Archives: October 2019

Opera 180 is creating an accessible experience for everyone: Best of KC 2019

Opera 180’s rendition of Puccini’s La boheme split scenes between a gallery in Weinberger Fine Art’s Drawing Room and a nearby Crossroads alley. // Photo courtesy of Opera 180 Our Best of Kansas City 2019 issue is out now. Go grab a copy. Alternatively, you can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also includes a list,…

Hawley on Trump: Calls for impeachment are ‘partisan and politically motivated, and I do not support these efforts’

The junior U.S. Senator from Missouri does not believe that an American president pressuring a foreign country to investigate his political opponent rises to the level of impeachment, per the form response Josh Hawley’s office is sending out to Missouri residents: Hawley previously stated that revelations about Trump’s call with Ukraine “looks to me like another deep state attack.” The…

The quiet and functional beauty of Indian Creek Trail: Best of KC 2019

Twenty-something miles of serenity in south KC and JoCo. // Photo by Zach Bauman Our annual Best of Kansas City 2019 issue is out now. Go grab a copy. Alternatively, you can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also includes a list, compiled and written by The Pitch’s editorial staff, shouting out some of our current…

A plan for fighting the East Side’s trash problems

Garbage has a way of accumulating around Key Coalition: dumped trash bags in alleyways, tire heaps, piles of brush and tree limbs. Last Saturday, Karen Slaughter, president of the Key Coalition neighborhood association, collected over 25 bags of trash during a clean-up session in this East Side community. “It’s one of the worst, if not the worst issue that we…

The Kansas City library has absolved us of our sins: Best of KC 2019

A calm library afternoon for Plaza patrons no longer concerned about late fees. // Photo by Zach Bauman Our annual Best of Kansas City 2019 issue is out now. Go grab a copy. Alternatively, you can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also includes a list, compiled and written by The Pitch’s editorial staff, shouting out…

The Nelson is firing on all cylinders: Best of KC 2019

“30 Americans,” a summer highlight at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. // Photo by Dana Anderson. Our annual Best of Kansas City 2019 issue is out now. Go grab a copy. Alternatively, you can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also includes a list, compiled and written by The Pitch’s editorial staff, shouting out some of our current…

We’re fast becoming a coffee paradise: Best of KC 2019

Kaley Gann of Messenger Coffee // Photo by Kelcie McKenney Our annual Best of Kansas City 2019 issue is out now. Go grab a copy. Alternatively, you can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also includes a list, compiled and written by The Pitch’s editorial staff, shouting out some of our current favorite things about KC….

Weston Irish Fest, wine dinners, and much more to eat and imbibe this week

KC's best food and drink events for October 7-13.

(Courtesy of Noah’s Cupboard) Tuesday, October 8 Chef Nick Martinkovic of the celebrated Noah’s Kitchen (521 Main Street, Weston) is hosting a seafood cooking class tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. Learn how to properly select, clean, break down, and store fresh fish and seafood. Attendees will also be taught how to prepare ceviche and poke, as well as seafood…

Tione Jackson, Other Americans, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, and more of this month’s best local music videos

Be it the punch of AJA & Shilow’s “Mama Chola” (featuring Amira Wang), the woozy indie R&B of Tione Jackson’s “Nocturnal,” or the Italo disco banger that is Umberto’s “Exit,” there’s something for everyone’s groove thing in this month’s Cine Local. Enjoy. AJA & Shilow, “Mama Chola” feat. Amira Wang This is like watching Midsommar after mainlining a whole lot…

The Tyler, the Creator and Blood Orange tour made it to Independence on Saturday night

Tyler, the Creator // Photo by Aaron Rhodes. The new Tyler, the Creator album is called Igor, and the Southern California-born rapper has adopted a mysterious persona—part coked-up balladeer, part Studio 54 regular, part Seventies action movie star—to accentuate the new material on his current tour, which is named after the album and arrived at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in…

John Sherman seems like the real deal: Best of KC 2019

There’s very little not to like about the soon-to-be new owner of the Royals. // Photo courtesy of Inergy Our annual Best of Kansas City 2019 issue is out now. Go grab a copy. Alternatively, you can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also includes a list, compiled and written by The Pitch’s editorial staff, shouting…

The Stray Cat Film Center is keeping KC weird: Best of KC 2019

The friendly, local, niche nonprofit micro-cinema you need in your life. // Photo by Kelcie McKenney. Our Best of Kansas City 2019 issue is out now. Go grab a copy. Alternatively, you can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also includes a list, compiled and written by The Pitch’s editorial staff, shouting out some of our…

Barbecue-flavored vodka exists now, and it’s being made specifically for Kansas City

vodka360.com Given all the absurd flavors of vodka on the market these days, it’s kinda surprising barbecue vodka wasn’t a thing before now. This week, 360 Vodka—a subsidiary of Weston, MO-based McCormick Distilling Company—announced a new vodka flavor called KC Barbeque. “Spicy and sweet, tangy and true, the taste of 360 KC Barbeque is unlike any other spirit on the…

The Art of Pizza has closed in the Crossroads

Photo by Emily Park. After 12 years in the Crossroads, The Art of Pizza (1801 Baltimore) has closed. The pizza wars are not to blame. Owner Victor Almo announced on Facebook that his health problems were getting in the way of the restaurant. “I have worked without a vacation of 90 hour work weeks. Well, that caught up with me and…

Fuse is bringing young blood to the local hip-hop scene: Best of KC 2019

A smokin’ Breasia Denee Fuse performance at the Buffalo Room. // Photo by Briana Thornton Our annual Best of Kansas City 2019 issue is out now. Go grab a copy. Alternatively, you can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also includes a list, compiled and written by The Pitch’s editorial staff, shouting out some of our…

Mid-Continent Public Library has rescheduled its Trans 101 event after placing the program on hold

A transgender education program that was postponed last week after the Mid-Continent Public Library’s Board of Trustees requested time to think about the event has been rescheduled. “I’m really happy, of course, that it’s being rescheduled,” says Riley Long, the presenter of Trans 101. “It’s necessary education that needs to be available to the public.” Last Thursday’s program would have…

Senior citizens and multimedia surrealism collide in Julia Vering’s Unicorns in the Snow

From “The Understudy” Julia Vering’s first job out of college was at a Leawood nursing home, where she worked as an activities assistant. She’d studied experimental animation, electronic music, and social work at Evergreen State University and hoped to find a way to bring those interdisciplinary skills to the position. But, Vering says, “I looked at their calendar—this big book…

Krokstrom is closing, and that doesn’t reflect well on KC food culture

Photo courtesy of Krokstrom Instagram. File under “market failure”: After a banner year of critical accolades and national attention, Midtown Scandinavian restaurant Krokstrom has announced it will close November 2. Krokstrom was a bright spot in the city’s food scene: a chef-driven restaurant with a clear vision, focused menu, and easygoing hospitality. I’ve had a lot of great meals (and…