Via KMBC Fire destroyed a mosque Monday morning. The fire that destroyed a Kansas City mosque has been ruled accidental, Kansas City Fire Department spokesman Joe Vitale said in an e-mail today. The fire started on the first floor of the three-story building and was said to be “electrical in nature.” Damages to the building were estimated to be $175,000,…
Pop music is great … to an extent. Top 40 may be everyone’s favorite mindless genre, but pop music’s trends are idiotically transparent. Wayward has spent a few weeks scanning hundreds of radio earworms in order to specifically calculate which words and phrases need to be abolished from pop music’s vocabulary. Categories: Music Tags: pop music
Schlotzsky’s Deli must really love Kansas City. What remains to be seen is how Kansas Citians feel about Schlotzsky’s new look. The international franchise unveiled the results of a $15 million remodeling effort and a change in service approach yesterday, as part of its “Lotz Better” campaign. The four area restaurants are the first to debut the new color scheme…
Here’s a parents’ nightmare: Four students were injured when an SUV reportedly ran a red light and broadsided a school bus. KMBC Channel 9 reported that the SUV’s driver took off, which is definitely some bullshit cowardice. The injuries were said to be minor, but KMBC was reporting all morning that one of the students was placed on a backboard….
Get ready for the gloating. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Westboro Baptist Church’s right to picket funerals under the First Amendment. The news is one of the top stories on CNN.com right now. “Speech is powerful,” the court’s decision read. “It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and — as it…
%{}% UPDATE: Kansas City police say 48-year-old Yuri Ives was the victim of Monday night’s homicide in Northeast Kansas City. Police are still looking for Ives’ killer, but authorities reportedly believe Ives knew his killer. A Google search of Ives’ name revealed that he was a realtor, and the Star reported that Ives restored and sold homes in Kansas City’s…
This is the story of a cow that went missing from outside a New York City bar. The Sunburnt Cow is an “Aussie-themed” bar in the East Village neighborhood that has had its mascot stolen twice in the past eight years. “Bessie 2” was stolen on October 17 of last year in what has become the curious case of the…
This week, in We Elected This Asshole?!? … Jim Lembke, a Republican state senator from St. Louis County, is tired of this shit. All these goddamn unemployed people bitching about the job market and sucking at the government’s worn-out tit need to shut the hell up, polish up their resumes and find their asses a job. Actually, no! That’s too…
I had just given up trying to best my falafel sandwich at Zaina earlier this week when a server approached the table and asked if my wife and I were done. “Yes,” I replied. “Great. We’re running out of plates,” he said, glancing around the full dining room before clearing the table. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: empty plates,…
Kansas City is having a bad couple of days in the Forbes rankings. Not only is this a miserable sports city, but Kansas City also is the ninth worst city in the country to find a job (tied with Pittsburgh!). There are far worse cities. The worst: New Orleans. Can you say Katrina? There are others, namely Buffalo, New York;…
Faction magazine, Kansas City’s local fashion and culture rag, is celebrating its one-year anniversary this Thursday. And what better way to celebrate than a rousing performance from the Quixotic Fusion dancers and heavy beats from one of Kansas City’s most-loved DJs? Categories: Music Tags: crosstown station, Faction Magazine, quixotic fusion
So you want to be a cop? Your chance comes today. The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is looking for “qualified local candidates.” If you fit that category, then head to the open house at Police Headquarters (700 Minnesota Avenue in KCK) between 4 and 8 p.m. to fill out an application (see it here). If you have questions about…
KBEQ 104’s Backyard Barbecue at the Beaumont in April will bring back the country band that pissed off the entirety of Arrowhead in December. The Eli Young Band royally fucked up the national anthem at a Chiefs game last year, stalling out during the song’s most awkward transition: “At the twilight’s last gleaming … Oh, through the …” Let’s hope…
