A whole different set of wheels is coming to the Kansas Speedway. The organizers for Kanrocksas have announced the lineup of food trucks rolling into Kansas City, Kansas, for the music festival on August 5 and 6. Eleven local trucks will be dishing up fare, alongside some traveling food vendors who will be bringing their own style of cuisine from…
Kansas City, Kansas, police have identified 59-year-old Christine Smith as the victim of Friday morning’s homicide. Smith was found shot to death on the deck of a house near North 17th Street and Cleveland Avenue around 4 a.m. Smith, who was from KCK, had reportedly been shot multiple times. Categories: News Tags: Christine Smith, homicide
Some people travel for activities, some people travel for attractions (the largest ball of twine is still out there, folks), but the smart people get in the car to experience a great meal. This is essentially the idea that sparked Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives; which recaptures the American ideal of just getting in the car and going. So let’s conduct…
Davey’s Friday to pay tribute to James “Pappy” Garrett, the member of Cadillac Flambe who died in a car crash earlier this year. (We wrote about the tragedy in this week’s issue.) Some of the city’s finest country and blues acts participated in the boozy celebration; click through for the photos. Categories: Music Tags: cadillac flambe
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback will spend an hour in front of ABC’s television cameras helping build a home for an Iraq war veteran living with post-traumatic stress disorder. Brownback is volunteering for the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition build in Ottawa, Kansas. He’ll be there for an hour, showing up at 5 p.m. A cynic (who, me?) might say it’s a…
UPDATE (4:08 p.m. August 2): Kansas City police have identified 22-year-old Jeffrey White as the victim of Saturday’s homicide at 52nd and Brooklyn.Original Story (6 a.m. August 1): The homicide total hit 61 over the weekend after a man was gunned down in a drive-by shooting Saturday at 52nd and Brooklyn. The yet-to-be-named victim and another man were shot around…
