Playing with air from Stephanie Veto on Vimeo. In case you missed last week’s U.S. Air Guitar Kansas City regional competition, Stephanie Veto shot this pretty awesome video. By the way, Eric “Mean” Melin won his third Kansas City crown. He’ll be going to Denver for the U.S. championships on July 21. Click here to read a full report on…
This is not your average coffee table. Update: Two more Things of Steven were posted over the weekend: a Super Nintendo with games and an invisible pony and a “1:1 Scale Replica of IKEA ‘Expedit’ Shelving Unit.” And the scribe behind Things of Steven sent me an email early Saturday morning. He fulfilled my request that he write a sales…
Kansas City Royals George Toma will be enshrined on Aug. 31. George Toma, the Royals longtime groundskeeper and a field-tending legend will be inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame during a pregame ceremony on August 31, the team announced today. Toma started his Kansas City career in 1957, caring for the field at the old Municipal Stadium at 22nd…
Carl Preston was shot Thursday afternoon. Carl Preston was fatally wounded in a double shooting in the parking lot of the Red Bridge Family YMCA (11300 Holmes) Thursday afternoon. Preston, 23, was rushed to a local hospital around 4:14 p.m. but died from his injuries. The other shooting victim is in stable condition. Preston was believed to be a resident…
Drink more water. The Kansas City Health Department announced Thursday that it suspects heat played a role in the deaths of a 60-year-old man and a 1-year-old boy. The entire Kansas City metro is under an excessive heat warning. On Thursday temperatures in Kansas City hit 107. The excessive heat warning expires for Kansas City on Saturday at 7 p.m….
The wait is over for two former University of Kansas basketball stars. Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor can get back to playing basketball. Robinson was the fifth overall pick in the draft, selected by the Sacramento Kings, while Taylor was taken 41st overall for the Brooklyn Nets. A guy known for his even demeanor off the court, Robinson was clearly…
Facebook: Marv’s Delicatessen Marv’s is now open. Break out that schmear you’ve been saving, Marv’s Delicatessen (11554 Ash Street) has opened in Leawood. The new deli from Ingredient owner Steve Kerner – it’s across the street from the Ingredient location in Park Place – has been serving bagels (baked in house), corned beef and knishes since Wednesday. Categories: Dining, Food…
Carrie Waldo was a no-show in court again this week. Carrie Waldo, the mother of a 4-month-old that lost seven fingers after a pet ferret chewed them down to the knuckles, failed to appear for a pretrial hearing in Independence Thursday. Waldo and her husband, Ryan, are facing first-degree charges of charges child endangerment. After the attack in January 2011,…
Lucky Peach Robert Sietsma and Jonathan Gold attempt to remain anonymous at Oklahoma Joe’s. If you want a slice of Americana, you might as well get it with a fifty-fifty on the side. In Lucky Peach’s fourth issue (which publisher McSweeney’s says will be on stands next Tuesday), food writers Robert Sietsma and Jonathan Gold discuss the genesis of American…
Summit is worth toasting. If it weren’t for the Twins and Royals being in the same division, Minneapolis and Kansas City might be better friends. But whether you’re jeering or cheering for Minnesota, the Summit Brewing Company makes beers worth having in your hand. Meet Gordon Briggs, a marketing manager with the St. Paul Brewery at Gomer’s South (9900 Holmes)…
Apreche It’s better to order a great lunch than to pack one. True story: As a child, my scatter-brained mother frequently sent me off to school with an empty lunchbox. And if there was, miraculously, something in the metal box, it might be two slices of bread with nothing between the slices – or a single piece of Oscar Mayer…
Emilydickinsonridesabmx Chef Alex Pope will be serving gourmet funnel cakes at the next Vagabond event. High culture was the theme of the last Vagabond pop-up restaurant created by chef Alex Pope and blogger and bon vivant Jenny Vergara – the sold-out March dinners were held at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and featured private tours of the museum’s art treasures….
Ice Jerseys It’s nice to see that powder blue is in demand. With catcher Salvador Perez returning, the Kansas City Royals designated Humberto Quintero for assignment yesterday and decided to keep Brayan Pena as the club’s back-up catcher. On its face, it wasn’t a significant decision. The two catchers have similar batting numbers, Quintero’s got six more RBIs with a…
We in Kansas City have long known of the poppy magic inherent in the duo of Richard Gintowt and Michelle Sanders, better known as Hidden Pictures. Local label Golden Sound Records has put its money on the line, however, and signed the group – which is now a quintet, with Nate Holt on keys, Cameron Hawk on drums, and Corey…
Eggs, potatoes and chorizo are the right call at any hour. As one who enjoys pancakes for dinner on occasion, I’ve always felt that restaurants that choose to limit the breakfast hours are simply denying what is natural. If you have the eggs in the fridge and your griddle is still hot, you should let the people have breakfast all…
KC Napkins El Rancho will no longer be there for you at 4 a.m. El Rancho has moved on to greener pastures – Columbia to be exact. The Mexican restaurant at 534 Westport Road in Westport is closed, and a sign on the door reads, “El Rancho will be moving back to Columbia, MO. Thank you so much for your…
Republican National Convention Blog Huelskamp is getting noticed in his freshman term. When it comes to opposing same-sex rights, Think Progress believes that U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp is tops in the country. Huelskamp was named first on the website’s list for the “GOP’s 7 worst members for gay rights,” thanks to a series of bills that he has sponsored seeking…
Angela C. Bond The red-velvet waffles at Magnolia’s Contemporary Southern Bistro. Magnolia’s Contemporary Southern Bistro (2932 Cherry) has shrimp and grits, collard greens and macaroni and cheese, but chef Shanita McAfee has made each dish her own in the former Cafe Seed space. In this week’s review, Charles Ferruzza found that her “stylish versions of classic soul dishes are nothing…
