Archives: July 2012

Gaslight Anthem guitarist Alex Rosamilia on the Cure, European tours, and Handwritten

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….

Tony Hughes, 16, killed in drive-by shooting Saturday

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…

Budweiser’s Clydesdales are coming to Kansas City for All-Star Week

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…

Streetcar art appears on Main Street

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…

The dazzling return of the deviled egg

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…

Missouri puts the brakes on KU license plates

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…

Lawrence Field Day Fest kicks off, last night at the Jackpot

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…

Happy Hour is back in Kansas; here are a few places to drink

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…

When will the Royals make the playoffs? The World Series?

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)…

Jonathan Broxton will only be a spectator at the All-Star Game

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

Affare, the new German restaurant from chef Martin Heuser, is bringing culinary artistry to the Crossroads at 1911 Main. Photos by Angela C. Bond.

What’s hot on Independence Avenue?

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…

Steve Penn, fired Star columnist, sues McClatchy

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…