Jesse Dimmick is suing his hostages for $235,000. Jesse Dimmick wishes his hostages were struck with Stockholm Syndrome. Dimmick, convicted of holding a Topeka couple hostage, is suing his victims for turning him into police after he drifted off to dreamland, Fox 4 reported. Dimmick is serving an 11-year-sentence for the 2009 hostage situation in which he held Jared and…
February 1, 2012, is the date. Tickets are on sale either Friday or Saturday; no specifics yet. This is where the Music Hall is. Categories: Music
NPR’s Michael Katzif really loves Lawrence’s Hospital Ships. Back in May, the news organization spotlighted the band’s song “Honey, Please.” Now NPR has featured Hospital Ships on its Tiny Desk Concert series. Take a listen to the 11-minute-ish concert here. Categories: Music Tags: hospital ships, lawrence, Local Love, midwest music
Flickr: mangpages We’ve all shared nights with the red Solo Cup. Cultured folks and Keystone Light drinkers might not agree on much, but both have a genuine fondness for the crinkly red Solo Cup. The holder of keg beer and grain alcohol apparently instills feelings of nostalgia in us all. In the past few weeks, Slate and NPR have waxed…
KC College Gameday No mo Paddy O’s. The original Paddy O’Quigley’s (11851 Roe) — the unintentional nexus of Blue Valley alums on break and would-be cougars getting their karaoke fix — will close on Saturday, January 28, 2012. The Star reported last week that negotiations on a long-term lease fell through for the Irish pub and grill that has been…
ShoppedorNot Gearheads and burger fans can unite at Jack in the Box. Jacks will now be on hand at the Kansas Speedway for more than a handful of weekends a year. Jack in the Box opened last week at the Speedway shopping center (across from the Legends) in Kansas City, Kansas. The newest area burger spot at 10630 Parallel Parkway…
Cadillac Flambe Counter all that holiday cheer with a little murder. It’s time for the annual Murder Ballad Ball. It goes down Friday, December 9, at the Riot Room. Get deathy from 5 p.m. (doors) to 2 a.m. It’s $10 and 21-plus. Enjoy local music from American Catastrophe, Cadillac Flambe, the Silver Maggies, the Blue Boot Heelers, Sons of Great…
If you see this guy, call the police. UPDATE: Travis Robling, a suspect in the killing of Nathan Davis, was captured today. The Star reported that Robling was arrested in the woods on Kansas City’s East Side near Manchester Avenue and U.S. 40. Robling is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Original Story: Kansas City police are looking…
Local artist Matheus Leonhard created the massive Buddha for the Fo Thai dining room. There’s a quote attributed to Buddha: “To live a pure, unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.” But sometimes, the temptation to be selfish is too great, despite one’s best intentions. There’s a very big Buddha — and an…
Screen cap via NBC Action News Deja Davis, 16, was killed Thanksgiving night. Kansas City, Missouri’s homicide total was at 101 before Thanksgiving weekend. By the end of the weekend, there were five more killings in the city. Antonio Thompson was the first. On the eve of Thanksgiving, the 26-year-old was found dead inside a home in the 3700 block…
Me and Janelle Monae! On Friday afternoon, I was sitting at a table at Woodyard BBQ shoving a pulled-pork hoagie into my dumb, gaping mouth when I received a phone call informing me that Janelle Monae was available for an interview at the American Restaurant at 4 p.m. It was 2:45 p.m. Was I interested? I was interested. Categories: Music…
Minden – Gold Standard from Heuback on Vimeo. Are you feeling extremely depressed today? I am having a pretty difficult time finding the will to type even this very sentence! The world is an unmerciful, bleak, punishing place! The winter is going to be cold, and gray, and it is going to last you for the rest of your life!…
There is nothing good to say about Friday night’s show at the Granada because what more could you want? How could description touch it, and why should it? The show happened; people went. It was incredible and transcends review. So what’s the point? OK, fine, some details. Categories: Music Tags: thee oh sees
While we were spending last week eating far too much and drinking even more (a six-pack a night for four nights straight is not recommended, FYI), two of the area’s punk acts were putting new tunes online for your digital enjoyment. Lawrence’s anarcho-skate-punks Beta Maxx dropped their new demo on Bandcamp, and all five tracks are thrashy goodness. They tease…
The Pies That Bind They’re smiling, but tailgaiting is serious business here. If you want to cook meat in a parking lot, you come to Kansas City. Food & Wine has a list of “America’s Best Tailgaiting Cities,” and leading off the slideshow is KC. Here’s F&W’s summation of our tailgaiting prowess: Before each game, Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt strolls…
Apartment Therapy Spin Pizza is coming to Prairie Village. The debate over who has the best pizza in Kansas City is far from done, but the most prolific local pizza shop? That title might just belong to Spin Neapolitan Pizza. The area chain, which counts Bagel & Bagel’s Gail Lozoff among its founders, currently operates four pizza restaurants and plans…
AP Tamba Hali’s strip of Mewelde Moore wasn’t enough. These are the times that try Joe Posnanski’s soul. The Kansas City Chiefs lost 13-9 to the Pittsburgh Steelers last night. They had a drive to win the game that ended when their top receiver raised his hand to call for the ball then failed to raise his hands to catch…
ampm Anybody out there got a meat hangover cure? At some point, the days after Thanksgiving blend together like gravy that just can’t be contained by a scoop of mashed potatoes. And while sleeping on the couch appears to help, I’ve yet to find a surefire solution to what happens when you stop being polite and are fork-deep in your…
If you rip Gov. Sam Brownback on Twitter, his staff will find you. Shawnee Mission East senior Emma Sullivan learned, over the weekend, that exercising her right to free speech isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Sometimes, politicians throw hissy fits when you make fun of them. Last week, Sullivan attended a Youth Government event in Topeka, and Gov….
