A current member of the Kansas City Council — either Jolie Justus or Quinton Lucas — will succeed Sly James as the next mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, voters decided yesterday. Justus came out on top of the field of 11 candidates, gaining just under 23 percent of the dismal turnout — only 40,180 ballots cast, which is less than 20 percent…
Interactive, playful, and immersive exhibitions abound in April. Themes of time, memory, and identity are springing up in many places. And if you’re looking for opportunities to see a lot of artists in one place, we’ve got that too. Here’s our top recommendations for the new exhibitions and events you should see this month.FIRST FRIDAYKCAI Crossroads GallerySans façon: HereThe international…
Sean Lefler twists the top off a glass jar filled with hemp flower, lifts it to his nose, and inhales deeply, as though starved for oxygen. This one’s called Sweet Cake, he says. Other strains — Dough Boy, Space Candy, Secret Kush — inhabit other jars on a shelf behind the counter here at Free State Collective CBD, a colorful…
Highs in the 70s this weekend, which means more people leaving their homes and enjoying the city. It also means the beginning of enhanced security after 11 p.m. on the weekends in Westport. In December 2017, the Westport Regional Business League won the right to block off sidewalks in the entertainment district to screen for concealed weapons. Westport doesn’t do this…
Tuesday, April 2Bay Boy Specialty Sandwiches (4706 Holly Street) is celebrating one year in business by offering its much-loved (but rarely seen) Bay Boy burger on fabulous Dutch Crunch bread. (The regular menu will also be available.) Bay Boy is open from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.Wednesday, April 3Les Dames d’Escoffier and Slow Food Kansas City are collaborating on a…
Regulars at the Hyde Park house shows of the mid-aughts may recall Noelle Johnson wiggling around arrhythmically in a mosh pit, or flying like a freaked-out bird from one side of the basement to the other. Though she’s been a near-constant figure in Kansas City’s punk scene for the last half-decade, Johnson comes from Peculiar, Missouri, where she says it was…
