It’s been a very good year for Think Big Partners. The business incubator, start-up accelerator and co-working space recently moved into the rehabbed, seven-story historic Globe building, at 1712 Main. It has become a hotspot for local tech entrepreneurs and enthusiasts — a place where people work, gather and discuss the big, bright digital future. Last month, it was…
Stephan Gordon said something on Tuesday that made our ears perk up. The long-shot City Council candidate for Kansas City’s 3rd District at-large held a press conference Tuesday morning at 31st and Prospect. He wanted to float an idea about how to combat blight in Kansas City. Despite The Pitch being the only media outlet to show up, Gordon delivered his…
Just because the weather lately hasn’t been all that patio-friendly doesn’t mean my interest in patio-pounders has diminished. I know I’m not alone in this. A recent stop at the Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange found several tempting, summer-inspired drinks on the seasonal cocktail menu. One drink — the Fatboy Sling — combines two of my favorite things, rosé wine and…
“There are a lot of people out there who don’t like fine dining,” Jonathan Justus tells me. Which is another way of saying that plenty of people not only like fine dining but seek it out — even if that means driving to Smithville. That, of course, is where the chef and restaurateur has operated the upscale, formal-leaning Justus Drugstore…
Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Miguel is due to release his new album, Wildheart – the follow-up to 2012’s sultry, steamy Kaleidoscope Dream – in just two weeks, on June 29. Now, Kansas City fans have something else to look forward to, too. On Sunday, August 16, the singer will perform at the Midland. If this show doesn’t have you thinking “date night,” you’re…
Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear are busy repping KC in Europe at the moment, but local music lovers now have a date to look forward to: The band returns to town in August, for a headlining homecoming show at the Midland on Thursday, August 20. If you haven’t listened to Skeleton Crew, the band’s debut full-length on Glassnote Records,…
Restaurateur, chef and competitive barbecue maven Rob Magee’s restaurant, Q39, at 1000 West 39th Street, is only 14 months old, but it’s so successful that local developers have been courting him heavily to open a second location in one of their projects. He’s interested. McGee tells me he’s been scouting for a second location — primarily in Johnson County — and…
The story of 3000 Troost is a tale of money, music and mayonnaise. The shelves of the low-slung brick building, which hasn’t been a supermarket since Gerald Ford was in the White House, are now filled with locally made chipotle-flavored mayonnaise, garlic sauce, salad dressings, barbecue sauces, and bottled chili. Flavor Trade, a commercial kitchen, food-manufacturing plant and retail shop,…
The Historic Kansas City Foundation, guardians of local heritage, won’t let three historic Plaza-area buildings go to rubble without a fight. We posted a story last Friday about how 47 Summit LLC, an affiliated entity of Overland Park’s Price Development Group, had quietly obtained pre-demolition permits for three apartment buildings near 47th and Summit. The trio of two-story buildings was…
In a little less than two weeks, The Rolling Stones will be making their way to Kansas City. The legendary rock group will be playing Arrowhead Stadium on June 27 as part of their Zip Code Tour. For those still looking for tickets, the stop at Arrowhead will be a relative steal on the secondary market compared to the band’s…
When Kansas City native Brooke Barrier returned home in November 2013, after several years living on the East and West Coasts, she was surprised to find that CreativeMornings – an international lecture series she had been turned on to – had not yet made its way to town. The organization, founded in New York in 2008, has over 100 participating…
Following the news that Janet Jackson will be releasing her 11th studio album in the fall comes the announcement of the North American leg of her Unbreakable Tour. Miss Jackson stops at the Sprint Center on Tuesday, October 27. The title of Jackson’s forthcoming album has yet to be revealed. This will be her first album since 2008’s Discipline. And…
Nick Marshall, a Republican member of the Missouri House who represents the Parkville area, sponsored seven bills during the 2015 legislative session. None received a hearing, much less a vote. Marshall-sponsored bills — including, weirdly, one that would permit non-licensed people in professions requiring licenses to do those jobs as long as they didn’t advertise that they had a license…
Tyson Leslie is moving to Nashville. If you don’t know who Tyson Leslie is, that’s fine: All you really need to know is that he’s been involved in the local music scene since the early ’90s. Before he leaves town for good, Leslie – like most people would – has organized a going-away party for himself. But unlike most people,…
D’Angelo with Meg Mac Midland Theater, Kansas City Thursday, June 11 For the full slideshow from last night, go here. The crowd was rather sparse last night for D’Angelo’s Midland show, but if the legendary singer was disappointed by the turnout, he didn’t let it show. From the moment the much-missed star emerged on stage – around 10 p.m., a…
A trio of charming and historic apartment buildings near the Country Club Plaza may be slated for demolition. City records show that pre-demolition inspection permits were pulled by Industrial Salvage & Wrecking Co. in late May for three apartment buildings, spanning 4728 to 4734 Summit, on the west side of the Plaza. Subsequently, debris-hauling permits were opened for the properties….
%{}% %{}% When I get depressed, I go to the movies so I can lose myself in the suffering of others. I try to hold off my crushing existential sadness until summer, though, because that’s when whatever indifferent force stranded us on this godless plane at least gives us big-screen, wholesale suffering in super-volumized, punishing 3-D. Let’s eat some tepid…
