In the past, I called Barbara Porter the World’s Worst Mother. I was wrong — to call her a mother. Porter was never a mother — you can’t be if you allow your husband to sexually abuse your 16-year-old daughter. Porter, 45, is going to federal prison for five years. She pleaded guilty in January to obstruction of justice. In…
Rumors Steakhouse is a pricey new steakhouse in Lee’s Summit that’s worth the cost and trip. Photos by Sabrina Staires.
Every so often, we need a story to remind us of humanity’s astonishing power to take even the silly, trite parts of our lives and turn them to our advantage. Early philosophers referred to this spiritual transubstantiation as “Being Fucking Metal.” This is such a story. Last September, Aidan Reed, 5, of KC, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Luckily,…
When did we decide that a potluck dinner was beneath us? Perhaps it was the moment when the progressive dinner went from a house-to-house journey to a chocolate and gold-leaf panna cotta being consumed on a ride to nowhere. The Huffington Post has the story of A Razor, A Shiny Knife — a supper club whose members dined on a…
The arrival of May means we’ve finally reached spring, and summer’s not far off. It also means it’s time for the Replay Lounge and Jackpot Music Hall’s annual “Spring Into Summer” mini-fest: an all-day, all-night, cheap-as-hell affair featuring some of Lawrence’s best-known and most-loved musical talents. This year’s lineup includes the Old Canes, the Dactyls, Danny Pound Band, Hospital Ships, Drakkar Sauna,…
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art — one of the better assets of the Johnson County Community College campus — is kicking off its 2011 spring and summer concert series, giving you the chance to experience some setting sun, modern art, and local music all at the same time, for free. The Light Up the Lawn concert series begins this…
The Power & Light Grill (417 E. 13th St.) is keeping score of the world’s events, and according to the scoreboard, it’s advantage U.S. Navy Seals. An American flag hangs in the window to the right of the hand-drawn sign. Categories: News Tags: Osama Bin Laden, Power & Light Grill, U.S. Navy
Bored with the name of your state? Me, too. So is Pleated Jeans, which has renamed every state in the union — after, who else, famous people. Mark Ruffalo, not a bad draw for Kansas. But Suri Cruise? Eh, why not? Categories: News
Off-duty Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Bryan Block had been thrown out of the 6902 Club on Prospect for being drunk and having a gun on him on March 4, court records say. Block, 45, told the bouncer: “I got a 40 on me. I’ll blast you.” He apparently wasn’t joking. Block allegedly shot the bouncer twice in the abdomen….
After being closed for three weeks to undergo a major renovation, the Granfalloon Restaurant & Bar on the Country Club Plaza reopened a week ago. The bar area and dining rooms now feature new stamped concrete floors, larger windows that open onto the Brush Creek side of the venue, a spacious patio, and an impressive new menu from chef Michael…
Phoenix, a 1-year-old black lab, was set on fire last week. Now, Phoenix’s former owner is facing charges of animal cruelty for failing to get the dog immediate medical attention, KCTV5 reported. Maria Alarcon-Suarez reportedly told police that she found Phoenix “fully engulfed in flames and rolling” in the backyard of her home on East 59th Terrace around 10 p.m….
A hypothetical condiment shortage is coming to the world, and you’ve got time to hoard one single condiment. If you’re Floyd Mayweather, the answer is simple: A.1. The rest of us might have a different choice than steak sauce. I couldn’t live without coarse-grain mustard because it’s often part of the foundation of any sandwich in my household. So how…
Sports Illustrated Posnanski is moving on. When the next Census is taken, one name will be conspicuously absent from the list around here. The latest newsletter from Rainy Day Books includes a bit of news about former Kansas City Star columnist (and current Sports Illustrated scribe) Joe Posnanski: We wish Joe, Margo and family a safe and successful move to…
Looks like ScionLAB is calling it quits after two years. The venue and event space — which is located right behind Crossroads KC — posted on its Facebook page earlier today that it’s going to be shutting its doors. Just wanted to send a quick shout to everyone who has taken part in the ScionLAB, whether you hosted a show,…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers went through with a plan to blow up part of the Birds Point levee in southeastern Missouri last night. The controversial plan has made national news in the past week because it posed a lose-lose situation for residents of Missouri and Cairo, Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers: If the…
Another semi-drinking holiday is upon us. Break out some limes, pop the top of a Corona (or two) and ready the margarita salt – it’s time for Cinco de Mayo. Here are a few bars celebrating the holiday with music, beer and more beer: Categories: Music Tags: Approach, Barbaric Merits, beer, cinco de mayo, making movies
All right, there are more than five, come to think of it. (I just realized that we’re leaving out potential candidates such as Nicholas Grunauer of Grunauer, Sam Silvio of Em Chamas, Ted Habiger of Room 39, Michael Smith of the restaurant of the same name and — well, God only knows how many others.) And then there are the…
Jay & Silent SMod The Midland Monday, May 2, 2011 Last night at the Midland, folks paid $30 to $60 to watch two guys sitting at a table, chatting with each other, shooting the shit for a little over an hour … TWICE. It’s that fucking entertaining. You could download it for free in a couple of weeks, but the…
Get your kids in the car and start telling them about the legend — an era is ending at Taco Via. Joyce Smith of The Kansas City Star reports that the Taco Via at 8615 W. 95th St. will be moving because of the redevelopment of the Valley View shopping center. But you apparently won’t have to travel much farther…
Danny Clinch One of punk’s enduring institutions, Social Distortion formed in 1978 and released its seminal ode to suburban anomie, Mommy’s Little Monster, five years later. It was another five years before Prison Bound, thanks to frontman Mike Ness’ skirmishes with the law and heroin. The album widened Social D’s punk sound with country and rockabilly, a move that bore…
You might have a food crush on Sandra Lee, and on Thursday you can actually meet her. Lee will be in town for the Saint Luke’s Hospital Foundation’s Accessorizing Your Heart Health — a benefit for the Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Health Center. The Food Network star and cookbook author is an honorary co-chair, alongside Lisa and Jasper J. Mirabile…
Chiefs GM Scott Pioli, the reigning NFL Executive of the Year, has a reputation for researching potential players by studying them off the field. As he explained to KCUR 89.3’s Steve Kraske last fall, when considering college players to draft, he speaks with people not directly involved with football to get a picture of a player’s character. He told Kraske,…
