Artopia Artopia, the annual Pitch-sponsored party at Screenland Crossroads, is a reliably weird celebration of art, fashion, food and, yes, music. In addition to burlesque performances, live painting and free shit from Accurso’s Italian Restaurant, the Melting Pot, Grace’s Best Cookies, Tallgrass Brewing and Smirnoff, $25 ($30 day of event) gets you a nice smattering of local music. Slated to…
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is packed with members of the Kansas City press, local politicians and business leaders, who mix among life-size statues of such Negro League greats as Pop Lloyd and Leon Day on March 20. The lights flick off. Two large TVs show the trailer for 42, the new Jackie Robinson biopic. Harrison Ford, playing Branch Rickey,…
In the summer of 1857, J.V. Fitch, proud resident of Quindaro, sold ice-cream sodas in his shop, one of many new businesses in the fast-growing hamlet on the banks of the Missouri River. Ground had broken on the freshly platted community only six months earlier, but by August, Quindaro’s population was more than 600, primarily runaway slaves and free blacks,…
In Sheepwoman, artists Laetitia Sonami and Sue-C make a movie in real time, using motors and computers and projections and such unexpected objects as cans of compressed air. If that sounds like something you’d see at Electromediascope — the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s seasonal program of experimental film, video, sound, performance and new-media art — well, you’re right. And if…
Kraus wants to reform TIF, but time is running out. In Wednesday’s paper, we wrote about some of the waves Raytown Quality Schools Superintendent Allan Markley has been making in the tax-increment financing bathtub. TIF is the commonly used development tool that sometimes results in good projects and sometimes results in bad projects. But its method of redirecting new property…
Jim Gile, right, is trying to jury-rig a way to stay on the Saline County Board of Commissioners. Saline County Commissioner Jim Gile might have some free time on his hands soon. Gile, in his first term, became Internet famous today after it was reported that he used a racial slur during a commission work session. The county Board of…
Pitch food writer Charles Ferruzza did a lunch crawl along Quindaro. Go get a taste for yourself, but first, check out the sights, courtesy of photographer Angela C. Bond.
Facebook: Pie Five KC is getting a Pie Five. Pie Five Pizza Co. is coming to the Kansas City market. The Kansas City Star reports that Dave Goebel, the former chief executive officer for Applebee’s, has signed a franchise agreement with the chain that opened its first location in Fort Worth, Texas, only two years ago. Pie Five has been…
Discover the art of eating and catching a bartender’s eye at The Pitch’s Artopia on Saturday, at the Screenland Crossroads (1656 Washington). The arts celebration runs 7:30 – 11 p.m. and features food from Accurso’s (which earned the Sweetheart at February’s Sugar Rush), Blue Bird, Grace’s Best Cookies and the Melting Pot. Wash down that food with Tallgrass beer and…
Photo by Chris Mullins Juanita Carter leads Artopia’s awakening. Call it a throwback. In the beginning, Artopia’s fashion show gave designers all the love. The past few years, it showcased boutiques. Saturday, though, Kansas City designers reclaim the runway – a resurgence that intensifies the local spotlight. “For me, this year it’s about making sure the local designers are supported…
Photo by Sabrina Staires Sisters Conkright (left) and Cloud Names: Kelly Conkright and Kayce McCare Cloud What’s your occupation?Conkright: Shopper strategistCloud: Stay-at-home mom … and the “drinking” part of “Boutiquing and Drinking.” Most moms will agree this makes sense. What’s your hometown?Conkright: LenexaCloud: Lenexa What’s your current neighborhood?Conkright: BrooksideCloud: Lenexa … that’s not a typo. Who or what is your…
The Menards guy may be skipping out of KC. It was only a year ago that Kansas City was about to become more like St. Joseph when Menards planned to expand here. But now the plucky home improvement store concept has soured on expanding in Kansas City and elsewhere. The reason? It depends on what day you catch Menard Inc….
Great American Poet John Darnielle just posted a pretty long blog entry on the Mountain Goats’ website explaining that the Goats will be touring as a duo this summer. It’ll be just Darnielle and bassist Peter Hughes, and they’ll be at RecordBar Wednesday, June 19. Hit the jump for one of my top Goats jams. Categories: Music Tags: mountain goats
Metcalf faces dozens of new municipal court charges. The Delores Metcalf story just keeps getting sadder. On Monday, city employees removed 14 cats and a dog from Metcalf’s home. A dead dog was also found in the home. A year ago, police removed 16 cats from her residence. And in August 2011, 150 cats and 50 dead cats were taken…
This is 311 partying on a cruise ship. It’s unlikely that KC will offer a better opportunity this summer to bro out than at the just announced Starlight Theatre triple bill featuring 311, Cypress Hill and G. Love and Special Sauce. It’s happening Tuesday, July 2. Tickets on sale this Friday. Categories: Music
Facebook: Westport Flea Market My car feels like a sandwich on wheels sometimes. Sandwiches are like the aging action stars of menus – they hang around forever because restaurants just can’t kill them off. That’s in part because we keep ponying up our money and because, every once in a while, a sandwich shows why it earned a starring role…
Facebook: The Roasterie The Roasterie’s 20th-anniversary blend takes flight this morning. The Roasterie is hoping you’ll raise a cup to its birthday with its new 20th Anniversary Platinum Blend that debuts in all three cafes (6223 Brookside Blvd., 1204 W. 27th St., and 4511 W. 119th St. in Leawood) today and in grocery stores this week. If you’d rather raise…
The Melting Pot America is essentially made of cheese. Bet you didn’t know that Thursday was National Cheese Fondue Day. (If you did, let us raise a fondue fork to your love of cheese.) The Melting Pot (450 Ward Parkway) is celebrating the holiday with a buy-cheese, get-cheese offer that’s good from today through Thursday. That means you can either…
Photo by Boonie Cris “Cyborg” unleashed her pent-up fury in the cage Friday night. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos brought the pain in her Invicta Fighting Championships debut. After serving a yearlong steroid suspension, Santos mauled her bloodied opponent, Fiona Muxlow, who, to her credit, never gave up. Referee “Big” John McCarthy stopped Cyborg’s relentless onslaught and awarded her a first-round TKO…
The annual Planet Comicon celebration moved to Bartle Hall in downtown Kansas City. Pitch photographer Lynn Collins documented the comics and the costumes.
Cris Cyborg returned to the cage Friday night after a yearlong steroid suspension. Cyborg mauled her opponent at the Invicta Fighting Championships 5 at the Ameristar Casino and Hotel. Pitch photographer Boonie captured the action cageside, including Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson defeating Jessica Penne for the atomweight championship.
Lili High has been missing since about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Update:Authorities say that Lili has been found safe. Police said she was found in Liberty with a relative between 1:30 and 2 Monday afternoon, The Star reports.. The Amber Alert has ended. Lili Justine High, the Gladstone 5-year-old, is still missing after a suspected kidnapping on Sunday night. Police announced…
British metalheads Iron Maiden just announced a bunch of 2013 dates, and among them is a stop at the Sprint Center on Saturday, September 7. Tickets aren’t on sale until May 17. Categories: Music Tags: Iron Maiden
