The publishers of PresentMagazine.com announced today that the online publication would cease publishing at the end of April. In a letter to readers titled “The future of Present,” publishers Pete Dulin and Pam Taylor wrote that it was time for them “to pursue other goals and opportunities.” Categories: News Tags: Pam Taylor, pete dulin, PresentMagazine.com
Diddy did it: Sean “Diddy” Combs is bringing his two ladies, Dawn Richard and Kalenna Harper, to KC. (The trio is called Diddy-Dirty Money.) They’ll be at the Midland on Saturday, May 14. The most interesting part of Diddy Dirty Money isn’t the producer and rapper himself, though. Harper — better known simply as Kalenna — penned hits for Jill…
The food at the News Room (3740 Broadway) just got a lot more organic. The Good You, a mobile food trailer run by chef Kelli Daniels and Kate Szalay, has partnered with the Broadway bar to offer an inside option for their organic eats in a new venture entitled Good News: Good You at the News Room. The late-night menu…
Not all food fights are created equally. The school lunchroom tossing of square pizzas can’t hold a candle to the second annual “Food Fight” benefit for the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired. Chefs Howard Hanna (The Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange), Charles d’Ablaing (Webster House) and John McClure (Starker’s Restaurant) will take the stage on Monday, March 28, at…
What does DYT mean? (My friend’s guess: “Deep young throat?”) A quick trip to Urban Dictionary says it stands for Dayton, Ohio. But I’m guessing that CES Cru’s new track probably refers to another abbreviation: “Don’t ya think?” Whatever — the chorus, which includes the line Thanks for the P-I-E — goes down so damn smooth, you won’t even notice….
You traditionally break a bottle of champagne when your boat is set to sail on its maiden voyage. You apparently celebrate an extensive series of kitchen renovations to one of your restaurants by rolling out the barrels of a beer that Kansas Citians have been hoping to get a taste of since Valentine’s Day. Set your BlackBerry alerts, your calendar…
Anybody who has been following Harley-Davidson’s yearlong effort to retool operations by stripping away workers and wrangling concessions from labor unions knew this day was coming. The legendary motorcycle maker and Kansas City labor unions have announced that they reached an agreement. Yeah, job cuts are coming. According to The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal (Harley’s hometown paper), the new deal will ax…
We’ve already announced that Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs — winner of the Best Contemporary Folk Album — is coming to Starlight this summer with Brandi Carlile and Secret Sisters on June 15. Tickets are on sale on Saturday, and they’ll be traditional seating. This is good and bad: A ticket will run you $35 to $45, but you…
The food in the parking lot can be just as important, if not more so, than what’s going on in the stadium. And a press announcement from the Kansas City Royals suggests that the culinary outlook for your little patch of pavement is a lot more rosy this season. The Royals have named Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue the official tailgate…
USA Today just came out with its preseason Power Rankings, and I’d like to spin the Royals’ abysmal placement on the list by finding the silver lining. No matter what bad things you find to say about the Royals — and Lord, there are so many — we can all thank God we don’t live in Pittsburgh, Arizona or Cleveland…
‘Tis the season of concert announcements. You’ll notice that Kansas City has some pretty hefty names headed our way this summer, such as Janelle Monae and Arcade Fire. Other notable incomers: Bright Eyes, Sleigh Bells, Phosphorescent, the Black Lips, DeVotchKa, and more. Here are a couple of tours that we wish would stop and rock KC. Hey, we can dream,…
We recently told you about an effort among Missouri lawmakers to repeal key provisions of Proposition B, the ballot measure that voters passed last year to increase regulation on the state’s puppy mills. On top of the fact that the repeal effort is being driven by the son of a shady puppy mill owner, it’s a pretty brazen attempt to…
Roller derby has long been a staple of the Kansas City underground. And why not? Watching women in tight, sparkly hot pants shove each other while moving at high speed is all kinds of awesome. But now, roller derby isn’t just a women’s sport any longer. The Cowtown Butchers, Kansas City’s newest roller-derby team, is going to battle it out…
This is University of Missouri J-School student Chris Spurlock’s resume. It’s pretty awesome, so great that the Huffington Post picked it up. Employers, expect to see thousands of copycats. (And job seekers, if you need some help with your own resumes, check out Spurlock’s tips for making your resume stick out.) Categories: News Tags: Chris Spurlock
