autumn de Wilde. Fans of the band, and de Wilde, have been able to snag original photos from the shoot with the purchase of special-edition copies of their latest album, The King is Dead. Now, the band is giving its fans the…
Webster House (1644 Wyandotte) has a unique nightly special, a four-seat chef’s table that is a marble counter overlooking the kitchen. As to what’s on the menu, well that depends on what you’re in the mood for and what’s in the walk-in cooler. Chef Charles d’Ablaing talked about what diners can expect from the table that is theirs for the…
A Wal-Mart in Kansas City, Missouri, closed on January 18, 2007. A day later, a Wal-Mart opened in another section of the city. Fair to say, these two events were related, no? Economic-development officials at the city have pretended that the two Wal-Marts had nothing to do with each other. It’s an absurd position, and it enriches a private developer…
This is an ’80s nostalgia tour with bite. It’s official: Party animals Motley Crue, the Bret Michaels-fronted Poison and the legitimately cool proto-punk band New York Dolls are all coming to the Sprint Center on June 21. (The even cooler part? Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and New York Dolls’ David Johansen will all be there. Hooray for original members!) Categories:…
The blacker-than-black Glenn Danzig is coming to the VooDoo Lounge. Touring behind Deth Red Sabaoth (his ninth studio album), Misfits creator, non-satanist, comic book enthusiast and ’80s rock god is also a nominee for Revolver Magazine’s Golden Gods Awards for Best Vocalist along side Bruce Dickinson, Chino Moreno, Ozzy Osbourne, M. Shadows and Corey Taylor. Categories: Music Tags: Big Krit,…
When America’s Next Great Restaurant premieres this Sunday at 7 p.m. on NBC, you’ll see a familiar face among the 21 contestants. Sandy Digiovanni, the former owner of Stack’s Drive-In, is hoping to win the reality restaurant competition that has a franchise deal as the grand prize. NBC Action News recently interviewed Digiovanni at Out of Bounds (3601 Broadway), where…
Topeka’s gay-hating Westboro Baptist Church gets death threats. When your hobby is picketing soldiers’ funerals, you gotta expect this. But rarely do we get to hear them. Rebekah Phelps-Roper posted a Twitvid of the voice mail online with the note: “Typical love note left on #WBC voicemail. #WhySoSerious #BraveGirl.” A man is recorded saying that he’ll “stick a bomb in…
I’m trying to remember the names of all the different coffeehouse concepts that have percolated in — and out of — the yellow frame house at 1615 West 39th Street over the last two decades: Pi Cappuccino, Cantata Cafe, The Supreme Bean, Crave Cafe, Javanaut. Am I forgetting any? The newest tenant in the building may be the most memorable…
Kansas City’s Medical Marijuana March is just two months away. If you’re just so hyped up about the May 7 march that you just can’t wait, then you should be at the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Sunday. Kansas City’s pro-pot lobby will hold a forum discussing “What if Cannabis Cured Cancer,” which promises to talk about “the truth about…
The Lord of Misrule, a Mardi Gras masquerade ball to benefit the KC Fringe Festival, is this Saturday from 7 to 11:30 p.m. at Fringe Central (1730 Broadway). In true Fringe fashion, this Mardi Gras-themed party will have jugglers, belly dancers and body painters. Snack on jambalaya and king cake before scoring a drink at the cash bar. Tickets are…
Yuri Ives met his teenage killer on Craigslist. The court records are discreet enough not to say what Ives and his alleged killer, 17-year-old Ali Cubba, discussed, but they do allege that Cubba’s intentions weren’t pure. The body of the 48-year-old realtor was found in his renovated Northeast neighborhood mansion Monday night. Ives died from multiple gunshot wounds and cuts….
I’ll join veteran broadcasting legend Walt Bodine as co-host for this morning’s edition of KCUR 89.3’s The Walt Bodine Show at 10 a.m. to discuss breakfast. Not just the meal that one orders during the morning hours, but any time of day or night. Fat City readers are encouraged to share their suggestions during the program by calling 816-235-2888. Categories:…
Sundays are typically spent in search of perfection at my house because Sundays are for pancakes. I’m not a baker by nature, which means that I take a lackadaisical approach to measuring ingredients. As such, I’ve come close to perfection but I don’t have the means to duplicate that effort. So, today, I turn to you, Fat City readers, in…
All this pre-sale action you readers have been seeing lately is pretty awesome, isn’t it? Here’s another one, for another Starlight show: Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs — winner of the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album — is stopping in KC this summer with Brandi Carlile and Secret Sisters on June 15. Thanks to The Pitch, you can…
