Kansas City officials are asking for the public’s help this week in identifying two men who illegally dumped a crap-ton of picket fencing in the middle of the 8100 block of Wabash Avenue. A city camera photographed two men in a Dodge Ram pickup unload the giant pile of wood on January 24 at 2:34 in the afternoon. As you…
Mint.com Should KC pony up for food TV? Popular television shows are becoming like stadiums: If a city wants a shiny, new one in town they might have to think about forking over some serious cash. In a piece about the next potential location for food mega-series Top Chef (hint: It’s a coffee-drinking, umbrella-toting metropolis), Eater suggests that the show…
Point Defiance Zoo Break out of your Valentine’s Day rut. If you think it’s time you had the-birds-and-the-bees talk, there might not be a better place than Kiss & Tail: A Special Valentine’s Presentation at the Kansas City Zoo. The 21-and-older event, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, features Ron Magill of the Miami Metrozoo. His talk, “Sex and the…
Facebook: Hollywood Casino The newest casino in Kansas premieres today. The roulette wheels will be spinning, the slots will be jangling, the change cups will be in hand — and for the first time it will all count. The Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway is set to open its doors for a grand opening at 11 a.m. today. And after…
Prolly my favorite band right now. Probably my favorite record of 2011 was Days, by Real Estate. Super excited to see that they’re stopping by the Bottleneck as part of their just-announced spring tour. April 28 is the date. Check out some vids and songs after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: Real Estate
Your captive, sweaty audience. Want to perform for, or cheer on, people in sweaty workout gear? Calling all local talent: The Hospital Hill Run needs you to wield your musical skills. The half-marathon/10k/5k race is Saturday, June 2. For more information about the run, click here. Race organizers are inviting all interested and enthusiastic parties (bands, cheer groups, etc.) to…
Michael Charles On April 21, blues fans, supporters and musicians can meet to hear some damn good music and raise necessary funds for the Mental Health America of the Heartland and the Kansas City Blues Society. The joint fundraiser has helped fight mental blues with music blues for five years. Categories: Music Tags: Mental Health America of the Heartland, Michael…
Flickr/Drab Makyo Last year, National Public Radio aired a story about the renewed interest in mead — the honey wine believed to be the first alcoholic beverage in history and “the preferred drink of Beowulf, Geoffrey Chaucer and the Vikings.” Most of us associate the drink with Renaissance festivals, the Society for Creative Anachronism and college-era debauches. (The first and…
Lawyer Mark Goodman, right, says cab drivers aren’t being treated fairly. Kansas City’s taxi drivers say they’re being screwed by the companies that own city-issued cab permits. This week, the Kansas City Taxi Cab Drivers Association LLC, a group representing 250 cab drivers, sued the city over the way it issues permits. The suit states that nine Kansas City, Missouri,…
A photo not taken in Kansas City, Missouri, last night. Here is a list of things about the Ryan Adams show at the Music Hall last night: 1. Alcohol was served in the lobby areas, but we weren’t allowed to bring it into the theater. Prior to Adams’ set, all the lines for booze were at least 50 people deep…
Our weather forecasters are going a bit batty without snow. The beat-up pickup brakes sharply as the twister comes into focus at the end of a dirt road. The driver briefly touches a creased picture of two dogs, takes a deep breath, and prepares to gun the engine and aim for the very eye of the storm. “Have you got…
Brooke Vandever A plate of brisket at Biemer’s BBQ. If you’re smoking with hickory, they will come and they will be hungry. In this week’s Pitch, Fat City’s Charles Ferruzza reviewed three barbecue joints that have been under the radar: Brobecks, Biemer’s BBQ and the Rub. This is part of the joy of living in Kansas City, as Ferruzza writes,…
Capybara In this week’s issue: I explore the rise of dubstep in the Midwest, in anticipation of this weekend’s Connectorville show at the Midland. Also, an interview with Capybara, whose sophomore album, Dave Drusky, is out Tuesday. And the Forecast. Get down on it. Categories: Music
At some point, it may take a degree in accounting just to sit down to your family dinner. Rather than look closer at the food we’re eating, we are a nation of bean counters. That’s how we end up with a device that attaches to a vending machine in order to display the nutritional information of what’s inside. Allow me…
The pig is clearly the backup singer to bacon. We’re a nation that has been passionately obsessed with bacon the past several years, but the pig that became that bacon? He’s not getting quite the same love. It was national news yesterday when the Humane Society of the United States released video of alleged abuses at Oklahoma farms run by…
Neon Indian Middle of the Map Fest 2012 (April 5-7) announced its lineup yesterday. Some rad names on the bill, including Mission of Burma, Fucked Up, Neon Indian, White Denim, and Acid Mothers Temple. More info here. Categories: Music Tags: middle of the map
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How do you let the sun shine in? (Pun intended – day of your birth is your sun sign.) Dedicated to Hair and, yes, Age of Aquarius. Aquarius/Aquarius Rising*(Jan 20-Feb 19): The procession of equinoxes demonstrates that astrological ages move backward. And they last approximately 2,000 years. Therefore, we are moving from “I believe” Pisces into “I know” Aquarius. Letting…
Architect Lon Booher and developer Jason Swords are determined to preserve the historic Hotel Cosby at Ninth Street and Baltimore, but there’s still a lot of work to be done to create a mixed-use development at the site. Photos by William Lounsbury.
Perez was discovered last Sunday. On Tuesday, Blue Springs police identified the woman, whose body was found in a Cass County creek on January 26, as Peggy Perez, 48. Perez was discovered wrapped in plastic in a creek near 315th Street and T Highway. Lance Gross, 52, has been charged with abandoning a corpse, The Star reports. Gross’ brother, Marlin…
Just follow your nose and the scent of hickory smoke to Brobecks BBQ in Overland Park, The Rub in Olathe, and Biemer’s BBQ in Lawrence. Photos by Brooke Vandever.
