Facebook: Jowler Creek It’s Vegas rules in Platte City. Sweet and fizzy sounds like an ’80s cover band, but that’s the way that Jowler Creek Vineyard & Winery (16905 Jowler Creek Road) describes Muskrato de Missouri. The popular white wine is a perennial sellout. This weekend, the Platte City winery is holding free tastings of the bubbly, fruity white wine…
When Love and Danger was released earlier this year, part of the narrative that emerged was that its author, the legendary Bronx rapper Kool Keith, was retiring from music. Whether there’s any truth to this is impossible to say. Keith, 49 years old and probably still the craziest living rapper, has never supplied the world with adequate explanations for his…
Flogging Molly As usual, KRBZ 96.5 the Buzz has scheduled a round of holiday shows this year for its loyal audience. Two have already sold out: Saturday night, headlined by stadium folkies Of Monsters and Men, and Sunday night with synth-poppers Passion Pit. Tickets are still available for Friday night, though, which features Celtic rock from Flogging Molly, plus openers…
jaycross Sometimes the sound of silence isn’t all that sweet. Last week, we reported that the noise level of the new Louie’s Wine Dive was, perhaps, too excessively loud to even have a conversation with your dinner companions. But what the hell, no one ever said a dive was supposed to be a genteel place to enjoy a burger and…
A reward program is at the center of the fraud case. Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri David M. Ketchmark announced Thursday afternoon that six employees of Kansas City and one Jackson County employee have been indicted on federal charges of defrauding their health-insurance program. The fraud involved hundreds of public employees who allegedly reaped $300,000 from…
It’s been well over a decade since director Peter Jackson and company took on the monumental task of creating a film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, succeeding against some truly impressive odds. Jackson and co-screenwriters Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh somehow managed to tread a fine and ever-shifting line, displaying both fidelity to the beloved source…
Daniel Zender KDC is merging with JJA. In this week’s Pitch, we looked at the eight prison escapes that happened in Kansas this year. Interestingly, it was not a particularly high number, and last year, seven folks behind bars slipped away. This is not to say that the Sunflower State is crawling with prison escapees. All of the prisoners that…
Want to open a buffet restaurant? This building’s owner is looking for you! You might say 2012 wasn’t a particularly great year for Chinese-style buffets in the metro. Two of them have closed in the last two months, including the Royal Buffet & Grill in Overland Park, which opened in the old Fuddruckers building last June and was shuttered by…
Yeah, not really. But Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear got onstage together with somebody named Macca, I think? And it was actually not bad. Krist Novoselic has some nice pants, too. Categories: Music Tags: nirvana, reunion
Local Pig Christmas tamales are coming to the Local Pig. Santa and the elves, a bowl of eggnog and a hip flask, and now you can add Port Fonda and Local Pig (2618 Guinotte Avenue) to the list of Christmas collaborators. Patrick Ryan, the chef and owner at Port Fonda, and Alex Pope, owner and butcher at the Local Pig,…
Kansas City Zoo Good luck, Nikita. Here’s hoping that Nikita, the 6-year-old male polar bear at the Kansas City Zoo, likes older women. Zoo officials made it official yesterday, announcing that a female companion for Nikita is headed for Kansas City. Berlin is a 23-year-old female polar bear, who has been temporarily staying in a zoo in St. Paul, Minnesota….
The Velg. It’s been about nine months since John Velghe and his Prodigal Sons released Don’t Let Me Stay, a darn fine roots-pop record that we discussed here. The group recently recorded a two-song single, featuring “Love’s No Place,” a track from an upcoming 2013 full-length from Velghe & Co., and “Affection,” a cover of a Lost Boys song. Says…
I gave the new Band of Horses album, Mirage Rock, a fair shake – more than a fair shake, even. An above-average shake is what I gave that album. But Mirage Rock is a bit of a turd. I take no joy in writing that. I am into gooey, soaring alt-country, and BOH has done it well in the past….
Angela C. Bond The coconut cake at Sweet Siam is indeed sweet. If you need another sign that we’re eating well on both sides of the state line, Urbanspoon’s list of America’s Most Popular New Restaurants in 2012 should do nicely. Sweet Siam in Lenexa, Remedy Food + Drink and Cafe Gratitude are included in the collection of 50 restaurants….
Lill’s closes next week…but the legend lives on. Restaurateur and former TWA stewardess LaTrelle “Trelle” Osteen hasn’t been to work since September. Osteen, the effervescent and chatty owner of the eclectic bistro, Lill’s on 17th (which opened as Lillies on 17th back in 2004), has been suffering from congestive heart failure and has had difficulty breathing for months. She has…
Clang, clang! Downtown Kansas City today voted in favor of the proposed $100 million construction of a two-mile streetcar line between Union Station and the River Market. The mail-in ballots were due yesterday and were counted this afternoon. There were two questions on the mail-in ballots, one regarding whether to raise sales taxes downtown and one regarding whether to raise…
Is this a cursed restaurant location? Update: Fat City finally heard from Pieroguys founder Frank Gazella Jr. confirming that the Pieroguys Cafe is indeed permanently closed and his wholesale operation is moving to Philadelphia. More updated information after the jump.Restaurants come, restaurants go…and sometimes they simply vanish. That appears to be the case with the Pieroguys Crossroads Cafe at 1724…
The Jacobson has a sleek urban space in the Crossroads and a stellar burger from chef John Smith to match the hip decor. Photos by Angela C. Bond.
Daniel Zender Kansas prison escapes weren’t up in 2012. But there were still several. Eight Kansas prisoners escaped the custody of county jails, halfway houses and the Kansas Department of Corrections this year. Among the escapees were a convicted killer, a child molester and other violent criminals. The rash of escapes began in the early hours of April 15, when…
Huddle House It’s breakfast 24 hours a day at Huddle House. Your best friend in winter is the 24-hour diner. And frankly, there’s no better place to make friends at odd hours (whether you want them or not). Earlier this year, This American Life (rebroadcast its show from 2000) where journalists spent 24 hours at the Golden Apple, a diner…
Photo by Sabrina Staires Name: Erin Olm-Shipman Occupation: Collection manager at the Collectors Fund, a local art investment company that also manages the Kansas City Collection, a professionally curated, rotating art program that is displayed in the offices of local partner companies. Hometown: Good ol’ Stilwell, Kansas Current neighborhood: West Plaza Who or what is your sidekick? My best friend,…
