%{}% Among members of the Missouri General Assembly, where ethics are only a concept, Marshfield Rep. Lyndall Fraker sticks out among his House peers as one of the more lobbyist-greased elected officials. The chairman of the House Utility Infrastructure Committee last year took in $2,615 in gifts from lobbyists. That ranks him the 12th-highest recipient of lobbyist gifts among the…
March is shaping up to be a big month for record releases. Death Cab for Cutie’s newest, Kintsugi, is due out then – its first since co-founder and guitarist Chris Walla left the band last August. The band has just announced a tour in support of the new album. They stop at the Midland on Thursday, April 23. Tickets go…
Mark Knopfler – best known as the lead singer, guitarist and co-founder of Dire Straits and the man responsible for producing the film score to The Princess Bride – has just announced a tour in support of his forthcoming album, Tracker, due in March. Knopfler stops at the Midland on Monday, September 28. Tickets on sale Friday, January 30, at 10 a.m….
In preparation for his forthcoming album, Carrie & Lowell, due in March, Sufjan Stevens has just announced a string of North American tour dates. The singer-songwriter stops at the Midland on Tuesday, April 21. It has been five years since Stevens’ last solo album, though he has been active with his side project Sisyphus. Carrie & Lowell is being touted…
The hunt for Boulevard Brewing Co.’s Chocolate Ale begins next week. Boulevard announced today on social media that the popular Smokestack Series seasonal beer will hit store shelves on Tuesday, February 3. But before you can get one of the 750 ml bottles, you’ll be able to get a taste. Bars and restaurants around Kansas City will begin tapping Chocolate…
Longtime Pitch publisher Joel Hornbostel has resigned, The Pitch’s parent company, SouthComm Inc., announced today. SouthComm founder and President Chris Ferrell said the search for a permanent publisher was under way, and he announced that Chris Sexson had been named interim publisher of The Pitch. Sexson joined SouthComm last year as the group publisher overseeing The Pitch and its sister paper in Cincinnati,…
As a result of a settlement reached today between parties, the police department in Grain Valley, Missouri, will cease issuing tickets to drivers who flash their headlights as a way of communicating with other drivers. Last month, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Grain Valley Police Department on behalf of motorist Jerry Jarman, who warned oncoming…
For those who wanted to enjoy a cold Boulevard beer while floating down the river, sitting poolside or in some other setting where glass bottles won’t do, good news is here. Boulevard announced on Friday that it is finalizing plans to offer four beers in 12-ounce cans. Boulevard Wheat is sold in those bottle-shaped cans at sports venues like Sporting…
A new participant in this year’s Pitch Sugar Rush event — held on Thursday, January 29, at the Promise Wedding & Event Space at 1814 Oak — will be Coopers Hawk Winery & Restaurant (4686 Broadway on the Country Club Plaza) which will be serving, according to the company’s marketing specialist Jill Giacomino, tastings of six different wines bottled at…
Restaurant Week, the popular fundraising event presented by US Foods, has been filling 150 local restaurants over the last seven days and continues through Sunday, January 25. There’s an impressive list of participating restaurants offering prix fixe menus for lunch or dinner, or both. This year’s Restaurant Week has three charitable beneficiaries: BoysGrow, the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired,…
Debbie Kring, a Mission councilwoman since 1999, remembers the first time that Mission Gateway developer Tom Valenti came before the council dais nearly a decade ago to propose a grand idea to replace the Mission Center Mall. “I had such high hopes for him,” Kring said on Wednesday night. And now? “I’m just totally disappointed right now,” Kring said. Kring…
The first of Boulevard Brewing Co.’s series of imperial stouts will be in stores Tuesday, February 10. Imperial Stout “X” with Coffee is the first in a new wave of Boulevard stouts, and this one was infused with Ethiopian Sidamo Coffee from the Roasterie, giving the “robust stout a subtle, wine-like smoothness.” Boulevard brewer Jeremy Danner goes into detail on…
This year’s beer-fest calendar is filling up fast. The latest: The Big Rip Brewing Co.’s second-birthday party is set for Saturday, June 6. Big Rip co-founder Josh Collins tells The Pitch to expect “only local breweries from the four-state area.” Last year’s party sold out, and tickets for this year’s event may be even harder to come by, as Collins…
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and Canadian heroes Rush have just announced a massive North American tour this summer in support of the band’s 40th anniversary. The Rush: R40 Live Tour stops at Sprint Center on Thursday, July 9. Concertgoers can expect cuts and hits from the band’s entire catalog. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 30. Details here. …
