The 11th annual Crossroads Music Fest is fast approaching, and we’ve got the full lineup after the jump. On Saturday, September 12, you won’t want to miss out on access to more than 30 local and regional acts, spread out at seven local Crossroads venues. Confirmed artists: Not a Planet My Brothers & Sisters Katy Guillen & the Girls Willie…
%{}% Asim Pasha, making his first public comments in legal filings since his ouster from Sporting Innovations, pinned the blame for his firing on former business partner Robb Heineman on Monday. Pasha issued a response to Sporting Innovations’ lawsuit filed in June against him, his son and others for allegedly conspiring to form a competing company while purloining trade secrets…
For a time, Milton Wolf looked like he would mount a serious challenge to Pat Roberts in the 2014 Republican Senate primary. Wolf, a radiologist in Johnson County, could boast that he was a distant relative of President Barack Obama but still opposed just about every one of his administration’s policies. He also criticized Roberts for not being conservative enough….
I’ve had my share of frozen margaritas at El Patron (they have flavors, you guys, and I have a burning need to experience them all). But with The Pitch’s Margarita Wars in mind, I selected two of El Patron’s speciality menu margaritas: Jessy’s Margarita, which the server told me was “a house margarita with a splash of red sangria,” and…
Thanks a lot, Kansas City — you drank us dry. No, really, thanks to the thousands of you who came out for our first City Market Beer Festival. We also want to thank all of our partners — the breweries, distributors, volunteers, food trucks, clean-up crew, City Market organizers, etc. — for all of your hard work. It was a…
%{}% Well, it seemed like a good idea: Two months ago, restaurateur Ali Nazeem, who owns and operates the Texas Tom’s franchise at 6950 Prospect, took over a vacant storefront at 3360 Troost to open a second location of the fast-food venue. There is now a “For Rent” sign taped to the front window. When The Pitch reported on the…
A new restaurant is poised to open on the Country Club Plaza, and it isn’t a national chain operation. A prime piece of Plaza property, 4807 Jefferson, reopens tomorrow — Tuesday, August 4 — as a polished, seductively lighted new restaurant from Alan Gaylin, the founder and CEO of rapidly expanding local restaurant operator Bread & Butter Concepts (BRGR, Urban…
It’s that time of year again: The annual Paris of the Plains Cocktail Festival is just over a month away, and whether you’re an industry professional or hobbyist, the four-day event will boast plenty of activities to hold your interest. POP Fest goes down Thursday, September 10, to Sunday, September 13, and includes cocktail seminars, a Crown Royal BBQ Bash…
