The Bottoms Up draft beer dispenser can fill up to 44 pints in a single minute — earlier this year, Wired succintly explained how the machine that fills beer cups from the bottom works. Here’s it in action (captured by Flickr user Scottcolsen) at Kauffman Stadium, where even though it’s only filling a single beer, it’s no less impressive. …
This is too awesome for words. Elephants from the Piccadilly Circus helped move vehicles in tornado-ravaged Joplin over the weekend. H/t: MsChark (via BuzzFeed). Categories: News Tags: Joplin tornado, Piccadilly Circus
Yes, you read the headline right. I’d type more words, but my head just exploded trying to process all of this, and I’m going to die now. H/t: BuzzFeed. Categories: News Tags: Arlington National Cemetery, KKK, Westboro Baptist Church
There’s a new menace running a amok on the Plaza: geese. This flash mob of geese briefly stopped traffic over the lunch hour, sending me into a spiral of cute overload. Categories: News Tags: geese
Earlier this month, Matt Pryor of the Get Up Kids got in on the Kickstarter Kraze. He’s been soliciting donations throughout the month of May to fund his new solo record, which will appropriately be called May Day. Tomorrow is the last day you can help him reach his goal of $10,000, so head on over to the — wait…
The sheer stupidity of Kansas City’s criminal class is frightening. On Friday, Anthony Standifer was convicted of shooting a retired Independence Police Department records clerk in the head, killing her in March 2010. This is one of those murders that truly never had to happen but did, due to incompetent criminals. Standifer, 26, showed up at Beverly Crowl’s home, which…
Groupon is the Internet version of an impulse purchase in the checkout line. You’ve got a limited time window (24 hours), a limited deal (some percentage off) and a pithy description of food that is definitely enticing. While it’s easy to click ‘purchase,’ it can sometimes be far harder to remember to redeem your Groupon. And this leads to a…
Aaron Clay won’t be on the streets for at least 30 years. Clay was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 20 years for the first-degree murder of Javier Reynoza in January 2010. Clay, 31, also received a consecutive sentence of 120 months for attempted aggravated robbery and a concurrent sentence of eight months for criminal…
More sad news from Joplin. Missing teen YouTube celeb Will Norton was confirmed among the dead on Friday. Norton’s family made the announcement on the “Help Find Will Norton” Facebook page. A week after the twister that killed 139, tattoo artist Kat Von D unveiled the tribute sketch above, according to Suite101.com. Norton was a huge fan of hers. In…
Shawnee might just be the best spot in town to get a plate of sashimi. Sushi Mido (6010 Nieman) opened at the beginning of this month, only a dozen blocks from the Sakura Japanese Restaurant (7474 Nieman). Sushi Mido is in the former Asian Breeze space, and just like the Japanese-Chinese fusion of the former occupant, it has a few…
Kansans, your state has one of the “craziest gun laws” in the nation. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence bestowed the dubious honor on the Sunflower State “for allowing guns in K-12 schools,” the Wichita Eagle reported. If that sounds crazy, well, it’s possible. Chuck Sexson, the director of the concealed-carry program for the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, acknowledged…
Soft drinks are like concessions for restaurants because our addiction to a bit of colored corn syrup can help an establishment’s struggling profit margins. But the line between gouging and gorging is a fine one. Serious Eats recently stumbled into a $5 bottle of Mexican Coca-Cola at David Chang’s Duck Lunch in New York City. (Last week, chef Alex Pope…
Heads up, downtown Kansas City employers. Your workers are probably going to be late today. The streets were total gridlock around 8 a.m., making a usual five-minute drive from my lair at 11th and Broadway a nearly 20-minute drive. The photo above doesn’t do justice to how bad it was. Nevertheless, we’re back for this short week. Categories: News
, I checked out Lawrence collective Team Bear Club’s new monthly at the Union. By the time I turned up, somebody had already vommed their face off and the stench had spread out across the cavernous basement area, particularly near the bar area. But apart from that, the vibe of the party was on point. Greg Enemy rapped a few numbers, Dutch…
A Kansas City marketing company has moved four blocks, and the city will become a little poorer as a result. Global Prairie has changed addresses in the Crossroads District. The company recently left its location at 1619 Walnut for the Vitagraph Film Exchange Building, at 17th Street and Wyandotte. Though its zip code remains the same, half of Global Prairie’s…
UPDATE (3:23 p.m.): Brian Washington, 19, was the victim of this morning’s homicide. Police are still looking for Washington’s killer. Original Story: Kansas City police are looking for whomever was in a white Ford Taurus that opened fire on three men, killing one early this morning. Witnesses saw three men walking in the street in the 11200 block of Corrington…
Supposedly, the Uptown Theater had to refund a ton of tickets after Janelle Monae and Bruno Mars’ Hooligans in Wondaland show got moved to the Independence Events Center. Hiking out to Independence on a Saturday night was apparently a bridge too far for certain midtowners. Well, they missed a hell of a show. In fact, the blandness of the Independence Events Center —…
%{}% Three teens playing with a handgun ended with a 16-year-old boy dead Sunday afternoon. Marlin Garrett, his twin brother and a 14-year-old suspect were playing with a handgun when Garrett was accidentally shot by the 14-year-old boy inside a home in the 8500 block of East 92nd Place around 1:30 p.m. Garrett died at the scene. Categories: News Tags:…
FAIRS & FESTIVALS Old Shawnee Days June 2–5 Shawnee Town 11501 West 57th Street oldshawneedays.org A local favorite, Old Shawnee Days has activities and entertainment for the entire family during this annual summer event. These include live music, a carnival, games, crafts, food, a pie and baking contest, and a parade. See the website for more information. A Day in…
What if the American Restaurant — one of the more expensive and glamorous dining rooms in Kansas City — decided to return to 1976 prices? A 16-ounce Kansas City strip would cost $13.50, a Long Island duckling in white-grape sauce would go for $9, and a glass of the house wine would be priced at 95 cents. At those prices,…
