it’s hoped that this Plaza window display isn’t a metaphor for the Chiefs’ season. Or maybe this is a more suggestive display than I first thought. Not that you need a reminder, but the season starts against the Buffalo Bills Sunday at Arrowhead. Categories: News Tags: kansas city chiefs
Vernon Blair allegedly fired an automatic rifle at a group of men. On May 10, the night that Maurice Clark was gunned down at 67th and Monroe, Vernon Blair Jr. allegedly warned a group of young men that he was going to go into his apartment to “smoke a blunt” and when he came back, he’d have his “fully thing.”…
Life’s Ambrosia It’s what’s on the inside that counts. Hot dogs are becoming like Santa Claus — the older you get, the harder it is to believe in them. The New York Times’ The Local East Village blog recently posted the disturbing results of a Freedom of Information request submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture back in 2009. The…
Kitchen Profitability A check at the right time can be as sweet as dessert. We all inherit some traits that we wish skipped a generation. My grandfather was known to say, “We go now,” as soon as he was finished eating, regardless of whether the rest of us had put our forks to rest. So, for me, patience at the…
Regions Bank claimed that Jerry Johnston was making $400,000. Anyone in the market for a megachurch? The Rev. Jerry Johnston’s First Family Church is getting booted out of its Overland Park home near U.S. Highway 69 and 143rd Street, The Kansas City Star’s Judy L. Thomas reported (and she’s done a fantastic job of keeping track of what’s going on…
Forester Michael Crosstown Station hosted a live concert performance of Pink Floyd’s The Wall on Friday, featuring a whole bunch of local music people, including Brodie Rush, Mark Lowrey, Chris Meck, and more. Photographer Forester Michael captured some of the magic. Categories: Music Tags: the wall
One-take videos are always flippin’ sweet. Categories: Music Tags: Greg Enemy
Wix Panera has apparently set its sights on Brookside. With the Kansas City Star reporting that Panera Bread (apparently looking at the former Beauty Express space) may be coming to Brookside in 2012, it’s a sign of how one restaurant might change the entire composition of a neighborhood. Right now, the closest thing to a mass-market franchise is Baskin-Robbins and…
Kansas City police are investigating a double homicide. The Labor Day weekend saw a double homicide on Sunday afternoon. Police were called to a shooting at East 37th and Benton around 4:45 p.m. Officers were contacted by one of the shooting victims who was in a private vehicle at East 47th and Benton. The shooting victim was taken to a…
Just in time for this Saturday’s Indy Fest 2 at the Riot Room, Approach drops his Aloe Park (Redux) album. It’s a bunch of remixes of last year’s DatGang release, Aloe Park. Download that sucker for free on Filesonic. Categories: Music Tags: Approach, Indy Fest 2
Take this girl and a bud home for $45. Silver lining to the sad story about the extreme cat hoarder: Cats just became cheaper to adopt! Animal-control officers removed 153 cats from a home north of the river this week. Delores Metcalf’s collection of tapeworm-infested felines was taken to the Kansas City, Missouri, Animal Shelter. As of Friday, one cat…
Well, muuuuuusssst be nice. Skipping town this holiday weekend? Fuck you, fuckface! We’re holding it down in KC due to an illiquid bank account situation. Extremely cash-poor, baby! A financial house in complete disorder! Unable to justify leisure travel spending! But: Lemonade from lemons. What to do, what to do. Categories: Music
For this week’s incoming, we’ve got a spattering of alternative rock and metal bands that’ve been recently announced. Unwritten Law and the Ataris (remember them?) will play the Beaumont on September 29. Le Grand and Hipshot Killer support. All-ages 7 p.m. If that doesn’t grab your interest, perhaps you’ll be happy to hear Chimaira, Impending Doom, Rise to Remain, Revocation…
You know liquor makes you dumb, but do you know why it makes you dumb? Over the holiday weekend, when you’ve had too many fuzzy navels in the heat and you start to think it’s a great idea to stumble into your car and drive to your ex’s house unannounced to finally get closure, stop and try to remember what…
Richard Solis has been missing since last Saturday. The family of Richard Solis, a legally blind man with dementia and a seizure disorder who has been missing since he went on a walk in Northeast Kansas City at around 8 p.m. Saturday (8/27), is offering a $1,000 reward for information about his location that results in his recovery. Mr. Solis…
Pastry chef Natasha Goellner settles into a patio chair outside of Natasha’s Mulberry & Mott, the shop she co-owns with her mother, Vicki. She’s thinking about a half-dozen different projects that will have her creations appearing on the Plaza and in the Crossroads in the coming months. On Thursday, Goellner recalled her early days baking wedding cakes at SubTropolis. On…
Generally speaking, when you’re a pitcher, it’s not a good sign when the Associated Press writes a news brief about a single pitch you throw. But they did yesterday for Royals starter Danny Duffy when the 22-year-old chucked a wild pitch for ball four while intentionally walking the Tigers’ Victor Martinez. Miguel Cabrera scampered to third on the pitch. We…
