Joseph Fulgenzi, left, and Robert McCain plan to rehabilitate the public image of Jardine’s. If you haven’t met Robert McCain and Joseph Fulgenzi yet — they’re well-known local real-estate agents and entrepreneurs — you’ll be hearing about them soon enough. McCain, who owns the Blo Salon & Studio in Westport, told Fat City today that he and longtime partner Fulgenzi…
Flickr: j neuberger A toast to you at the end of 2011. Here’s to breaking resolutions and purchasing the champagne that is a cut above Andre. May your New Year’s Eve be hassle-free and spent with good company. A happy and healthy new year to you and your family, as well. We’re off Monday, so we’ll pick this back up…
Frank Haith denies tampering the Khem Birch. The Mizzou Tigers men’s basketball team is off to a perfect start under new head coach Frank Haith, but his reputation has been anything but. Before he took the court at Mizzou Arena, Haith was named in a report outlining a former University of Miami athletic booster Nevin Shapiro’s accusations of widespread wrongdoing…
Sabrina Staires Don Chilito’s will have something spicy and cheesy for you on New Year’s Day If our earlier Fat City list of New Year’s Day dining options didn’t catch your fancy, here are several more ideas: The manager at the Village Inn Family Restaurant in Mission (5800 Broadmoor, 913-236-7088) says a slice of this restaurant’s French silk pie is…
Anthony Winn allegedly had a gun and a lot of cash in his luggage. Of all the headaches that airports have had to deal with during this holiday travel season, people packing heat might be the biggest. Anthony Winn allegedly was that headache at KCI Thursday when, authorities say, he tried to bring a loaded 9 mm Glock onto a…
Brad Norman, the man behind The Outhouse: The Film documentary, conducted interview segments with local fans and patrons of the legendary punk-rock venue at the Jackpot and RecordBar last month. Norman has since traveled the country collecting stories from the likes of Ian Mackaye; Kevin Seconds; and members of Agnostic Front, Ultraman and Rancid Vat. Now there’s a long-form trailer…
Flickr: trazomfreak Samuel Adams — it’s Bostonian for drunk. ‘Tis the season to rank American cities based on a population’s ability to cook, on the percentage of overweight citizens and on the talent for knocking them back. I want to let you down gently, Kansas City. We didn’t make The Daily Beast’s list of the top 25 drunkest cities in…
The sad case of the ferret attack takes another turn. The story of the parents whose child lost seven fingers in a ferret attack has taken another odd turn. In January, Ryan and Carrie Waldo’s 4-month-old baby girl had seven fingers chewed off (leaving only the thumbs and part of a pinkie) by the family pet in Grain Valley. The…
Flickr: lsgcp Congratulations, bub, you live to fight another day. I’ve been tasked with the New Year’s Eve dinner this year. It’s too late to fly in lobsters (plus, I like the idea that I’m pardoning a few this year, just as the president spares the lives of several turkeys each Thanksgiving). Steaks are not necessarily a bad choice; they’ve…
Adam Dorssom Mateo Guterriez Tonight, you’ve got two opportunities to enjoy some punk rock and do some good for the Lawrence community. We’ve already noted Punk Rock Karaoke at the Replay, but what of our all-ages punk rockers? Hit up Love Garden, where Art for Skate’s Sake offers both a photo exhibition and a show with performances from E100 and…
Do you fancy yourself a performer but haven’t actually performed yet? Downtown nightspot Coda may have a spot for you in 2012. Find out at tonight’s singer-songwriter open-mic night. “This is a chance for artists to come let us hear what they have to offer, so we can know how if there’s a spot for them in our showcases and…
Angela Bond There’s nothing like a hot blueberry pancake — and a Ninja Sunrise — to start the New Year at Succotash. New Year’s Day doesn’t have the crazy expectations that cling to the previous night: Excitement! Romance! Drunken brawls! Regrets! The only real requirement of New Year’s Day is to eventually crawl out of bed and welcome 2012 with…
SING! You typically don’t come across many punk-rock anthems in karaoke books. Punk-rock fans who enjoy belting out mournful cries and rumbling growls in front of fellow punks have an outlet for their angst this weekend, though. This Friday, Chicago Punk Rock Karaoke descends on the Replay. Arrive, sing and scream, and benefit Lawrence’s Social Service League. We recently spoke…
Not the real Cowboy Indian Bear, but you get it. Hey! Remember Cowboy Indian Bear’s Daytrotter Session? Good times and sweet tracks, right? Well, now you can help CIB win a slot on Daytrotter’s Listeners’ Choice 2011 playlist. Categories: Music Tags: cowboy indian bear, Daytrotter
Bravo Oseland has tapped KC for greatness next year. Get ready to hear Boston accents at the American and see Yankees caps at the bar in Julian — the word is out that Kansas City is the next dining city on the rise. Saveur’s editor-in-chief James Oseland (whom you likely know as a critic on Top Chef Masters) has loosened…
Karmic Kitchen The bigger the pumpkin? The more ravioli. We’re living in the golden era of food photography and news — it’s a righteous time to be a good eater. And beyond what’s in this space, there has been an avalanche of crave-worthy posts the past week. A brief compendium of the top results is after the jump. Just make…
I’ve heard of shrimp until you quit and never-ending pasta bowls, but endless steaks ? I’m guessing this is Fogo de Chao, but I’ve never quite heard its all-you-can-meat buffet described as “endless steaks.” Does anybody have another idea about what restaurant might be helping perpetuate the cowtown myth of Kansas City, courtesy of a never-ending supply of beef? Categories:…
Chocolate lovers, add this one to your list. The Filling Station is hiding dessert in plain sight every morning. This is no off-menu, special-password dessert. Instead, it’s the chocolate muffin (a regular in the rotation) that is, in actuality, a moist, rich brownie with a smattering of powdered sugar on top. But because it’s labeled a muffin, you can simply…
It’s not OK to trade sex for meth or salt. A creep in Salina, Kansas, received a hell of a Christmas gift yesterday when his sentence for trading fake meth for sex with a 13-year-old girl was reduced from 15 years to 12. This sick tale dates to 2005 when Kendall T. Brown, 43, was indicted for telling middle school…
Muscle Worship, Mouthbreathers, I Love You, and more played the FOKL Center in Kansas City, Kansas, last Friday. Click through to see the scene. Photos by Allie Mason.
Brooke Vandever In this week’s Pitch: surveying changes in the bar and club scene, remembering departed restaurants, cruising nasty restrooms, and chalking up the murder rate. And the Forecast. And some New Year’s Eve ideas. See y’all in 2012. Categories: Music
Kevin Thomason was killed Tuesday night. This week’s Pitch feature story looks back at homicides in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2011 (read it here). When we went to press, there were 113 homicides. Last night, Kansas City, Missouri’s 2011 homicide total increased to 114. A man was found mortally wounded in a driveway at East 68th Street and Bales around…
