Archives: October 2011
POTUS will be in Missouri tonight
Barack Obama will be in Missouri today, but you won’t see him. The president will be in St. Louis tonight, after spending the afternoon in the Dallas area. He’s scheduled to attend two fundraisers in St. Louis before flying back to Washington. Obama will raise money in Dallas, too, but he’s also fitting in a public appearance. He’ll visit a…
10-month-old Lisa Irwin believed to have been abducted from her crib; Amber Alert issued
Lisa Irwin is believed to have been abducted. An Amber Alert has been issued for a 10-month-old girl believed to have been abducted from her home at 3620 North Lister. Lisa Irwin was last seen asleep in her crib around 10:30 p.m. Monday. Police were called around 4 a.m. after the girl vanished. Police say it appears that a suspect…
Faster Than Hell debuts video for “Nothing to Lose”
Faster Than Hell Nothing to Lose from Anthony Ladesich on Vimeo.The video for Faster Than Hell’s “Nothing to Lose” made its debut yesterday. The track is from this year’s self-titled debut, and the Anthony Ladesich-directed video flat-out rocks your face with switchblade style. Categories: Music Tags: Faster Than Hell
Who wants to open a restaurant in Gladstone?
Gladstone is hoping a new restaurant might put it on the map. A great restaurant can be the lifeblood of downtown — at least that’s the idea behind a new city-backed restaurant space in Gladstone. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that the city is hoping to attract a destination restaurant to anchor the Village Center development through an innovative…
Kelly Dixon accused of DWI crash at daughter’s school; Dixon was convicted of 1997 drunken crash that killed her son
Kelly Dixon urinated on herself while in a holding cell, court records say. This has to be what rock bottom looks like. Last Wednesday afternoon, Kelly Dixon allegedly crashed her 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass into a stop sign swing arm while trying to pick up her daughter from St. Elizabeth School. Dixon 42, had been in this situation before. In February…
Bloomberg Investigation reveals Koch-Industries bribes, law breaking
An investigation into Koch Industries has left the company looking bad. Koch Industries’ reputation is likely to get a little worse. Bloomberg Markets Magazine just released a damning story based on an investigation of the privately held Wichita-based company, and Koch comes out looking pretty bad. The magazine unearthed a trove of documents and anecdotes leading to allegations that the…
Eleven Productions is throwing a giant Lawrence party in November
Murder By Death will headline. Pretty much every band in Lawrence is slated to play a festival being put on by Eleven Productions in November. 11/11/11 is the name, and also the date, of the show, which will be held at all the main Lawrence venues: Granada, Jackpot, Replay, Taproom, Bottleneck. Sounds like fun. Hat tip to I Heart Local…
Richard Gibisas accused of trying to abduct three little girls, allegedly had child porn on his phone
Richard Gibisas’ van is a bad, bad place (allegedly). Today in creepy: Richard Gibisas of Overland Park is accused of trying to abduct three girls in Wheatland, Missouri. Fox 4 reported that Gibisas, 55, is charged with three counts of attempted child kidnapping, tampering with evidence and possession of child pornography. He allegedly was cruising around the block where the…
Big 12 agrees to share TV revenue in a move toward stability, but Mizzou remains wild card
Big 12 The Big 12 takes a step toward stability. Sharing is caring in the Big 12. The Big 12 announced Monday that the conference’s board of directors has agreed to equally share money from the Tier I and Tier II TV rights for football, men’s basketball and NCAA men’s basketball tournament games. It’s a move toward stability. But —…
Crosstown Station closes its doors (photos)
Forester Michael Forester Michael shot some of the action on Saturday night, when Crosstown Station hosted its final show. Be/Non, Giants Chair, Major Games, THEE Water MoccaSins, and more. Click through to look. Categories: Music
Talk about ‘Building a Gigabit City’ with Google Fiber at the Central Library Monday night
Now that we’re getting Google Fiber what are we going to do … with it. Cool event at the Central Library (14 West 10th Street) tonight. The Social Media Club of Kansas City will be presenting about 10 or 20 concepts on how to use Google Fiber’s super-fast Internet connections during a session called, “Building the Gigabit City: Brainstorming a…
No KC restaurants are among Men’s Health ‘Manliest Restaurants in America’
Flickr: Anna Majkowska Have you seen our ribs, Men’s Health? Men’s Health seems to think that Kansas City eats like a bunch of wimps. In the magazine’s recently released list of the ‘Manliest Restaurants in America,’ Kansas City is not among the finalists. In fact, we didn’t even manage to sneak into the initial round, which included 45 restaurants from…
Do you ever worry we may lose local chefs to bigger cities?
Cowboys & Indians You keep your mitts off Colby and Megan Garrelts, New York City. The Kansas City Royals have an unfortunate history of watching their best players leave for bigger markets, in search of larger paychecks and endorsement deals. So far, it’s been the opposite case in the culinary world here in KC. We have a cadre of young…
Todd Haley and Matt Cassel get into a sideline spat during Sunday’s Chiefs victory
The Chiefs won their first game of the season Sunday, defeating the Minnesota Vikings 22-17 at Arrowhead. But it the game wasn’t without controversy. Kansas City coach Todd Haley and Matt Cassel got into a heated argument on the sideline after Cassel spiked the ball on a third down to force another field goal. The argument turned motivational as Cassel…
Grieves on Motown, his new album, Together/Apart, and the ’emo’ label; show with Budo tonight at Jackpot
Rapper Grieves (real name Benjamin Laub), has been reporting live from the grind for the past several years as an opening act for fellow Rhymesayers notables such as Atmosphere and P.O.S. The Seattle native released 2007’s Irreversible on his own, then teamed up with producer, friend and multi-instrumentalist, Budo, for 2008’s 88 Keys and Counting. They have rarely been apart…
75 pounds of marijuana seized in Interstate 70 traffic stop
This is what 75 pounds of marijuana look like. The Missouri Highway Patrol seized it Thursday from a 1997 Fleetwood motorhome during a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County. A K-9 cop named Puki sniffed out the pot. Troopers searched the vehicle. The pot was uncovered, and a couple of men in their 60s — Jeffrey Gilman and…
Occupy Wall Street spreads to Kansas City
Image via Facebook The occupation was off to a tentative start when a trolley driver showed up with a bullhorn. Taking inspiration from the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, about 15 people showed up at Penn Valley Park at 9 a.m. Friday for Phase One of Occupy Kansas City. The cars and bicycles collected in a parking lot near the shipping…
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