Boulevard Brewing Co.’s next seasonal beer, Boss Tom’s Golden Bock, starts rolling out in Kansas City today – and other cities shortly after. The spring seasonal maibock’s re-emergence comes as Boulevard’s Irish Ale phases out (re: the end of St. Patrick’s Day). Boulevard brewer Jeremy Danner explained the brewing process in a blog last year: “We use a blend of our two-row base…
On its debut record, Manhattan, Skaters – from, you guessed it, Manhattan – doesn’t really push the envelope too much. The group writes songs about what they know: living in New York City, being young, partying and making romantic connections that are less about emotional attachment and more about who looks the best when you’re wearing beer goggles. Skaters uses electronic…
Yesterday, local speed-rapper Mac Lethal went on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to perform a rap that he had made for her. His life will probably never be the same. Just last month, DeGeneres featured Lethal’s video for “Alphabet Insanity” on her show. Now, it seems, she has taken a special interest in the hometown talent, who gave a special shout-out…
No Brookside stops on the route. A crowd that was gathered at a neighborhood meeting in Brookside last night was informed by Vince Gauthier, a BNIM planning director working with the streetcar advisory committee, that his committee would not recommend that the streetcar line expand south into the Brookside and Waldo neighborhoods. The committee will instead recommend expanding east –…
Name: Kim Weinberger Occupation: Curator/art adviser, Weinberger Fine Art Hometown: Born in KCK. Lived in Rome, Italy, off and on for four years, then NYC for nine years. I moved back to Kansas City 20 years ago with my husband and first son. Current neighborhood: Overland Park. But now we are empty nesters and on a quest to find a…
Big Rip Brewing Co. is undergoing some big changes, including installing a four-barrel brewing system and adding a beer garden to its North Kansas City operation (216 East Ninth Avenue). The upgrades come less than a year after opening for business. To celebrate Big Rip’s first birthday – and the changes – Big Rip founders Josh Collins and Kipp Feldt are…
Three of Kansas City’s more high-profile chefs – Ryan Brazeal of Novel, Carl Thorne-Thomsen of Story, and Port Fonda’s Patrick Ryan – have been nominated for Food & Wine’s “People’s Best New Chef 2014” in the Midwest region category. Two of the three chefs, Ryan and Thorne-Thomsen, have been nominated before; Thorne-Thomsen won the award last year. The “People’s Choice”…
David Shoalts, writer for Toronto’s The Globe and Mail, wrote last week that the National Hockey League is secretly meeting with ownership groups to explore the possibility of adding two more franchises to the pro hockey league. Unsurprisingly, Kansas City is not among the cities listed in Shoalts’ report, which cites anonymous sources. Seattle and Las Vegas are considered frontrunners for future…
Party’s over for payday. A few months back, we published a series that looked at Kansas City’s role as a hub in the world of predatory online lending. One of the biggest players in this shady industry is AMG Services, a company controlled by race-car driver and Overland Park resident Scott Tucker. Like many other online payday lenders, Tucker merged…
Lorde with Lo-Fang The Midland, Kansas City Friday, March 21 On Friday night at the Midland, Ella Yelich-O’Connor – the 17-year-old star the world knows as Lorde – kept her audience banter simple and minimal, except when she was introducing her song “Ribs.” The artist spent a few moments explaining the inspiration for the song: After an epic house party…
The World Cup is back. After the usual four year layoff, soccer fans from across the world will flock to Brazil to see their beloved countries battle it out for the World Cup this upcoming June and July and bragging rights for being the best soccer team in the world for four years. Americans are particularly excited for this year’s…
Yesterday I got a call from Clay Chastain. “I’m frustrated,” he said right after I answered. This is nothing new. If I count Lawrence as part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, I’ve been reporting in this city since 2005. I can’t imagine a scenario in which any reporter in any medium, who has covered local government for even a…
Some fun new trouble is stirring down at 37th Street and Broadway. Black & Gold Tavern has recently undergone a bit of rebranding. The upstairs space has received new lights, sound equipment and a stage, as well as a new name: Vandals. This weekend, Vandals celebrates its grand opening with a handful of local bands that are all connoisseurs of…
The subject will be noodles – everything from phad thai to linguini carbonara – on the Central Standard program KCUR 89.3 with me and fellow panelists Emily Farris, Christine Becicka of Restaurant Guide of Kansas City, and Gloria Gale of 435 Magazine. You can join the conversation to discuss your own favorite place to twirl the noodles in the Kansas City metro by…
We got a tip from a well-placed Johnson County source today that Mission Mayor Laura McConwell has spent the last couple of days calling around, telling people she plans to run for a seat on the Johnson County Board of Commissioners. McConwell says she hasn’t quite committed to running for the commission. “I’m exploring the race,” McConwell told us around…
Cole, with Barcadia’s mascot, Molly. Anna Cole was one of the first bartenders at KCK’s 403 Club when Artie Scholes opened the Strawberry Hill hangout in 2011. Last month, Scholes packed up and moved the 403 Club a few blocks south, to its new location at 614 Reynolds. “I live a half-block away, so when Artie’s space became available, my…
Last week, Esquire featured a killer cover of Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped Box” by an artist named Kawehi. The music video featured the singer performing a live-looped, synth-heavy version of the song that will turn your world upside-down. Spin picked it up, and a bunch of blogs followed. Even Courtney Love approves. And surprise! Kawehi lives in Lawrence. Boom. Mind blown. She hasn’t played any local shows…
Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr. has died while in hospice care, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal. Categories: News Tags: Fred Phelps, kansas, Westboro Baptist Church
