Do you realize that every time you visit a McDonald’s or a Houlihan’s Restaurant & Bar or an Applebee’s, you’re seeing the ideas first generated by one man, Fred Harvey, who died over a century ago? Harvey, one of Kansas City’s first millionaires (his corporate offices were, after his death, in Union Station for many years, but he resided in…
Piropos is now serving Argentinian pizza under the Tango Pizza banner in Briarcliff Village. Take a look at their pies, courtesy of Angela C. Bond.
Justin Kendall The 12th Street Bridge is set to close Friday. Note and Correction: Contrary to this morning’s erroneous post, just the overpass is being replaced; the bridge will be shut down for the next several months during that construction. This post initially, and incorrectly, stated that the entire bridge was being replaced. Whether you see it as the bridge…
Courtesy of Betablox Bergmann: real-world entrepreneur. “I have a disease,” Weston Bergmann says. He makes this confession underground, 120 feet below Mercier Street. “I mean ‘disease’ in such a good way.” The point man and founding investor of BetaBlox actually looks pretty healthy, even sitting in this neon-green conference room, under the unforgiving bulbs that illuminate his company’s subterranean hive…
Facebook: Boulevard Boulevard is taking its kegs on the road tonight. It’s like a last-chance dance for Boulevard beer lovers. The hometown brewery is holding a tap takeover at Bier Station (120 E. Gregory Blvd.) tonight beginning at 5 p.m. Boulevard brewers and employees will be on hand to talk about the beers they make. And the list of what’s…
Tommy knows MMA. “Let’s do this shit!” Thanks to cartoon satirist Tommy Toe Hold, the catchphrase has joined the small, exclusive pantheon of combat-sports slogans: “Let’s get ready to rumble” and “It’s time.” Tommy, who keeps his true identity a secret, hosts The Tommy Toe Hold Show on YouTube. Imagine if Cartoon Network devoted six minutes during Adult Swim to…
Esther Lin/Invicta FC Cyborg vs. Coenen II: for revenge and a belt Marloes Coenen will be out for revenge when she enters the cage July 13 against Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos at Invicta FC 6, at the Ameristar Casino. That’s more than hype-video fodder – though it is the title of one video – for the 32-year-old Dutch submission specialist. In…
Photo by Sabrina Staires Name: Kristina Carlson Occupation: Owner, Kristina Carlson Photography Hometown: Overland Park Current neighborhood: Olathe What I do (in 140 characters): I am a wedding and portrait photographer, with a background in art education from KU. What’s your addiction? KU basketball and Walt Disney World; if you could somehow combine the two, it really would be the…
Kansas City Museum The temperature got distinctly frostier at the Kansas City Museum yesterday after the longtime director was relieved of his duties. Long-simmering tensions between George Guastello, the president and CEO of Union Station, and Christopher Leitch, the director of the Kansas City Museum, came to a head yesterday afternoon, and Leitch was fired, shortly before a scheduled meeting…
We don’t have a lot of details yet, but we’re excited to be a part of the two-day Arts & Crafts festival with the Screenland Armour and 96.5 the Buzz. Here’s what we do know: 60 beers, 15 artists, eight bands and six films on August 23 and 24. Among the eight bands: the Cave Girls, the Dead Girls, Deco…
Facebook: Novel Ryan Brazeal is ready to introduce KC to his cooking. The first chapter for Novel begins today. Chef Ryan Brazeal’s restaurant opens its doors to the public for the first time in the space at 815 West 17th Street, which was last occupied by Lill’s on 17th. (You can find former LIll’s chef Carmen Cabia at the takeout…
The Beacon opened with a bang, closed with a whimper. It’s sad when any restaurant closes. People lose their jobs. Vendors lose a client. The city loses tax income. And, if the venue was popular, patrons lose a favorite place to dine. The Beacon: A Kansas City Tavern (5031 Main), which two weeks ago posted a sign stating that it…
Jackyl in the house. To cater to fans for whom one RockFest per year is insufficient, today comes the announcement of ThrottleFest Kansas City, which will take place August 22-24 at Berkley Riverfront Park. The show is a joint celebration of the biker-bar TV show Full Throttle Saloon and the 20th anniversary of on-air shenanigans from 98.9 the Rock shock…
BRGR BRGR debuts Tuesday in the P&L District. Call it BRGR wars. A little more than two years after Burger King’s Whopper Bar replaced Chef Burger, the last locally owned burger shop in the Power & Light District, another local burger joint is stepping up to the plate. BRGR Kitchen + Bar opens tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the former…
Dane Cook being a real cutup. Attention, Tourgasm fans: American hair icon and funnyman Dane Cook is doing a national comedy tour for the first time since 2009, and it includes a stop in Kansas City. Cook will be at the Midland Thursday, September 19, as part of his Under Oath tour. Tickets are on sale this Friday (July 12)…
The rendering should become reality next fall. Before the Allen keys, there have to be shovels. The Ikea in Merriam has a ceremonial groundbreaking set for Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and Merriam Mayor Ken Sissom will be on hand at 6030 Eby, the future home of the Swedish furniture maker. Ikea tapped J.E. Dunn earlier this…
Facebook: Thai Place Thai Place’s native chicken peanut has some kick. The radio has “Blurred Lines,” on repeat. The weather, like Greg Holland, keeps flirting with triple digits. And eggs are giving up their yolks on sidewalks across the metro. It’s hot, Kansas City. But the only way to beat the heat is to lean in to it with your…
File Nixon vetoes one gun bill, passes another. Missouri’s General Assembly passed a bumper crop of bad legislation earlier this year, and Gov. Jay Nixon has responded by firing up his veto pen. Today Nixon struck down a repellent gun law that was hyped as a measure to protect Missourians’ basic rights but revealed legislators’ habits of cherry-picking the parts…
Facebook: Nara This is not your average sushi bar. You’ve probably never had sushi like this. Nara (1617 Main) brings back body sushi (models covered in sushi) tonight for First Fridays. Find out, from 7 to 11 p.m., if people make good plates. Call 816-221-6272 to reserve a seat. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: 801 chophouse, charlie hooper’s, Charlie…
Sage Dawson’s “Volcano” Independence Day means a number of Crossroads galleries are taking July 5 off, but there’s no shortage of intriguing shows this First Friday. At FrontSpace (217 West 18th Street), St. Louis’ Sage Dawson presents her Natural Disasters, a set of colorful, cartographic-style drawings that give expression to burned-out homes and abandoned objects, focusing on the Augusta, Georgia,…
