Update: Sandy Tugman, co-owner (with her husband, Greg) of the Great Day Cafe in Overland Park, confirms that the combination coffeehouse, cafe and performance space will close October 3. “Our lease was not renewed,” Sandy Tugman says. “And we’re planning to move to Oregon in the future. “The highlight of our five years at the Great Day was that Greg…
Don’t ask if you can still purchase a ticket to the first dinner of chef Kenneth E. Booth’s pop-up project. The 10-course meal sold out almost as soon as he announced it on the Dojo Kenichi Facebook page. Space, you see, was very limited. “There are only eight seats for the first dinner,” Booth says. The term dojo kenichi translates…
Exene Cervenka has been the frontwoman of the Los Angeles punk band X since the group’s formation in 1977, along with their various reformations over the years. Additionally, the singer has fronted bands such as the Original Sinners and Auntie Christ, both of which made ample use of her power voice. Cervenka even has a local connection, having lived in…
