Arrington de Dionyso’s noisy free jazz – a stew of bass-clarinet blurts, throat singing, polyrhythmic drumming and feral world music – has earned him acclaim among the types of music fans who subscribe to defiantly nonmainstream magazines like the U.K.’s The Wire. So it stands to reason that during his stop here in town, he’ll be performing alongside some of…
Chef Celina Tio has big plans for this building at 15th and Grand. It’s no news that restaurateur Celina Tio – the chef and owner of Julian restaurant in Brookside – has also been running the lunch-only Kansas City Cafe at 1532 Grand for several months. What is news is what she wants to do with the two-story brick building…
There was a brief high-speed chase on Highway 71 yesterday morning. Some stories just get worse the more you learn about them. Fox 4 reports that a 23-year-old man led Grandview police on a car chase at speeds of up to 100 mph on southbound Highway 71 early Sunday morning. While the police stopped pursuit of the Dodge Stratus, the…
Angela C. Bond S’mores cupcakes were on the menu last year. The Pitch’s Sugar Rush – a celebration of all things dessert with more than 15 sampling tables and a best dessert contest – is set for Thursday, February 21, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Guild (1621 Locust). Enjoy treats from Milk & Honey, Chez Elle, Frannie Frank’s…
Facebook: The Midland Offerman is back on. Ron Swanson won’t let you down, Kansas City. After inclement weather on the East Coast apparently forced actor-comic Nick Offerman to be unable to catch a flight to KC in time for Sunday night’s show, the Midland announced that his appearance had been postponed. The good news for Offerman fans is that the…
Is FiberHouse the new headquarters for your startup? Colorado-based entrepreneur Brad Feld is opening his doors to local startups. This week, Feld and the Kauffman Foundation announced a contest for young companies that would benefit from having access to Google Fiber Internet access. The winners will get to live and work rent-free in the house that Feld owns at 4437…
Flickr: Inha Leex Hale Kansas wants to screen the TSA screeners. In a move that the late Charlton Heston would love, Kansas Rep. Brett Hildabrand (R-Merriam) wants to keep the Transportation Security Administration’s filthy hands off you. The Wichita Eagle reports that Hildabrand is one of 21 Kansas lawmakers supporting a bill that would make it illegal for TSA screeners…
Facebook: Juicy’s Zona Rosa finally has a burger joint. Juicy’s Burgers and Spirits will open in March in the former Tomfooleries space at 8680 N.W. Prairie View Road. The upscale burger place is the brainchild of Mike Howell. His last venture was 77 South, the dining room and lounge that brought disco back to Leawood before it closed in 2012….
Angela C. Bond Do you need an excuse to buy a cupcake? If you’ve so far failed to keep your New Year’s resolutions and you want a do-over, or you just want to keep your New Year’s celebration going, Bo Lings on the Plaza (4701 Jefferson) is celebrating the Chinese New Year through Sunday, February 24, with a special dinner…
Jimmy Mirikitani It’s been almost two years since the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami killed approximately 16,000 people. The World Bank has called it the most expensive natural disaster on record, and those injured or displaced by it continue to suffer. This year’s Kansas City Japanese Film Festival again marks the anniversary by accepting donations at its events this weekend, benefiting…
Brett Williams has mastered the art of the soft-serve swirl cone. Kansas City’s oldest existing Dairy Queen location, operated for over four decades by John and Esther McMurray (yes, she of the tallest beehive hairdo east of the Paseo) at 2535 Independence Avenue, closed two years ago. Last week, it reopened with a new tenant and a new name: Dairy…
Flickr: Bianca Moraes Maybe a scone and some Downton Abbey? In the movies, a brokenhearted woman sits watching a black-and-white classic while eating her way through a half-gallon of ice cream. The spoon is somehow just scraping the bottom at the moment the camera pans to her. She might sadly savor the last bit, remembering the love she just lost,…
Twitter: @julieburkhart Burkhart wants to continue Tiller’s work. The abortion debate in Kansas is on the cusp of the next chapter. The New York Times published a profile yesterday of Julie Burkhart, a colleague of the late Dr. George Tiller, who is the process of trying to reopen Tiller’s former clinic in Wichita . The piece delves into the political…
Facebook: Natasha’s Mulberry & Mott Natasha’s Mulberry & Mott’s heart is still beating. Natasha’s Mulberry & Mott is not going out of business. Pastry chef Natasha Goellner wants to make that point loudly and clearly. When the original location closed Christmas Eve last year, there was speculation that the Plaza shop would follow. “We knew when we opened the store…
Ryan Brazeal and manager Bryn Hughes don’t want Novel restaurant to be a novelty. When chef Ryan Brazeal’s new restaurant opens – tentatively in April – at 815 West 17th Street, it will mark a literary turning point in Kansas City’s restaurant history: There will be a restaurant called Story in Prairie Village and Brazeal’s Novel in the Crossroads. If…
Back for more: KC Psychfest Terrific news: KC Psychfest will return for a second year this spring. Save these dates: May 17 and 18, at FOKL. Yesterday, the fest’s organizers announced four acts slated to play. They are Discoverer, Umberto, Bloodbirds and the Conquerors. Slightly more information here. Categories: Music Tags: kc psychfest
Facebook: Oklahoma Joe’s OK Joe’s is spawning new menu items. Oklahoma Joe’s is hoping that its latest menu item has legs, even if the featured ingredient is not one of the usual four-legged suspects. The barbecue joint known for its facility with meat is taking on the sea with a new smoked salmon salad that debuts today. “Fish is not…
Flickr: Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar Your heart should look like this after Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re a fan of the holiday or not, you may as well benefit from Valentine’s Day. What follows is a list of the deals and freebies that you can enjoy in addition to your Russell Stover chocolate marshmallow heart. These deals are good for Valentine’s…
NASA A rendering of the Euclid telescope. The secrets of our universe might be unlocked in the next few years over on Rockhill Road. Mark Brodwin, an assistant professor of astronomy and cosmology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, has been picked by the European Space Agency to help study dark energy. Brodwin will be one of 43 scientists and…
Stearns enjoys life on the Square. His hair isn’t as spiky, and his catchphrases don’t yet fly out of the kitchen as fast as the Ophelia’s popular short-rib dish does, but executive chef Bobby Stearns could be the next Guy Fieri. “I don’t think you need to wear a chef coat for people to know you throw down,” Stearns says….
This list doesn’t get classier. There once was a man from Labette, whose Sharpie was so big he could … write more with it? That’s the kindest way to explain one Kansas driver’s application to put BGPEN15 on his vanity license plate. The state said no. And it says no a lot, judging by the list of rejected vanity-plate applications…
