zoetnet Please, don’t ask your server to pray for a tip. I didn’t want to believe this story when I first read it in The Consumerist. A restaurant server says he got stiffed by a church pastor, who wrote on the receipt: “I give God 10 percent. Why do you get 18?” The diner wrote “pastor” over his signature. To…
Flickr: chvad_sb If Rudd (left) and Rashida Jones were eating next to you, would you notice? The only two city dining rooms in which I’ve seen celebrities effectively ignored are in Kansas City and New York City. In the Big Apple, I suspect that’s because celebrities are as ubiquitous as people in Brooklyn with nebulous jobs, like artisan leather strap…
Facebook: KCI The latest numbers show cloudy skies over KCI. Regardless of how Kansas Citians feel about Kansas City International Airport, there were fewer passengers on flights out of KCI in 2012. The airport reports that passenger boardings (people getting on flights) was down 3.9 percent in 2012 (with boardings decreasing by 11.6 percent in December alone) as compared with…
Angela C. Bond The salmon provides a bit of barbecue to MetropolitanKC’s menu. MetropolitanKC arrived with the makeover of the downtown Marriott (200 West 12th Street), and in this week’s review, Charles Ferruzza calls it “the best thing to happen to this Marriott in 20 years.” Here’s his take on the barbecue salmon: The kitchen’s subtle sense of invention is…
Facebook: Shatto If you find a bottle, victory will be sweet indeed. Life doesn’t bring you golden tickets. It brings you limited releases, specialty milk flavors in glass bottles. Shatto announced on its Facebook page that it will be unleashing five small-batch flavors this year in honor of its 10th anniversary. First up is Chocolate Cherry milk. Shatto is making…
A guide to what to do and on First Friday.
Partee’s website It’s too late to call Saul, Ronald. Better call Saul! That has a better ring than “better call Ronald.” Prominent criminal defense lawyer Ronald Partee found himself in a moment straight out of the law offices of Saul Goodman, Walter White’s shady attorney on Breaking Bad. Wednesday, though, Partee did something that Saul probably wouldn’t: He pleaded guilty…
MetropolitanKC is giving downtown diners a reason to visit the newly remodeled dining room in the Marriott Downtown. Photos by Angela C. Bond.
The downtown Kansas City streetcar launched its official website today. And, as you can see in the screen grab above, today’s snowstorm didn’t cause any closures along the route. Categories: News Tags: Kansas City Streetcar, Snow
Boulevard Sporting KC doesn’t always drink craft beer. But when it does, it’s Boulevard. Sporting Kansas City may be losing Kei Kamara, but fans and team officials can find some liquid comfort in the latest news this morning. Boulevard has signed a five-year deal to be the official craft-beer sponsor of Sporting KC. Boulevard will be the title sponsor of…
Kansas City’s homicide total before Tuesday was 11 for 2013 Kansas City police have identified three victims of recent homicides. Brian Cunningham and Therman Lacy III were found dead inside a vehicle at 115 North Denver around 7:45 p.m. Monday. Police say a black man wearing dark clothing was spotted fleeing the scene on foot. Cunningham, 27, and Lacy, 30,…
From Bloodbirds’ Facebook. Bloodbirds, the local psych-tinged post-punk trio featuring ex-Ad Astra Per Aspera dude Mike Tuley, Brooke Tuley and Anna St. Louis, has a new album out called Psychic Surgery. You can stream it online at their Bandcamp page, where you can also download it for seven bucks. The album will be available as a vinyl LP in April,…
The Darkness’ theatrical cock rock – a throwback to bands like Aerosmith, Queen and Kiss – was a breath of fresh air back in 2003, when brooding, lifeless new-wave bands like Interpol were the toast of the rock world. The band’s shtick is not quite as novel today, but its core argument remains a compelling one: that rock music has…
You know, Valentine’s Day isn’t far off. In just a few weeks, you’ll try to cram a year’s worth of romantic aspiration into a dinner reservation and a hastily selected greeting card. We’re not about to make fun of all that. Ritual has its place, after all, and we’ll be right behind you in line at Target come 4 p.m….
Rainy Day Books “As we become more aware of our emotions, we begin to realize that many of them, such as envy, resentment, greed, bitterness, malice, anger, and hatred … do not further our well-being.” So reminds Conscious Capitalism, the new book co-written by Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey. It’s good advice for anyone who may have felt a…
Twitter: KeiKamara Kamara may be logging some frequent-flier miles. Update: Sporting KC announced that it has loaned Kamara to Norwich City through May 6 pending the authorization of his work permit. Sporting will receive two-thirds of the “substantial” loan fee, and if Norwich City doesn’t acquire Kamara on a full transfer by May 6, he can return and play for…
Facebook: Teavana Teavana will join its parent company, Starbucks, on the Plaza. Tea drinkers, your cups runneth over with options. Teavana will be opening at 427 Nichols Road on the Plaza in the former home of the Swarovski Crystal boutique. The chain (a subsidiary of Starbucks, which was purchased in 2012) has more than 200 locations in the United States…
Facebook: Gordon Biersch Ah, the excitement of new beer on tap. Beer doesn’t always have to be dark to be full of surprises. Case in point is the Beechwood Blonde Bock, the new release that will be tapped by Gordon Biersch this week. Brewer James Hudec has crafted a strong Bavarian golden lager aged on Beechwood chips in the German…
An all-female a cappella gospel group founded in 1973, Sweet Honey in the Rock has in recent years earned Grammys and an invitation to perform in front of President and Mrs. Obama at the White House. The six members’ big, booming voices will be a fun test of the pristine acoustics inside the Muriel Kauffman Theatre this evening. Wednesday, January…
A moment of silence for the long-forgotten Tutti-Frutti milkshake Two American entrepreneurs claimed to have invented soft-serve ice cream: in 1936, Tom Carvel of the franchise brand bearing his name, and in 1938, inventors John Fremont “Grandpa” McCullough and his son, Bradley, co-founders of the Dairy Queen franchise. No matter who actually invented the product – a lighter, airier frozen…
