Archives: October 2011

News

Kansas ethics panel informally admonishes Johnson County assistant district attorney Jill Kenney for lying to judge

Justin Kendall,

Steve Howe won’t answer questions about one of his prosecutors lying to a judge. A Kansas ethics panel has issued an “informal admonition” against a Johnson County assistant district attorney for making a false statement to a judge last year. Kansas’ Office of the Disciplinary Administrator sent assistant district attorney Jill Kenney a letter notifying her of the ethics lapse…
Music

Calamity Cubes, The Goddamn Gallows, and Slaughterhouse Opera: Tuesday’s Best Bets

Bene Garcia,

As Halloween approaches, tonight’s Best Bets have a darker tinge. Tonight: Milagres/Clock People/The Luddites at the Riot Room Raz Outabia/Jason Beers/Troy Meiss/The Okay Thrill/Slaughterhouse Opera at RecordBarThe Goddamn Gallows/Whiskey Breath/The Calamity Cubes at Davey’s Uptown Jabberjosh/Muscle Worship/Low Form at the Eighth Street Taproom Categories: Music Tags: Best Bets
Dining, Food & Drink

Peachtree Buffet is closed, smaller dining room opens

Charles Ferruzza,

Jaimie Warren The Peachtree Buffet is closed, but the menu is alive and well in a new space The year 2010 ended on a bittersweet note for Kansas City’s Willis family, who closed one of the few locally owned restaurants in the Power & Light District, the two-year-old Peachtree Restaurant, on December 5. (The company president, Vera Willis, explained the…
Music

The Marshmallow Ghosts, ‘The Attic’

Nick Spacek,

The Marshmallow Ghosts is a side project where it’s hard to know exactly who’s involved, other than various members of psychedelic-rock act Black Moth Super Rainbow. The band’s label always lists all of the bands the various members are in, but the specific personages are rarely named. Marshmallow Ghosts keeps up the mystery by releasing music only in October, and…
Music

Watch Ume video for ‘Captive’; the band’s at RecordBar Oct. 26

AJ Stutzer,

Ume, a trio from Austin, makes glorious, sun-bleached indie rock. Ume’s new record, Phantoms, was recently released on Modern Outsider. The band played at Kanrocksas this summer, and will perform again at RecordBar on Wednesday, October 26. Support from Radiation City and Fierce Bad Rabbit. Doors open at 9 p.m. It’s 18-and-older and costs $8. Watch the video for Ume’s…
Dining, Food & Drink

Dexter McCluster opens Deuces Sports Bar & Grill in Largo, Florida

Jonathan Bender,

Jeff Rosenfield Dexter McCluster’s family opened Deuces last month. It might not be a winning proposition for Kansas City Chiefs players to open a restaurant in this town (the prime example being Jared Allen’s Sports Arena & Grill from three years back). So, perhaps it’s wise that running back/wide receiver Dexter McCluster has chosen his hometown of Lagos, Florida, for…

News

Lisa Irwin’s parents tell Fox News that they didn’t harm or sell their daughter

Justin Kendall,

Watch the latest video at video.insider.foxnews.com Before the New York attorney for the parents of missing 11-month-old Lisa Irwin cut off the national news interviews, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin spoke with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. Bradley did most of the talking, admitting she was drunk the night that baby Lisa disappeared. Bradley defended her actions on the night in…
Dining, Food & Drink

O’Dowd’s in Zona Rosa has closed

Jonathan Bender,

O’Dowd’s has closed in Zona Rosa. The taps are dry at O’Dowd’s Little Dublin Irish Ale House & Pub in Zona Rosa. The Irish pub, owned and operated by KC Hopps, closed on Sunday after six years of operation at 8600 N.W. Prairie View Rd. in the Northland. This is the second water hole to shut its doors at Zona…
Dining, Food & Drink

Have you ever had a great corporate lunch?

