Last night, 10 of the top bartenders in the region — including the Rieger’s Brock Schulte and Bluestem’s Andrew Olsen — went head-to-head in the Central Region round for the 2016 Bacardi Legacy Global Bartending Competition. Only two competitors would go on to compete in the next round — Regional Bacardi Legacy Finals, held in two weeks at the Mexico…
%{}% Slow news week over here. Nobody wants to rock the boat while the Royals are playing such spectacular baseball. Who knows what might disrupt the Jordan-like zone this team is in right now? On Tuesday, you may recall, the Royals emerged victorious in Game One of the World Series against the New York Mets, a hard-fought battle that lasted…
%{}% Once again, we’ve spent the last moment looking for the best in local audio/visual entertainment for this edition of Cine Local. And man oh man, there are some stellar selections this month. In addition to the usual assortment of hip-hop (KTG and Hue L. Hef, Barrel Maker and Lion) and rock ‘n’ roll (Radkey, Inner Altar), we’ve got some…
%{}% Last night’s Game 2 of the World Series lacked the hiccups of Game 1. Kansas City needed only nine innings to nab a 7-1 victory and a 2-0 lead over the New York Mets in the Series. Johnny Cueto dominated, allowing just two hits and throwing a complete game. Cueto’s big night came at the right time, after the…
%{}% The University of Kansas’ student-run radio station, KJHK 90.7 FM, is in the midst of celebrating its 40th year on-air. As part of the celebration, it’s throwing shows, having reunion episodes of long-running programs like Malicious Intent, and just generally reveling in the spirit of “educating through sonic corruption and corrupting through sonic education.” Our TBT this week is…
%{}% Angela de Rocha, the spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, is always good for a jaw-dropping public statement. Back in 2013, The Pitch profiled a Prairie Village man who suffered from a form of muscular dystrophy that caused him to need round-the-clock care, even as Kansas had cut his assistance. The state was at the time transferring…
%{}% THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 Schlafly the Eleventh Labor Berliner Weisse tapping, at Barley’s Brewhaus (16649 Midland Dr., Shawnee), 5 p.m. This is the first IBEX series beer released in the market and the only keg in Kansas. Founders KBS release at Barley’s Brewhaus (5031 W. 135th St., Leawood), 5 p.m. 2014 Avery Pump(ky)n, at Flying Saucer (101 E. 13th St.),…
%{}% Let’s get this out of the way: The Royals won Game 1 of the World Series 5-4 last night (technically, this morning). After 14 innings and more than five hours, Eric Hosmer’s walk-off sac fly scored Alcides Escobar. Your browser does not support iframes. It was fitting that Escobar scored the final run of the game; he started the…
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