The Juicy Steak Nation Does KC no longer make the cut? Once known for stockyards and cattle, Kansas City is apparently no longer considered among the great steak cities in the country. USA Today, the paper with vast sports coverage and an unrivaled ability to appear outside your hotel-room door, has named The USA’s Best Steakhouse. Spoiler Alert: It’s the…
The magic will no longer be happening here. After 10 months of operation, Tamale Wizard (527 Walnut) has closed in the River Market. Owner Bruce Swabb, who ran the shop with his partner and son, Charlie, grew his business from a cart selling tacos and tamales at farmers markets and First Fridays. The closing was announced via Facebook July 10:…
Out this week from Rougher Records is a collaboration between indie hip-hop act Deep Thinkers and reggae outfit RC Dub. The single, entitled “Travelers Ride,” is sort of a takeoff on “Travelers Dub,” from last year’s RC Dub album, Strategy. Check out the video above, and if you’re digging on it, “Travelers Ride” is available for download from all major…
Flickr: acidpix Things look a little dark for KU basketball this morning. A high-profile drug bust of a $17 million drug ring which stretched over Johnson and Douglas counties may very well include a few high-profile clients. The Associated Press reports that assistant U.S. attorney Terra Morehead stated in a hearing last month that Samuel Villeareal, a 32-year-old Overland Park…
Facebook: Longboards There’s now twice as much Longboards to love. Longboards has brought a touch of the Pacific to Liberty. The wrap and noodle bowl shop in Gladstone (6269 North Oak Trafficway) has expanded with a new location at 1173 West Kansas Street. Last month, Fat City wrote about how they’re restoring the wrap to its rightful place in the…
Zarco 66 This is one energy debate that will play out over the pump. In the comings weeks, you’re going to hear a lot about e15 — a 15 percent ethanol blend of gasoline that was approved for use in some vehicles (light duty vehicles manufactured after 2001) by the Environmental Protection Agency back in 2010. Critics argue that the…
The KC Psychfest is just two months past, but FOKL is already hosting another festival of sorts this Saturday, July 14. This “mini-fest” is called FOKL Freakout Part 1. Wrong Kata Trio, Gemini Revolution, Parts Of Speech, Janet The Planet, and Duluth’s the Good Colonels will all play, starting at 8:00 p.m. Categories: Music Tags: fokl, Gemini Revolution
Nick Spacek Massive, commercial-strength air conditioners can only do so much to mitigate the Kansas July heat. But despite the fact that melting into the floorboards of the Bottleneck was a distinct possibility last night, seeing the Gaslight Anthem in such an intimate environment wasn’t to be missed. Categories: Music Tags: Dave Hause, The Gaslight Anthem, The Loved Ones
KCMO police are investigating two homicides in the last couple of days. The body of Heather Brown was found in a car at 3919 Kensington on Thursday morning. The investigation began around 8 a.m. The Kansas City Star reported that Brown’s “body showed obvious trauma.” Her cause of death has yet to be determined. However, the 32-year-old’s death is being…
Scenic Reflections Discover your genteel side. Tea, the drink we forsake until our doctor to tells us to cut back, on the caffeine gets a shot at the limelight this afternoon. The Roasterie (2601 Madison) is hosting a Barista Summer Jam from 4 to 6 p.m. to celebrate tea. The event includes demonstrations, a discussion of different types of tea…
Local singer-songwriter Clay Hughes’ latest, Four, comes out Tuesday, July 24, on Sharp County Records. If “Love I Gave Ya” is any example of what to expect, he’s embraced the “intimate and soaring” aspect of his sound we found so promising on Burn. Check out the video up above us there. Categories: Music Tags: clay hughes
activefree I’m thinking that with the exception of Cinco de Mayo and Bastille Day, Americans haven’t really embraced very many holidays and commemorations specific to other countries: you never hear about a local restaurant celebrating Guy Fawkes Day or Sveriges nationaldag (National Day in Sweden). AndyBrii More fun than “Les Miserables!” But slowly, Bastille Day — July 14th marks the…
Bill Murray isn’t coming to KC. Anyone with Internet access probably saw the “Bill Murray Party Crashing” story in the last 24 hours. Among the dates — August 16 in KCMO. Except, Murray isn’t coming. Chicagoist debunked the story, which apparently was traced back to a website called Super Official News. Categories: News Tags: Bill Murray
Are loaded potato skins becoming an endangered species? Yesterday, a friend and I had stopped into the North Kansas City restaurant-and-sports museum known as Chappell’s, a place that not only reeks of American sports history, but culinary history too. The menu boasts several dishes that were new and wildly popular on the Houlihan’s Old Place menu in 1976, including a…
Scott Wilson The E-Crush is waiting. Just when you think that iced coffee has lost its sexiness, The New York Post swoops in with a story about how Philip Seymour Hoffman practically lives on the stuff. New York City is catching on to what Kansas City has long known, iced coffee is the only way to survive in a world…
Sporting Kansas City advanced to the US Open Cup final with a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Union Thursday night. Striker Jacob Peterson scored on a header off a Graham Zusi free kick in the 65th minute. Zusi then finished the Union off with style during second-half stoppage time with a shot from midfield. The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup…
Fast Eddie is going back to England. Edward John Maher, aka Fast Eddie, a Briton long thought to have orchestrated a 1993 $1.5-million bank heist in Essex, England, who was found to be living in Ozark, Missouri in February has been deported. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the news yesterday. ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations branch said Maher, who…
Twitter: Charlie Sheen One of the things in this picture might be lit. If Sluggerrr ever decides to hang up his three Rs, then Kansas City might just have a new mascot in the wings. Charlie Sheen uploaded the above pic from Kauffman Stadium to his Twitter account and took a swipe at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, who…