Jonathan Bender,

Wendy Crispin This is the corporate lunch of the past, present and future. A sandwich, some chips and maybe a bit of cold pasta salad … sound familiar? Boxed lunches are like co-workers with crockpots – you know you’re going to eat whatever is inside, but you’re probably not going to be happy about it. Now whether it’s the challenge…
News

Mizzou application to the SEC ‘imminent’, The New York Times reports

Justin Kendall,

Miz … SEC? The University of Missouri’s application to join the SEC is “imminent,” The New York Times reported Monday. The Times cited “a university official with direct knowledge of the situation” saying Mizzou’s application was “inevitable and imminent.” The process of withdrawing from the Big 12 and applying to the SEC is reportedly set to begin at a board…

News

Occupy Wall Street protester demands Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self become Federal Reserve chairman (video)

Justin Kendall,

The Occupy Wall Street protest in Denver turned into a one-man lovefest for the Kansas Jayhawks. The video above was shot by multimedia journalist Andy Greenhaw. It’s his dad shouting: “Kansas Basketball No. 1! Bill Self for Federal Reserve chairman! Five National Championships! Fifty-five conference championships! … Missourah has won no championships of any kind!” Greenhaw writes on his blog…

Sporting Kansas City v. New York Red Bulls

Sporting Kansas City locked up a playoff berth on Saturday by beating the New York Red Bulls 2-0 at Livestrong Sporting Park. After a scoreless first half in which New York star Thierry Henry was ejected, Sporting’s Teal Bunbury struck in the 57th minute, elated the 19,921 fans packed into LSP. In the 74th minute, rookie CJ Sapong sealed the…
Dining, Food & Drink

Bill Gilbert says the restaurant industry’s future is sort of like its past

Charles Ferruzza,

Missouri Valley Special Collections It all started at the Westgate Hotel … What’s the future of the restaurant industry in America? Why not ask an important figure from the past: Bill Gilbert, the dapper-looking octogenarian and co-founder — with his father, Joe Gilbert, and Paul Robinson — of Kansas City-based Gilbert/Robinson restaurant empire. Gilbert/Robinson was a major player in building…
News

NY Post calls Lisa Irwin’s parents’ attorney, Joe Tacopina, possibly ‘the most hated lawyer in New York’

Justin Kendall,

Joe Tacopina: Lisa Irwin’s parents’ lawyer The parents of missing 11-month-old Lisa Irwin will be represented by New York criminal defense attorney Joe Tacopina. The news came during a press conference this afternoon in which private investigator Bill Stanton also announced that he was leaving Kansas City, but not the investigation. Tacopina told reporters that baby Lisa’s parents, Deborah Bradley…
News

Warrior Dash is coming back to Kansas City in 2012 … despite two people dying after competing earlier this year

Justin Kendall,

Warrior Dash is coming back to KC. Despite two men dying after competing in last year’s Warrior Dash, the “extreme run from hell” is returning to Kansas City, well, Platte City, next year. The Examiner reported that Warrior Dash announced the return date — May 5, 2012 — to those subscribed to the competition’s e-mail list. Scheduling the event for…
News, Politics

Peter Kinder isn’t attracting tons of donations

Ben Palosaari,

Peter Kinder isn’t raising hella cash. Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder hasn’t yet officially announced that he’s running for governor, and his latest campaign fundraising report might be a message that the Cape Girardeau Republican isn’t ready to replace Jay Nixon. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Kinder raised $410,000 in the last quarter, less than one-third of the $1.46…
Dining, Food & Drink

Snoop Dogg wants your gardening advice

Jonathan Bender,

Any guess as to what Snoop is growing? You might have a new reason to start a little backyard garden because your green thumb could land you backstage with Snoop Dogg. Sky News interviewed a Welsh vegetable farmer, Ian Neale, who caught the eye of the rapper through a series ofYouTube videos. . Ian Neale, whose previous claim to fame…
Music

The KJHK Farmer’s Ball, Friday at the Jackpot

April Fleming,

I hadn’t been to a Farmer’s Ball, KJHK’s annual battle of the bands, since Hospital Ships took the title a handful of years back. Perhaps I haven’t made it because it makes me feel old, but whatever. KJHK has typically done well by the event, creating a quickly paced event with enough variety to make an eight-band night tolerable. Categories:…