Missouri can haz SEC invite? The Big 12 only knows dysfunction, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Thursday night’s call for unity ended in more uncertainty. This time, the University of Missouri is making sexy eyes at a news conference. At least that’s the take-away from The Kansas City Star. An unnamed university administrator told the Star Thursday night that…
The art of the eat is on display this weekend. Art may be food for the soul, but your tummy requires a different kind of feast. Thankfully, the 80th annual Plaza Art Fair from Friday through Sunday has something for all of your senses. With 26 restaurants operating booths, you’ll have trouble choosing among meatballs from Coal Vines, potato bacon…
A couple of biggies to announce. Paul Simon hits the Midland November 8. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 23, at 10 a.m. Guns N’ Roses* will be at the Sprint Center on November 12. Tickets cost $39.50, $75. *Original members not included. Here are some other shows announced this week: Categories: Music Tags: Guns N’ Roses, paul simon, Social…
Cheer up, Chiefs fans. Your season tickets are worth pennies on the dollar because of the team’s horrific start. But now you can draft Cam Newton in a fantasy league! NFL.com is touting its fantasy service with an image of Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles looking despondent after he tore up his left knee during the 48-3 flop in Detroit…
Occupation: Editor of New Letters magazine; editor-in-chief, BkMk Press and New Letters on the Air; writing coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Hometown: St. Louis Current neighborhood: Prairie Village Who or what is your sidekick? My wife of four years, Lisa, and our terrier, Sparky — the star of Windsor Park and Meadowlake Park. I find myself thinking of…
Midtown’s Cafe Seed restaurant closed after two years in business. One of my co-workers says he’s still waiting for the vegan tacos he ordered from Cafe Seed … in 2009. He was only half-joking. The cozy little vegan restaurant at 2932 Cherry was legendary for its incredibly slow service. Each dish was cooked to order in the tiny kitchen, so…
The facade of 340 Ward Parkway isn’t restored yet, but the Seasons 52 folks have a picture to show everyone. Richard Ng, the co-owner (with his wife, Theresa) of the Bo Lings mini empire of Chinese restaurants, says the planned move from his 25-year location in the Board of Trade building at 4800 Main to his new quarters, across Brush…
Derrick Washington faces up to seven years in prison. Former Mizzou star running back and Raymore prep standout Derrick Washington was found guilty of deviate sexual assault by a jury in Columbia yesterday. Washington has been charged with entering a woman’s bedroom in June 2010 and having sexual contact with her without consent. The victim and her roommate at the…
Let me first say that The Star’s Mizzou beat writer, Mike DeArmond, is kicking ass with his coverage of the Big 12 shakeup. The latest: Ex-Big Eight Commissioner Chuck Neinas confirmed to DeArmond that he’s been approached by the Big 12 about filling in for Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe, whose expected departure could be announced today. “I was contacted…
Just give me this bread and some water. Great chefs and writers have one thing in common. They sometimes just need a little editing to get it right. In a world where ingredients are being discovered like plant species in the rainforest, it can be hard to hold back. But one dish that I recently enjoyed on the Extra Virgin…
The Kansas City Chiefs are bad. Really, really bad. You know how bad they are? (This is where you should shout, “How bad are they?!) The Chiefs are so bad, Jay Leno made a crack at their expense on The Tonight Show last night. It wasn’t very funny, but, yeah, it was accurate. Categories: News Tags: jay leno, kansas city…
If you are into watching old British guys play punk music — I am kind of into that — you should consider cruising yonder midtown this evening. The Vibrators are playing a set at little old Davey’s Uptown. Also on the bill: Hopeless Destroyers. Got some video after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: the vibrators
Eater Bonjwing Lee is the Ulterior Epicure. You can’t always put a face and a name to a food blog. And in some cases that’s by design. The Ulterior Epicure — a local blogger dedicated to eating and shooting fine dining — was anonymous until Monday when he sat down for an interview with Eater. Meet Bonjwing Lee, a Kansas…
Sam Brownback endorses a former Aggie yell leader. In possibly the least surprising presidential endorsement of the year, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has endorsed Texas Gov. and former Texas A&M yell leader Rick Perry. Brownback cited Perry’s record on creating jobs and reducing taxes in a news release giving Perry his personal seal of approval, the Wichita Eagle reported. Yeah,…
Hereford House Has Hereford House set the tone for steaks when you travel? I’ll admit that in moving from Brooklyn to Kansas City, I came with culinary biases. I had difficulty paying high prices for Thai food, and I didn’t understand why delivery was more the exception than the rule. I’ve since learned to suck it up at the pump…
This cat was lucky enough not to be owned by Delores Metcalf. Sadly, some of the kitties saved from a cat hoarder aren’t going to make it out alive. Almost a month ago, animal-control officers removed 153 cats from a hoarder’s home north of the river. Many of the cats were sickly (and animal-control officers found about 50 dead cats…
Brooke Vandever Lulu’s rolls out the welcome plate downtown. The bigger, better space of Lulu’s Thai Noodle Shop is this week’s review by Charles Ferruzza in The Pitch. Learn why the Drunken Noodles is the restaurant’s most popular dish and why the banh mi is, well, “lulu.” You can click on the photo above or here to see a slideshow…
Ad Astra Arkestra Ad Astra Arkestra has a very fine new EP out, and writer April Fleming hung out with the band and wrote about it in this week’s issue. Also in our paper’s pages, you will find a local release roundup, featuring reviews of new music from rapper Roy Gunna, soft-rock act the Depth and the Whisper, and reggae…
Dan Beebe could be gone as soon as today from the Big 12. Big conference realignment scoop for The Kansas City Star: Dan Beebe’s reign as Big 12 commissioner should be over Thursday. Not shocking given the University of Oklahoma’s demand of Beebe’s head on a platter in order for them to remain a member. Beebe had to go if…
One problem partially fixed, two more serious allegations to go! After news leaked earlier this summer that the Republic School District near Springfield, Missouri, had banned Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler, a lot of free-speech types got pissed. The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in Indianapolis went as far as making 150 copies of his…
