We might not have beach weather, but we will be getting lighter fare. A “fresh grill and wine bar” concept, Seasons 52, is coming to the Country Club Plaza. The restaurant chain based out of Orlando, Florida, will be taking over the former Eddie Bauer space at 325 Nichols Road. Renovations are expected to take a little under a year,…
The Dreadnought Dorothys dynasty lives on. The Dorothys captured their sixth Kansas City Roller Warriors home team championship on Saturday night after holding off a second-half rally by the Victory Vixens for the 83-63 win. Check out the victory photo above taken by Roller Warriors’ league photographer Randy Pace, aka Pa Fringe. Saturday night’s most exciting bout was between the…
It might still be a little too early to call this the best play of the Kansas City Royals’ season, but it certainly will be in the running. A fan managed to catch an Eric Hosmer foul ball — which was headed straight for his face — with a popcorn bucket on Monday night. Sign him up! H/t: Deadspin. Categories:…
One of the less-than-great parts about living in Kansas City is the godawful summer heat. It’s muggy, it’s miserable and it can be deadly. By early August last year, six Kansas Citians were suspected to have died from heatstroke. The city has just announced the hours of cooling centers and free swimming at municipal pools. At the risk of sounding…
UPDATE (June 8): The man found shot to death inside a vehicle at 44th and Forest Monday night has been identified as 25-year-old Reginald Allen of Kansas City, Missouri. Original Story (June 7): Kansas City police are investigating a homicide at 44th and Forest. A man was found shot to death inside a vehicle around 9:30 p.m. Monday. Categories: News…
Most restaurants strive to keep bugs out of the food, but one Columbia ice-cream shop had a very different idea. KMBC reports that Columbia public health officials have advised Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream to not make a second batch of cicada-flavored ice cream because there aren’t any city or county guidelines governing the proper preparation of bugs for consumption. Sparky’s…
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The family-owned Pizza Oven, a small pizzeria at 80th and State Line, has closed. The restaurant’s website puts it very simply: “Closed for business.” When the restaurant opened, in December of 2008, owners Kevin and Chris Ferrel were optimistic about their mom-and-pop pizza parlor, even if the location had a lousy track record: Before the Pizza Oven took it over,…
When restaurateur Bonnie Freeland moved her dainty little tearoom, Madame Hatter’s Tea Room — which served surprisingly delicious lunches and fabulous desserts — from Eudora, Kansas, to bigger quarters in Bonner Springs in 2009, it seemed like a positive development. But apparently not: Freeland is closing her business on June 15. She’s keeping her fans notified on the restaurant’s Facebook…
The Steel Gallery & Studio hosted Weapons of Mass Production II, “The Art of Skateboarding,” on Saturday, June 6. It was a mash-up of art on skateboard decks and actual skateboarders showing off their craft on a mini deck. Photos by Brooke Vandever
Chubby’s on Broadway is something of a midtown institution: It’s one of the few 24-hour diners left in the heart of the city. The newest version of the LaBruzzo family’s iconic restaurant is Chubby’s on Barry at 6332 N.W. Barry Road, a sparkling clean and shiny diner that Vince Frew opened two weeks ago. Frew is part of the extended…
UPDATE (June 7): The visitation for Riverside police officer Jeff Taylor is set for Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m., according to Crime Scene KC. Taylor’s funeral will follow at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Liberty, and he’ll be buried in Cameron. Taylor was injured in a lightning strike in Joplin while helping with the rescue effort following the May…
Ronald Johnson lost a fight with a police dog. The Star reported that Johnson had wracked up an impressive amount of outstanding warrants. Forty-five warrants, to be exact. He was also allegedly driving with a suspended license The 31-year-old had allegedly been reported as driving drunk near Admiral Boulevard and Virginia Avenue Saturday evening. He’s accused of running from police,…
Decided to walk up the street after work last night to see what kind of crowd Sleigh Bells and Neon Indian would draw on a Monday at the Midland. A big crowd, it turns out — a big, young, attractive crowd wearing bright, progressive outfits. Last night was a make-up show, from when Sleigh Bells canceled on the Buzz Stole…
%{}% Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is kinda, maybe, sorta thinking about running for the Republican presidential nomination, announced yesterday that he has invited the nation’s governors to Texas for a giant prayer fest. And Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback was quick to sign up for the August 6 event. Perry is teaming up with the American Family Association, a Mississippi-based…
Last week, Countdown’s Keith Olbermann called for U.S. Congressman Billy Long to “resign in shame” after mocking tornado warning systems and proposing selling off ham radio frequencies. Long’s congressional district in Missouri includes Joplin, which was leveled by an EF5 tornado that a few weeks ago killed 141 people. Too soon, man. Too soon. Olbermann, who is preparing for the…
But in the opposite-day world of hip-hop, where sick means fresh, “unnnghhh” is the sound of approval. So it’s appropriate that a “that’s so sick” groan is mixed into the production on “Am I Right or Am I Right?” the track featuring singer Reggie B that appears on rapper Info Gates’ latest album, The Life of the Mind. Categories: Music…
Are you lusting after a certain carnivore, but unsure how to tell him or her? Well, Pork Barrel Barbecue has figured out how you can say I heart you. The barbecue sauce company has introduced Que — an “Eau de Barbecue,” that is an “intoxicating bouquet of spices, smoke, meat, and sweet summer sweat.” They claim that it’s the world’s…
It’s been a good year for Lawrence, Kansas’ CVLTS and Hospital Ships. People outside the Midwest seem to have started to notice the great (though very different) work that both bands have been doing. And, hey! Look at this. Late last week, both bands got some more national dap. Categories: Music Tags: CVLTS, hospital ships
Bubba Starling has a decision to make: Sign a multimillion-dollar contract with the Kansas City Royals or go to college and play football and baseball for the University of Nebraska. The Royals selected the hometown hero yesterday with the fifth pick in Major League Baseball’s draft. But the 6-foot-5, 195-pound center fielder from Gardner Edgerton High School had already committed…
