Archives: August 2012
Kansas City DUI checkpoints to honor victims killed by drunk drivers
KCPD This sign will greet drivers at Kansas City DUI checkpoints. Police departments statewide are ramping up DUI enforcement between this weekend and Labor Day (September 3) as part of a campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Additionally, KCPD announced Thursday that it will be adding an emotional charge to its checkpoints. The department is partnering with Mothers…
Steve Graham always keeps an eye on the KC Chiefs
Arrowhead Addict Are you this dedicated? You might be feeling good about yourself if you remembered to wear red to work today. You’re thinking, hey, I’m participating in Chiefs’ red Friday early. The regular season hasn’t even started, and I’ve already got my colors on display. Sure. Nice job, champ. Take a lap because the real heavyweights are coming to…
Skid Row and Federation of Horsepower are at Knuckleheads tonight
Leather jackets and mom jeans at Knuckleheads tonight. Heyday-era frontman Sebastian Bach keeps hinting that he might rejoin his old cronies in Skid Row, but thus far he seems content touring with assholes like Axl Rose and starring on terrible VH1 shows with assholes like Ted Nugent. Therefore, this version of the 1980s metal band, which still includes three core…
Messy’s plans late-night delivery from the West Bottoms
Titus Bond Bond’s got big plans for the West Bottoms. Titus Bond remembers riding high in the cab of his grandfather’s 18-wheeler as they rolled through the West Bottoms. “We would stop at the Woodswether Cafe because the parking lot was so big. There’s not a lot of places to park an 18-wheeler. We used to try and stop at…
Ethnic Enrichment Festival and other weekend possibilities
Wikipedia Empanadas, people, empanadas. Discover one of the few places where you can down a turkey leg while also eating Indian fry bread, an empanada and spanakopita. At the annual Kansas City Ethnic Enrichment Festival, enjoy many dishes from dozens of countries. The three-day fest in Swope Park takes place today (6-10 p.m.), Saturday (noon-10 p.m.), and Sunday (noon-6 p.m.)….
Aldi now opening at 39th and Prospect in 2013
Reed’s Roundtable Aldi has been coming soon for a long time. Aldi is still coming to 39th and Prospect; it just won’t arrive as quickly as first expected. The city announced that the grocery chain would be building a store as part of the 39th and Prospect TIF plan in November of last year. The store build-out was expected to…
Oklahoma Joe’s named Men’s Health ‘Manliest BBQ Joint in the Country’
Men’s Health OK Joe’s has been granted its man card. Oklahoma Joe’s is officially in the running to be named America’s manliest restaurant. Men’s Health named the KCK restaurant as its manliest BBQ joint in the country — one of nine finalists in categories ranging from steakhouse to seafood shack (Hemingway would be proud). While it’s nice of Men’s Health…
Belief Is Not Required
Major Planetary Note (MPN): Leo New Moon on Friday, August 17 @ 1056a CDT. Basic Meaning of MPN: The first four signs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer) center upon egocentric and personal development. Their key phrases are “I am,” “I have,” “I think” and “I feel,” respectively. With Leo, its motto is “I will.” This willpower must be heart-centered and…
David Sedaris coming to the Kauffman Center
Typically when super-famous humorist David Sedaris passes through the area, he stops at the Lied Center, on the campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence. This fall, though, he’ll be in KC proper, at our fancy new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The date of the show is October 30, a Tuesday. Tickets are on sale this Friday,…
Secret Cities, the KC Summer Phreak Out, Streetside, and more in this week’s Pitch
Forester Michael Secret Cities, freezing each other out. This week in print: talking with Alex Abnos of semi-KC-based psych-pop act Secret Cities; a big party this weekend at the Arts Asylum; me getting pretty drunk at the Pitch Music Awards; and the Forecast. Take it, it’s yours! Categories: Music
The 2012 Pitch Music Awards roundup
Brooke Vandever Eric Melin gets his emcee on. The 2012 Pitch Music Awards were held Sunday, August 12, at the Uptown. Read about the party and see the list of winners here. View a slideshow of the festivities here. Thanks to all who came out. Let’s do it again next year! Categories: Music
The Beacon
The Beacon has created a true neighborhood grill with standard pub fare and a dining room that feels like a clubhouse. Photos by Angela C. Bond.
Petro America case lands another guilty plea
Another Petro scam artist pleads guilty. On Tuesday, an Independence man became the eighth defendant in the Petro America securities scam case to plead guilty. Curtis White, 56, copped to his role in the scheme that defrauded investors of $7.2 million. The Pitch wrote in 2010 about the scam that largely succeeded by using ministers to sell their congregations worthless…
Daniel Meredith didn’t just rip people off — he told fantastic lies
Daniel Meredith told amazing stories. If you were to believe Daniel Meredith, President Barack Obama and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have him on speed dial. The former commanders in chief occasionally call Meredith with advice on a little land-ownership problem he’s having in Bolivia. See, Meredith, the self-professed son of the founders of media giant Meredith…
BobKat-Dan looks for cheddar in the cheese-smoking business
Sabrina Staires Bob Kiefer’s business is smoking hot. Bob Kiefer was just another smoke jockey 14 years ago, slowly applying heat to a pork butt and beer to himself in varying intervals, when his then-girlfriend asked if he could smoke cheese. “I just started experimenting on a standard upright smoker,” Kiefer says, “and that worked — incredibly poorly.” The staples…
Dear entrepreneurs, please bring this streetside solar-powered USB charger to Kansas City
Pensa! We have sun. We should have Street Charge. We still live in a world that runs on juice. Instead of it being a cool word for respect (and an underrated Omar Epps joint), it’s now simply a matter of whether your computer, phone or tablet has the juice to go on living. I have been told that the tech…
Barbosa’s Express opens today on Oak
Facebook: Barbosa’s Chelsea Taylor (far right) is ready to introduce Barbosa’s to KC. Kansas Citians craving a bite of Mexican food from Barbosa’s don’t have to wait any longer. The well-known Mexican restaurant with two locations in St. Joseph opens a new family franchise, Barbosa’s Express, at 1124 Oak today at 10:30 a.m. Owner Chelsea Taylor, whose aunt and uncle…
The Pitch Questionnaire with filmmaker Mitch Brian
Name: Mitch Brian Occupation: Writer, filmmaker, professor Hometown: Hutchinson, KansasCurrent neighborhood: Fairway Who or what is your sidekick? Cody Wyoming (or maybe I’m his — it’s confusing, like Jack Burton and Wang Chi in Big Trouble in Little China). What career would you choose in an alternate reality? Film composer What was the last local restaurant you patronized? Oklahoma Joe’s,…
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