Archives: July 2013

Kansas City man suffers stab wound to the buttock

Some butts know how to defend themselves. At the crack of dawn today, two men got into an argument that left one with a stab wound to his left buttock. The Star reports that a group of people were at a home at 81st Street and Olive when the argument broke out. The victim, 45, was chased across the street…

Cafe Thyme at Powell Gardens: It’s all in the Thyme-ing

Brenda Nelson and Guy Campbell want to wrap you up in fresh vegetables at Cafe Thyme. Summer months make an ideal time to visit Powell Gardens, the botanical gardens located about 45 minutes outside Kansas City in Lone Jack, Missouri. It’s currently an explosion of color and fragrance. And as we reported last February, there’s a new culinary team operating…

Who makes the best lemonade in Kansas City?

Charles Ferruzza Have you found a lemonade better than the hand-mixed one at Grand Street Cafe? It’s a wonderful thing to age out of running a lemonade stand, because that means you can finally start buying it from somebody who has figured out a better way than mixing lemony powder and water. Last summer, Charles Ferruzza gave the nod to…

Woman sprays bus passengers with gasoline

Cue the jokes about taking public transportation. In what is surely one of the strangest Kansas City crimes of the year, a woman was arrested this morning for allegedly spraying gasoline on her fellow bus passengers. Police say that around 5:30 this morning, a woman got into an argument with a man on the bus. She then allegedly took a…

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Saturday night at Crossroads KC

Caitlin Carter Deep into Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ set Saturday evening at Crossroads KC, singer Jade Castrinos instructed drummer Orpheo McCord to play a “funky-ass beat,” and the recognizable whistle-driven intro to “Home” incited the crowd. Throughout the song, members of the audience were asked to share a story. One person told frontman Alex Ebert that she and…

ZZ Ward is coming to the Midland in October

ZZ Ward: Midland-bound ZZ Ward is coming to the Midland on Friday, October 11. Tickets, starting at $17, to see the blue-eyed soul singer go on sale Friday, July 12, at 10 a.m. Joining Ward will be the Wild Feathers and James Bay. If it seems like Ward was just here, well, she was: Saturday night, opening for Edward Sharpe…

Burritos To Go should be on your ‘to-go’ list

The sign says it all. Burritos are not a bad metaphor for adulthood. At some point, they just got too messy and too complicated. The fun disappeared amidst the responsibility of attempting to tackle a portion that was simply too big for one’s plate. But you can get back to the burrito basics at Burritos To Go y Algo Mas…

Shatto’s Apple Pie Milk hits store shelves this week

Facebook: Shatto A liquid ode to America. The Fourth of July is as American as Apple Pie Milk. That’s the idea behind Shatto’s latest limited-release milk, which is in stores beginning today and tomorrow. The family dairy in Osborn, Missouri, which made milk in glass bottles cool again, is releasing a series of small-batch flavors to celebrate its 10th anniversary…

David Allen accused of shooting, killing Thomas Dean in Waldo

Allen: accused in Waldo homicide David Allen has been charged in the shooting death of Thomas Dean in Waldo Saturday afternoon. Kansas City police were called to the scene of a shooting at 205 West 78th Street around 2:49 p.m. When officers arrived, they found Dean, 58, wounded in the driveway of the residence. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful,…