This guy had the right idea last week. Off the sidewalk, into the street! It’s been one week since our last blizzard, but some property owners and business owners still haven’t cleared their sidewalks of snow. Fact: Shoveling is just the decent thing to do. Even with a bunch of melting yesterday, some sidewalks are still not walkable. (I felt…
Facebook: Minsky’s Minsky’s is helping propel KC into the national pizza consciousness. Some may think the closest we get to pizza here in Kansas City is putting cheese and sauce on our barbecue. But eaters know different, and now Travel + Leisure, does as well. In this month’s issue, T+L named Kansas City 10th on its list of America’s Best…
Trimble is about 20 miles north of Kansas City. The man likely had a different plan in mind when he was buzzed into the First Security Bank in Trimble, Missouri, Friday afternoon. After allegedly pulling out a gun and demanding cash, Fox 4 reports that the would-be robber was apparently shot in the face by either a customer or employee…
Facebook: Alice in Chains Alice in Chains is back on the road. Rockfest has chosen who will rock Kansas City, and it’s Alice in Chains. The 2013 Rockfest, set for Liberty Memorial on May 11, announced yesterday that the Seattle band (its fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, is out this spring) will headline the 15 acts playing…
Facebook: Fritz’s It’s like KC Wolf somehow got behind the wheel of a train. Next stop, America, is Fritz’s Railroad. Maxim cranked out a list of the five most unique culinary experiences in the United States, and sitting at No. 5 is the Kansas City, Kansas, diner that delivers your food in a train car. There was Dans Le Noir…
Jess Tyler Ferguson’s Twitter account Eventually cute firefighters saved the cast members. Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet has never hidden his affection for his hometown of Kansas City. So when he got his co-stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Bowen to appear at a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kansas City’s Kids Night Out, he surely…
Ain’t life grand. Dank bros rejoice: Long-running Southern jam-band Widespread Panic is returning to Kansas City this summer. The date: Saturday, June 22, at Starlight Theatre. Did you guys ever get into them? I’ll burn you some shit, only the choice nugs. Tickets on sale next Saturday, March 9, at 10 a.m. Categories: Music Tags: widespread panic
Kanrocksas It’s a heavy lineup. Don’t sleep on the Kanrocksas Music Festival. The official lineup is out, and tickets are now on sale ($175 for a ticket and $25 for a camping spot) for the festival, June 28 and 29, at the Kansas Speedway. Fun, Tiesto, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Kendrick Lamar, the Avett Brothers, Passion Pit, Pretty Lights, Imagine…
Facebook: Urban Grown Bittman is coming. What Johnny Carson did for young comics, Mark Bittman can do for a fledgling farmer. So, sharpen up those fields, everybody. The New York Times columnist will be in Kansas City on Thursday, June 20, as the keynote speaker during a week of events surrounding the Urban Grown Farms & Garden Tour. The fifth…
Flickr: Jack Spades The debate over drug testing moves to the Kansas House. Under a new bill passed by the Kansas Senate, state officials would have the right to authorize a drug test for current or future welfare and unemployment recipients, as well as state lawmakers, if those officials have “reasonable suspicion” that an individual was under the influence of…
Facebook: 801 Chophouse Steak it out. Eat a lot, and you’ll feel warmer. Winter Restaurant Week is back in the Power & Light District, through March 3, with lunch and dinner specials at 13 restaurants. There’s a special $10 or $15 menu for lunch, and dinner ranges from $25 to $30. The Bristol has a two-course lunch of lobster bisque…
