Danny Clinch New Jersey rockers the Gaslight Anthem frequently gets tagged with comparisons to the Garden State’s most notable son, Bruce Springsteen. The quartet’s sound draws from any number of influences: punk, rock and hints of folk. After a string of releases on indie SideOne Dummy, the Gaslight Anthem releases its major-label debut, Handwritten, on Mercury Records later this month….
A teen was shot and killed early Saturday. A drive-by shooting left one young man dead and a young woman injured early Saturday morning. Police say 16-year-old Tony Hughes was shot to death while sitting on a porch at 30th and Oakley around 3 a.m. Saturday. A 17-year-old woman was also shot. At last word, she was listed in critical…
City of Kannapolis The Budweiser Clydesdales are coming. Eight of Budweiser’s legendary Clydesdale horses will be making a special delivery to at least one lucky Kansas Citian. On Saturday afternoon, Tristan Tebbetts, the winner of an Anheuser-Busch sweepstakes, will be receiving a special beer delivery from the iconic horses as well as two tickets to Major League Baseball’s Home Run…
The art is up, but the website is not. Update: Jase Wilson just got in touch to say Neighbor.ly had nothing to do with the painting. When asked who did it, Wilson sent this e-mail: “Really good question. Hope to find out soon enough – I think it’s a Twitter follower. Whoever it was knew about the project URL, but…
A picnic dish, deviled eggs, is suddenly haute cuisine — at Waldo’s Remedy, anyway. In the last few weeks, I’ve been surprised to see the picnic classic, deviled eggs, on restaurant menus — done up in various styles and at different price points. The new Waldo boite, Remedy Food + Drink, serves a generous plate of five stuffed egg halves…
Sports Wear Etc… This is one bird that won’t be crossing state lines. Rest easy, Missouri motorists, the back end of your automobiles will not be besmirched by a Jayhawk. Gov. Jay Nixon signed a bill yesterday that created a new state fund, the Higher Education Capital Fund, to help finance construction at public universities. The new law also included…
Lou Gehrig played his final game in Kansas City. One of the dozens of events taking place at Bartle Hall for the MLB All-Star FanFest is an auction of impressive baseball memorabilia. The most substantial piece on the block is a home-run ball hit by Lou Gehrig in the 1928 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Gehrig blasted the…
Nick Spacek Stiff Middle Fingers’ Cameron Hawk with Stephen Egerton Last night’s kickoff show for the Lawrence Field Day Fest at the Jackpot featured several once-in-a-lifetime sights. Descendents guitarist Stephen Egerton hopped onstage with openers Stiff Middle Fingers as they ran through a mini set of Descendents covers — “Pervert,” “Clean Sheets,” “Sour Grapes,” “Suburban Home” and a couple of…
Facebook: The Eldridge The martini lineup at the Eldridge. It’s the weekend before the All-Star Game, and you’re probably just now recovering from the Fourth of July. Now that Kansas legally brought back happy hour this past Sunday after a 26-year absence, I’d say you’re due (no pun intended) for a Bender. After the jump, Fat City has put together…
Flickr: Maureen Lunn Tomatoes are a fruit, and this is when you should be eating them daily. Can you dig that real earthy soul? As part of its 2012 Farm to Table Celebration Series, the City Market (20 E. Fifth St.) is having its Groovalicious Fruit event Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s the heart of summer, and…
This week’s Pitch feature asks the experts to give the Kansas City Royals a performance review at the midway point of the season (read it here). Today, we wonder: When will the Royals finally return to the playoffs? And dare we ask: When will the Royals play in the World Series? Weighing in: national sports reporters Jeff Passan (Yahoo Sports)…
Wikipedia Broxton won’t be taking the mound next Tuesday. The Kansas City Royals will again only have a single representative at the All-Star Game. Royals closer Jonathan Broxton finished fourth in the Final Vote — the online popularity contest (Twitter hashtags were counted as votes) used to determine which of five candidates will make it on the All-Star roster (last…
Affare, the new German restaurant from chef Martin Heuser, is bringing culinary artistry to the Crossroads at 1911 Main. Photos by Angela C. Bond.
Spike Nguyen, owner of Pho Hoa in the historic Northeast, will soon have a deal for big eaters. Independence Day was good for at least one Independence Avenue restaurant: Pho Hoa Vietnamese Restaurant at 1447 Independence Avenue. Owner Spike Nguyen put a sign on his front door the day before, stating that he would be open on July 4 from…
Downbeat Coffee is tucked in the ground floor of a Holly Street residence. I’m standing on the front step of Downbeat Coffee + Tea, unsure whether to enter the space, despite the plethora of signs telling me that iced coffee is just on the other side of the door at 4706 Holly. Then owner, Emily Madison, cracks the door, flashes…
Penn says the paper defamed him. A year ago, The Kansas City Star fired metro columnist Steve Penn after editors discovered he had submitted more than a dozen columns that were nearly verbatim copies of press releases. Now, Penn is suing McClatchy Newspapers Inc., the Star’s owner, for defamation. He’s seeking $25,000 and punitive damages. Penn, who joined the Star…
Flickr: Caleb Zahnd Kansas City’s earnings tax could be a recurring ballot issue. Kansas City voters will likely hold the fate of the earnings tax in their hands again in 2016. On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging the results of a 2010 statewide ballot measure that bound Kansas City and St. Louis to put their respective…
Flickr: Fire Up The Quattro This is a British restaurant. If you’re known across the pond for a dish, it might be time to make it official. Kansas has never declared an official state food, and Missouri has only an official state fruit and dessert (the Norton grape and the ice-cream cone), so Yum Sugar has decided to fill in…
