The 11th annual Greaserama came to the Boulevard Drive-in on Saturday, September 3, and Sunday, September 4. It was a two-day punk rock car show with modded out hot rods featuring plenty of chrome and lots of attitude. Photos by Sabrina Staires.
There’s still no news about Jonathan Justus turning 1700 Wyandotte into a bistro — but he is going to New York City. Three area chefs will be traveling outside of Missouri this autumn to show off their cooking prowess in different venues. Howard Hanna, executive chef and co-owner of the Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange, will be one of the…
Avert your gaze! It’s America’s ugliest football team! Those NFL commercials are totally right. We really are “back to football.” The results of a ground-breaking academic study are in: The Kansas City Chiefs are butt-ugly. In fact, according to the Ursinus College study, the Chiefs are the least attractive of all NFL teams. The Wall Street Journal, which asked the…
A man was shot outside Saint’s Pub and Patio. This must be the unofficial bar-violence week in the metro. Following a Labor Day stabbing at the Blarney Stone, we have a shooting in the parking lot of a JoCo bar. Early this morning, someone shot a man multiple times in the parking lot of Saint’s Pub and Patio in Lenexa…
Much like fellow Minnesotans Dillinger Four and Off With Their Heads, Minneapolis’ the Slow Death rocks out rough-edged, gravel-voiced punk rock with a catchy pop edge. The foursome, born from the remnants of Jesse Thorson and the Falling Angels, released a combination 7-inch and comic book on Silver Sprocket earlier this year, and has a new full-length due out later…
Who wants to replace this guy? The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners just released the five finalists to replace Chief Jim Corwin. They are: KCPD Deputy Chief Darryl Forté KCPD Deputy Chief Kevin Masters Retired KCPD Deputy Chief Vincent Ortega Fayetteville, N.C., Chief of Police Thomas Bergamine Rochester, N.Y., Executive Deputy Chief George E. Markert. Closed interviews are scheduled…
Courtesy of The Culinary Center of Kansas City. Matt Chatfield is comfortable teaching in the kitchen. Executive Chef Matt Chatfield has a small office amid the dry-goods storage at the Culinary Center of Kansas City. He points to the pictures over his computer. Next to photos of his wife and daughters is a posed picture, not unlike a class photo,…
Smoking this at a casino will get you in trouble. Who knew that smoking blunts at a casino was frowned upon? I’ve been to the Argosy Casino, but I don’t recall seeing anything saying marijuana smoking isn’t allowed. This became an issue for a man the other day. Police began chasing a man for allegedly smoking weed in the casino…
Brooke Vandever It’s a little slice of everything in Raytown. The idea of Asian fusion means that you never know exactly what you’re going to get when you sit down to eat at a restaurant. And that’s certainly the case with Blue Yuu in Raytown as Charles Ferruzza discovered in this week’s review. But it was the show put on…
Burnie Booth aka Folkicide In this week’s paper product: A conversation with Los Lobos, who play Knuckleheads on Friday. And we get to know Burnie Booth, a local dude who records some pretty bonkers music under the name Folkicide. He plays an early show at RecordBar on Friday. Plus the Forecast. And a profile of KC skateboarder Sean Malto. And…
Dionnete Price had a rough ride. Dionnete Price allegedly jumped on the hood of a woman’s car, flashed a gun and told her, “Drive bitch or I’ll blow your head off.” So she drove … straight to Kansas City Police Headquarters. Price, 26, alleged hopped on the hood of the car Tuesday near Truman Road and U.S. Highway 71. He’s…
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes, Political Humor & Satire Blog, The Daily Show on Facebook The United States Postal Service is in a dire financial situation. It might even shut down, which has Sen. Claire McCaskill all upset. During a hearing, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said the USPS seriously needs to consider laying off…
Gordon Biersch is just weeks from opening. Work on your toasts, Leawood. Gordon Biersch Brewery has set an opening date for its Park Place location. The brewpub at 11652 Ash will open Monday, September 26. This will be the first location for the brewery restaurant in Kansas. The chain, based out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, opened a location (100 E. 14th…
You’re not that meat crazy, right? You may be called over to the back of a semitrailer this week and asked if you want to buy some of the 20 tons of meat scraps that sit behind the doors. You can make pizza toppings, they’ll promise, at prices that stores without wheels just can’t touch. Remember, nothing good comes from…
Welcome to What I Like, our weekly chat with local musicians about their favorite things. This week: the Blackbird Revue The Blackbird Revue plays country-inspired ballads and adrenaline-ridden, soaring anthems fueled by ear-catching harmonies. The band is currently writing new material but won’t start recording for a while. Stop by one of the Revue’s shows, though, and you’ll most likely…
Reginald Arnold really likes Michael Jackson’s music. Kansas City, Kansas, firefighter Reginald Arnold is facing federal child sex charges. Arnold is facing charges of sexual exploitation of a child, KSHB Channel 41 reported. KCK Fire Department spokesman Deputy Chief Clark Duke released a statement acknowledging an employee’s arrest and saying the employee has been placed “on unpaid administrative leave pending…
The Kansas City Police Department is investigating a homicide. Kansas City’s homicide total is now at 77 for 2011. A man’s lifeless body was found on the front porch of a vacant home at East 18th and Newton around 1 p.m. Wednesday. Police are investigating the man’s death as a homicide; however, they haven’t released a cause of death. The…
Virgo/Virgo Rising* (Aug 22-Sept 22): You possess some of the best karma when it comes to turning friends into family. It is not everyone who can do this; not everyone wants to, either. Some are blessed with healthy and functional families. Of course, you thrive when we appreciate all the little ways you make our lives better. The first part…
When your dad is a lead design engineer for Rival, the omnipresent kitchen-gadget maker, it’s a fair bet that you’re going to be gathering around the kitchen table every night. There was always a Crock-Pot or can opener — whatever his dad, Norman, was working on — that needed to be put through the paces in Matt Chatfield’s childhood home…
Blue Yuu brings Korean, Japanese and Chinese cuisine together under one roof in Raytown. Photos by Brooke Vandever.
Peter Kinder is still kicking in the 2012 election discussion. Don’t count out Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder’s 2012 gubernatorial campaign just yet! It appears that a scandal involving a picture of Kinder with a former Penthouse Pet, the Pet’s subsequent assertion that Kinder creeped her out and offered her a chance to live in his condo, evidence that Kinder loves…
Ganglians Bless the Jackpot for almost getting last night’s Ganglians show started early, as it was billed. Most often the venue’s shows don’t begin until after 11 p.m., running until last call — a dangerous venture for anyone with a morning gig. Categories: Music Tags: ganglians, l5, up the academy
