Kansas City, sometimes you make me sad. This video is definitely NOT SAFE FOR WORK (you’ve been warned). The guy in the video pulled down his pants and then tried to crash the Foster the People show at RecordBar on March 31. Apparently, the video was shot by We Barbarians. Even sadder than seeing this guy’s crank was listening to…
%{}% April was a great month for cupcakes. (Or “cupcakeries,” according to Fat City’s Jonathan Bender, who clearly had his tongue firmly in his cheek). But many dining venues that were scheduled to open this month will actually be opening in May — including Chubby’s on Barry Road and the 119th Street Diner. The Country Club Plaza got its first…
A 17-year-old high school student claims a couple of school resource officers beat the hell out of him because he wouldn’t pull up his pants. This is a truly fucked-up story if the student’s side is true (and, as you can imagine, the officers are telling a different story). The Wichita Eagle reported that Jonathan Villarreal, a sophomore at Derby…
%{}% Kemet “ThePhantom*” Coleman supported Sly James’ candidacy for mayor with some rhymes. Now the mayor’s son, Kyle James, is rapping with thePhantom*. ThePhantom is promoting his upcoming album, The Fountain of Youth, by releasing a free song every Friday (he’s calling it Phantom Phriday). This week’s song features Kyle James on a track called “I Won’t Lose.” “Only a…
Kemet “thePhantom*” Coleman supported Sly James’ candidacy for mayor with some rhymes. Now the mayor’s son, Kyle James, is rapping with thePhantom*. ThePhantom is promoting his upcoming album, The Fountain of Youth, by releasing a free song every Friday (he’s calling it Phantom Phriday). This week’s song features Kyle James on a track called “I Won’t Lose.” “Only a few…
U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II may have to learn to appreciate mud runs if he wants to stay in Congress. Missouri state lawmakers drew up a map that extends the former mayor of Kansas City’s district into Ray and Saline counties. An upcoming event in Richmond gives Cleaver the opportunity to get a feel for his new domain. On Saturday,…
Sur La Table opened on the Plaza this morning at 430 Nichols Road in the former Sony Style space. “The store is absolutely beautiful. I hope people come in and learn what we’re all about,” manager Harold Barillas says. The 5,000-square-foot store is filled with electronics, kitchen goods and a built-out coffee bar. There’s also a strong emphasis on grilling…
Golly, lobbying groups are going after politicians early this year. And Sen. Claire McCaskill, who, according to most sources, is vulnerable in her 2012 re-election bid, has found herself targeted by the League of Women Voters. Earlier this month, McCaskill voted for an amendment to a bill that would restrict the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to limit greenhouse gases. The…
The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council on Thursday approved a plan to allow a controversial office building to be built on the Country Club Plaza. A majority of the council felt that accommodating the Polsinelli Shughart law firm, the building’s prospective tenant, trumped concerns about the design’s apparent violation of the Plaza Urban Design and Development Plan. The vote was…
A Missouri tattoo artist is suing Warner Bros. in federal court claiming “copyright infringement” due to a replica Mike Tyson face tattoo that appears on actor Ed Helms’ face in The Hangover II. Tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill wants an injunction blocking the “pirated tattoo” from showing up in the movie, which hits theaters May 26, and in ads. In…
Open your eyes and look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re livin’? Would a Friday-night reggae fix make things better? Of course, it would. So it’s fortunate that Patrick Brown and his Kansas City Reggae Uprising Fridays are in the house. Specifically, Brown’s event is on the patio at Californos (4124 Pennsylvania, 816-531-7878). Featuring one band and one…
The only surprise of the NFL Draft for Missouri Tigers Blaine Gabbert and Aldon Smith was the order in which they were selected. Gabbert, who was projected to go high in the first round, slipped to the 10th overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Smith, projected to go high but after Gabbert, was grabbed by the San Francisco 49ers with…
Fat City received a phone call this week from Ritchie, who was introduced to the Chapala restaurant at 5224 Truman Road after reading last month’s review of the restaurant in The Pitch. “I’ve eaten at Chapala several times since I first read about it and I love it,” he said, “but my wife and I took some friends to the…
How many times do you get to see a Kansas City native who has won 18 Grammy Awards? Not often, I’d guess, so you might want to jump on this opportunity. On September 29, Pat Metheny, improvisational jazz musician, composer and music educator, will perform at Liberty Hall in Lawrence. The show is at 8 p.m., and tickets are $24-$98….
Terry and Tiffani Hayes were in the midst of a divorce when the husband shot his wife in the back of the head, killing her on August 5, 2010. A jury convicted Terry Hayes yesterday of premeditated first-degree murder as well as aggravated assault for threatening a friend of his wife’s. Tiffani Hayes’ body was found outside an Olathe home…
