It’s coming! It’s really coming! The Merriam City Council gave its unanimous approval Monday to the planned Ikea at the Johnson Drive exit off Interstate 35. Today the Swedish furniture manufacturer released a statement saying that construction will begin next summer, and the store will start selling brightly colored home furnishings and meatballs in the fall of 2014. Stubby golf…
Gary Pinkel should hope for a better 2013. This was a terrible year for Mizzou football. It bordered on total disaster, actually. Mizzou joined the SEC this year, essentially puffing up its chest and declaring its desire to play tackle football in the backyard with its older brother. And the Tigers got knocked around, including humiliating losses to Texas A&M,…
James has a lot to smile about these days. Google Fiber isn’t just speeding up the Internet; it’s also raising the national profile of Kansas City Mayor Sly James. Newsweek released its list of the five most innovative mayors in the United States, and James is right alongside Mayor Michael Bloomberg (New York City), Mayor Mitch Landrieu (New Orleans), Mayor…
If you’re looking to rate the excitement of Sunday’s contest between the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs, then the above video should tell you the entire story . A Raiders’ fan spends seven minutes tracking a stubborn pigeon that refuses to leave the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum despite the chaos of two tons of men lumbering around…
Wake me up at the ballgame. I’ve sat in morning meetings with people hoping to wake up with a large cup of coffee and next to someone slugging down a 20 oz. bottle of Diet Coke. I’m old enough to remember the days of Jolt Cola and have enough friends in the world of programming to understand that if Mountain…
SSION just keeps turning out next-level dance videos. Cody Critcheloe & co. recently released a video for “Psy-Chic,” a track off SSION’s LP, Bent. Enjoy above. Categories: Music Tags: Kansas City, kansas city, ssion
Say good bye to earth. Just kidding, say hello to parties and happy hours. There are two kinds of people in this world: Idiots that believe that the world will end on Friday when the Mayan calendar supposedly runs out, and somewhat intelligent people who are confident the world will not end, but will enjoy a theme party with cheap…
OSHA says Truman Station didn’t do enough to protect employees in the heat. In July, Independence letter carrier John Watzlawick collapsed on his route and later died at a hospital. At the time, his family told KCTV Channel 5 that they thought he died from heat-related illness, caused by working in brutal heat all day. “They’re out there in the…
Shirley Phelps has lost control of her Twitter account. Over the weekend, online collective Anonymous hacked the Westboro Baptist Church’s website and Shirley Phelps’ Twitter account. Why would they do this? Because the members of the WBC are just about the worst kind of people you can imagine. With the country still in shock over the massacre Friday at Sandy…
Alton Brown is never not filming something. Julian’s Celina Tio didn’t win the third season of the Next Iron Chef reality competition, but she’ll get her chance to defeat one of her judges in kitchen stadium. Tio will do battle with chef Michael Symon (currently one of the co-hosts of The Chew) in an episode slated to run on the…
Twitter: @youranonnews We live in a strange world. Anonymous – the hacker collective that has made headlines for its cyber protests – has now apparently targeted the Westboro Baptist Church for a protest planned in Newtown, Connecticut. In the wake of tweets from WBC members announcing their intentions to protest at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Anonymous has gone on the…
Facebook: Genghis Grill The sizzle has left the grill. A guilty pleasure for vegetarians (and carnivores) has closed in Overland Park. The Genghis Grill location at 6357 W. 119th St. shuttered last week. The Mongolian Stir Fry chain has found hard times in Kansas City the past year. The Genghis Grill in the Power & Light District (1345 Main) closed…
Indie roots-rock band of ruffians Murder By Death always seems to stop in Lawrence on its tours. The group is in Larryville in a few weeks for a special whiskey-soaked New Year’s Eve show at the Granada. The band recently did a Daytrotter December 6. Tracks include “No Oath, No Spell,” “Lost River,” “I Came Around” and “My Hill.” Locals…
Katlyn Conroy aka La Guerre Have you noticed a lot of well-dressed drunk people around town lately? I have, and I attribute it to holiday party season. I am a fan of this season! I am also a fan of MiniBar, and local label the Record Machine, so tonight’s Record Machine Holiday Party is looking like a strong option. Soft…
This story just gets sadder and stranger. The story surrounding Jovan Belcher’s killing of his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, and himself got even more complicated Friday. The New York Post is reporting that there was some question about paternity of the couple’s baby, Zoey. The paper cites unnamed sources that say Belcher’s mother told police the couple argued about who Zoey’s…
Taylor Swift is totally going through an annoying phase right now. It’s like she totally thinks she’s hot shit, and she is, but it’s like, whatever, we’re sick of hearing about your famous boyfriend drama! Amirite, you guys? It’s just like, ugh, OMG, and her voice isn’t even that good. Carrie Underwood has a way better voice, and she’s more…
Facebook: BBQ Pitmasters It’s reality trial by fire. While barbecue teams from across the country competed to get called to the stage at the American Royal this October, Rod Gray and Jeff “Stretch” Rumaner were competing on a different stage. Gray’s Pellet Envy team, Truebud BBQ, and the Grinders’ owner were contestants on BBQ Pitmasters. The episode that was filmed…
Michael Liimatta and Connecting for Good have succeeded at Rosedale Ridge. In October, The Pitch reported on Connecting for Good, a local nonprofit that wanted to bring free wireless Internet access to the residents of Rosedale Ridge, a Section 8 housing complex in Kansas City, Kansas. Michael Liimatta, Connecting for Good’s president, had hoped to get Google Fiber to provide…
Flickr: eflon The state chair of Missouri. Missouri keeps beefing up. The 2012 United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings are out, and Missouri has managed to eat its way two spots farther down the list to be the 42nd healthiest state in the nation. (Kansas is sitting at a svelte 24th by comparison.) The key culprits, according to the annual…
