Tyler Deaton couldn’t avoid Google searches. Tyler Deaton has not been charged with having any role in the killing of his wife, Bethany Deaton. But there were enough rumors and allegations in a confession by the accused killer that a school in Texas is reconsidering hiring him as a teacher. Micah Moore, a student at the International House of Prayer…
The Pitch’s annual celebration of art, music, food and fashion took place Saturday, April 13. Pitch photographer Lynn Collins documented the night at the Screenland Crossroads.
If you love a bike ride and a beer, get out a calendar and a pen. BikeWalkKC is holding a Handlebar Happy Hour, from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight at the Kansas City Club (918 Baltimore). Cyclists and noncyclists are welcome at the event, part of a monthly salon series that (this evening) features free beer and a discussion of…
Notice something different? We’ve combined The Pitch’s longstanding blogs (Plog, Fat City and Wayward Blog) into one stream of news, entertainment, food and events: The Fast Pitch. (You can still follow the individual news streams by clicking the designated categories.) And we’ve changed our Twitter handle: @TheFastPitch. So we’ll meet you over there. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink
Surrender to the Trick. This one was announced awhile back, but we neglected to bring it to your attention: Power-pop titans Cheap Trick make a stop in Kansas City next month. They’re at VooDoo Lounge – just a small step down from the arenas they used to shake in the ’70s – on Saturday, May 25. Get your tickets here….
Bond offering Brywood as planned. In Kansas City, Missouri, the use of tax incentives to develop private projects is often described as an investment, a means to grow the tax base. And sometimes that happens. But Kansas City is also haunted by economic-development opportunities that didn’t pan out as originally described. The latest entry to that list: Brywood Centre shopping…
Bread & Butter Concepts It’s street tacos available on the street. You may have had walking tacos, but now rolling tacos are cruising around Kansas City. The Taco Republic Truck, the food truck and brand extension from Bread & Butter Concepts (the group behind BRGR, Gram & Dun, Urban Table and the soon-to-open Taco Republic), is now rolling. Taco Republic,…
Facebook: Famous Dave’s The secret is safe. Pitmasters guard their secrets like the Knights Templar, only giving them up when faced with death or a human of great moral conviction (a penitent man, for example). So I’ll admit that I was a bit worried for Kansas City pitmasters when I saw that Famous Dave’s was promising to reveal the secret…
Facebook Stielow: once North Kansas City’s trash service man, now its mayor Don Stielow got sworn in as North Kansas City’s mayor, a bit of good news for those who don’t want that city’s hospital on the sale block. Residents there with an emotional attachment to the city-owned North Kansas City Hospital see Stielow’s election as a chance to stave…
Photo by Sabrina Staires Name: MaryJo Thompson Occupation: Retired police officer, Box Tops coordinator for St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School Hometown: St. Louis Current neighborhood: KCMO, north of the river, near Liberty Who or what is your sidekick? My amazing husband! What career would you choose in an alternate reality? Archaeologist What was the last local restaurant you patronized? Pizza…
Lili’s father, Bruce High, has been charged with filing a false missing-person report. The story of Lili High, the 5-year-old Gladstone girl who was reported kidnapped on April 7, took another weird turn Tuesday. Clay County assistant prosecutor Kate Noland charged Bruce High, Lili’s father, with one misdemeanor count of filing a false missing-person report for failing to tell police…
Author and activist Saru Jayaraman signed copies of her controversial book, Behind the Kitchen Door last week during her appearance at the Central Library. I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard, during the years I was a server, a customer gripe: “If your employer would pay you a decent wage, I wouldn’t have to leave a…
SoftBank’s not afraid of Dish. SoftBank, the Japanese telecom that thought it was all set to buy 70 percent of Sprint, is trying to act unfazed by yesterday’s surprise news that satellite TV company Dish offered $25.5 billion in cash and stock to buy the Overland Park-based company. Dish, which upped SoftBank’s offer, said that if it acquired Sprint, it…
Facebook: Which Wich Which Wich is coming to KC. If you’ve ever envisioned yourself as a sandwich artist, then Which Wich may be the place for you. The sandwich chain, which is opening a location at 556 Westport Road (the former Einstein Bros. and Fuji Japanese Steakhouse space), lets customers design their lunch by marking ingredients on a paper bag…
Facebook: Freebirds Freebirds takes flight in OP Thursday. Pack up your camping gear, it’s burrito hunting season. Freebirds World Burrito is opening its Overland Park location at 7552 West 119th Street on Thursday, April 18. And the same deal applies as the other area location – the first 25 people in line for the Rosana Square restaurant get free burritos…
Facebook: Pickleman’s Waldo is getting a sandwich shop. Missouri graduates should really consider living close to Waldo. Pickleman’s Gourmet Cafe will be opening in May at 7442 Wornall in the former Jackson Hewitt space (on the corner of 75th and Wornall across the street from Walgreens). Pickleman’s joins fellow Columbia mainstay, Quinton’s Bar & Deli, which is located next door…
Facebook: Barley’s You should always get someone beer for their 17th anniversary. Barley’s Brewhaus (16649 Midland Drive, Shawnee) is celebrating its 17th anniversary this entire week, which means you have plenty of chances to enjoy the party. Tuesday is all about stouts, with 10 bombers priced at $10 each. On Wednesday, IPAs cost $3 and Double IPAs are $4. There…
Dan Lybarger In Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the number 42 was the answer to life, the universe and everything. It was pretty important here in Kansas City last week, too. Jackie Robinson wore No. 42 when he played 10 seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Today is Jackie Robinson Day, when every MLB player wears the long-retired…
The kings of the world as far as we know. Geek-chic jazz fusionists Steely Dan just announced a pretty massive North American tour, and Kansas City is getting a piece of that smooth action. They’ll be at the Midland Tuesday, September 3. Check here for sale dates. Categories: Music Tags: steely dan
Kansas Historical Society Brownback gets guff from Governing’s tax guys. A pair of tax policy wonks on both ends of the political spectrum met in the middle in an analysis of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax plan; it’s a bad idea, both say. Governing Magazine, a publication favored by government bureaucrats, published the thoughts of right-leaning Joe Henchman of the…
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse suddenly has a new suitor. Last October, Sprint announced that Japanese mobile-phone giant SoftBank planned to acquire 70 percent of the Overland Park-based cellphone company. Today, satellite TV company Dish threw a wrench in things when it announced that it wants to buy Sprint for $25.5 billion. Dish CEO Charles Ergen told The Wall Street Journal…
Facebook: Futbol Club The area’s first dedicated soccer bar is set to open. Futbol Club Eatery & Tap (12030 Blue Valley Parkway, Overland Park) kicks off its inaugural season tomorrow. The bar and grill that celebrates all things soccer opens at 11 a.m. Futbol Club is the official bar of FC Kansas City, the new professional women’s team based here,…
