Unlike in other cities, the local Occupy camp went quietly. Starting at about 11:45 this morning, members of the Kansas City Police Department and cleanup crews descended on the Occupy Kansas City encampment in Penn Valley Park and began to dismantle it. The action was hardly the chaotic raids that Occupy sites in Oakland and New York endured. Almost an…
There was an event at the Replay Lounge last evening, and it went like this, in real time: A local band that’s going national, if it hasn’t already gone national, decides to stage its record release show with a few local openers. The Roseline (an alt-country band dedicated to the concept of emotion, and three-to-four-minute songs that package emotion like…
Positively Naperville Stiffed. Ditched. The Big Donut. It doesn’t really matter how you say it – a bad tip is a bad tip. And for the purposes of this discussion, let’s call a bad tip 10 percent or less for sit-down drinks or food. In a bar last night, I caught a server on an off night. The table next…
Boing Boing Those aren’t racing stripes. Bacon is very much the cockroach of food trends. You’re ready to pronounce it dead, and then you wake up in the middle of the night, feel something crawling across your chest, and are disturbed to discover that another bacon product has appeared while you were sleeping. And now it would seem that we…
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fire has long been intertwined with the history of the prairie. Just as ocean storms have defined coastal towns in Maine and Massachusetts, the unpredictable nature of fire has altered many lives on the prairie. Julie Courtwright, a Kansas native and assistant professor of history at Iowa State University, looks at how prairie fires have determined the…
ppacificvancouver Not every Easter brunch in Kansas City has a man in a bunny outfit, but damn it, they should! Fat City has tried to find out all the different restaurant venues where the Easter Bunny – or a reasonable facsimile – might be appearing on Easter Sunday, but the only definitive confirmed appearance will be from 9 to 10…
You can eat bourbon pork belly like this on Sunday. Brunch is the most underrated meal of the week. You’re supposed to dine leisurely, catch up with friends you haven’t seen in a while, and eat both sweet and savory dishes. Slow Food KC is hosting a brunch at the Farmhouse (300 Delaware, in the River Market) at 1 p.m….
KCTV These were just a handful of the cats recovered last August from Metcalf’s home. A serial hoarder was again found to be in possession of her favorite keepsakes – cats – on Tuesday. According to KMBC Channel 9, the city seized 16 felines from the Northland residence of Delores Metcalf in what was apparently the fourth time that Animal…
Brown Bird, a duo hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, has been generating some acclaim over the past year. With a sound best described as post-Nick Cave folk, they’ve got some catchy songs that nevertheless brook a feeling of impending doom. Their set from last year’s Newport Folk Festival was featured by NPR, and they keep snagging the opening slot on…
The Pane Rellenos is delicious and filling. I’ve often wondered why more places don’t serve soup in a bread bowl. It’s like a one-pot meal for your plate. If done right, you might not need utensils. That’s probably not the case for the Pane Rellenos at El Salvadoreno (7926 Santa Fe Drive) – you will be picking up your fork…
KCPD Damon Price is KCMO’s 27th homicide victim of 2012. Damon Price’s body was found in a front yard at 55th and Euclid Wednesday around 8:30 p.m. The 21-year-old was dead from an apparent gunshot wound, making him the 27th homicide victim in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2012. Police say they are still looking for suspects. If you can help,…
ThinkGeek For those who no longer eat real unicorn meat. It’s always bacon. That’s what vegetarians miss. Sizzling, fatty, smoky bacon in big, thick salty slices. For some, even the smell proves too rich. For others, it’s what keeps them awake at night, curling their firsts to the sky and yelling the meaty equivalent of “Rosebud.” And for some, it’s…
Ash Newell When over 75 percent of tickets are sold online (and that stat is from 2008), the idea of an Internet pre-sale is pretty silly. Still, the ability to snag tickets before websites get overloaded or phone lines get jammed is always a pleasant thing. While Def Leppard with Poison and Lita Ford might not be the hottest ticket,…
Over the years, Adam Carolla has done TV (The Man Show, Crank Yankers, a recent stint on Celebrity Apprentice) and radio (Loveline, with Dr. Drew, who seems to be on every TV channel these days). He has also written two books and even made his own independent film, The Hammer. For the past two years, he has been cultivating a…
%{}% After more than 30 years of the Moral Majority (which I can argue has been neither), let’s be seduced by something fun and pleasurable. In other words, how does each sign get its groove on … ? General Rules of Romantic Seduction by Element* Fire (Aries, Leo and Sagittarius): After a shared, friendly competitive activity like sports, hiking or…
