Pitch photographer Travis Young shares photos from today’s peaceful protest at the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain (let us not forget that fountain is named after a documented racist.) Pitch photographer Travis Young captured these photos of protesters, today’s speakers from the “Black Lives Matter. Enough is enough.” protest, the march that took place at the end of the protest, and…
Angela C. Bond is a fantastic local photographer, who has been working with The Pitch for 10 years. By now, it seems like we don’t need to rehash why the city is hitting the pavement and demanding societal change, as is happening in metros across the country. Bond’s work here captures some of the pain and the fear that is…
Local photographer Kaitlin Arey has been attending the police protests and capturing moments to share with us, regarding the Black Lives Matter movement and racial reform in this country. “I’ve been trying to come up with words,” she said regarding the gatherings. “Truthfully, I’m speechless. These times are chilling. These times are filled with tears and sorrows. History is watching….
Floyd Protest // Photo by Joe CareySaturday’s protests took an ugly turn when tear gas was deployed on protestors all over the city. From downtown to The Plaza, police clashed with protesters loosing pepper spray and deploying tear gas and flash bangs. According to KCMO police, 85 arrests were made. We at The Pitch had multiple photographers tear gassed several…
Police brutality and racism are being protested across the country. Reports are coming in about peaceful protests that turned violent/dangerous as tension with police and national guard members have escalated. Yesterday’s protests in KC were remarkably well-handled, with only five arrests. This afternoon’s event was going well, until it wasn’t. "It's all tear gas now." Photo by Samantha Solmar of…
Protests from the Plaza spilled over into the rest of the city. Local photographer Megan Ganey sent in these photos from the event. From Megan: We were there from 7:30-9 p.m. We got some of the tear gas in the wind, but it wasn’t too bad. The tear gas was pretty intense, that one photo of the woman coughing had…
Local photographer Jim Nimmo of Nemo Photography photographed the protests on Friday night in Kansas City. This was ahead of Saturday’s events which have seemingly turned disastrous. Nimmo expressed that there was a mix of incredible sincere emotional response from the community and smaller moments of bizarre disconnect. He noted that a few random participants seemed as if they didn’t…
A heavily blurred screengrab of the video. // Photo from Twitter Three Lee’s Summit teenagers are in hot water after a Snapchat video of them recreating George Floyd’s death and participating in underage drinking surfaced online this week. In the video, one girl is kneeling over another, who yells that she cannot breathe and the two of them laugh. The…
On May 25, George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. With Chauvin’s knee pressed into the back of Floyd’s neck, Floyd said, “Please, I can’t breathe.” Chauvin has only now been arrested. Four days later. He has been charged with third-degree murder. The other three officers have only been fired. Protests continue in Minneapolis and nationwide. No…
Even though the community is slowly waking back up, there’s no doubt we all have a little extra time on our hands and what better way to pass a sunny afternoon than to indulge in a new read? The Kansas City Public Library is beginning to reintroduce certain services and expand existing programs to be as accessible as possible to…
Karina Longworth // Photo by Emily Berl If you’re a film fan, you’re at least passingly familiar with the films of the New Hollywood era–movies like Easy Rider, Paper Moon or Bonnie and Clyde (as well as game-changing blockbusters like Jaws and Star Wars) that emerged from a talented crop of young filmmakers between the late 60s and early 80s….
Most baseball teams are cutting their minor league teams entirety, due to coronavirus shutdowns. But not here in Kansas City. Today, the Royals announced they will be making no cuts to their minor league rosters, and all players will continue to be paid throughout the year. Sports journalist Jon Heyman broke the story this afternoon. KC Royals are paying their…
Quarantine Monster coffee // Courtesy of Cuento Coffee Cuento Coffee, a local roasterie has released a special edition of their beans for mental health month. Crane Brewing company has also paired with Cuento Coffee to release a special brew for the occasion as well, though it is now sold out. This project is in collaboration with Hope for the Day,…
Courtesy Planned Parenthood After a year-long battle with Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), an administrative commission just ruled that the state wrongfully withheld Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region’s (RHS) license. Today, the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC) renewed the abortion license for RHS, the last remaining health center…
In an effort to keep you all abreast of the latest local music that’s not album or music video related, we’re launching a new, irregular feature, called Single Sentence Singles. We’ll take a listen to the latest local singles to hit Soundcloud, Spotify, Bandcamp, et al, and sum them up in one sentence. Simple enough? Here we go. Milkdrop, “1992”…
We’ve got a new episode of the Streetwise podcast out today, with your delightful host Brock Wilbur. This week we chat with the co-founder of Crane Brewing, Chris Meyers, and check out some local music. Tune in: Categories: Beer & Spirits Tags: chris meyers, crane brewing, podcast, Streetwise
The Lied Center of Kansas announced their 2020-21 season this evening. Now, granted, The New York Times published a piece this weekend entitled “The Fall of Autumn: Live Performance Producers Are Giving Up on 2020,” wherein the chairman of AEG Presents, Jay Marciano, flat-out states, “It doesn’t seem likely we are going to open in the fall.” It would be…
Wear a mask please no matter what. // Photo by Joey Daugherty Starting at midnight on Sunday, a new set of rules will amend the current emergency orders from Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. This is part of our new pattern of lifting restrictions faster than originally stated. Here’s what’s changing: Business operations may continue in-person, provided business operators limit…
Ten years ago, on May 16, 2010, famed metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio died from cancer. In the intervening decade, there have been myriad tributes to the departed singer, including a hologram tour featuring original members of his band. For the tenth anniversary of his passing, the band Appice – featuring legendary drummers and brother Carmine Appice and Vinny Appice…
Anna Selle works at Planned Parenthood. We reached out to ask her to let us know what’s happening in this confusing time, regarding the ways reproductive health is being managed, and the political hurdles that clinics now face. As with everything under coronavirus, it’s important to be aware of how the world around us is changing. Here’s what she had…
Illustration by Jack Raybuck Dear Dan: I don’t want to become one of those people who write to you complaining about how I married someone I wasn’t sexually compatible with ten years ago and now my sex life still sucks. I already know I need to break up with my boyfriend, and I was about to do it when he…
Immersive Theater. For those that don’t know, it’s a very specific style of performance art, with so many wild derivations. Perhaps the most famous of these presentations is Sleep No More off-Broadway, where there is a nonlinear, personalized version of Hamlet performed each night. Some of the basic tenants of the medium revolve around the inclusion of the audience and the…
Photo by Parker Johnson For the June 2nd elections, do you know where you’re voting? Chances are, your polling location may have changed without your knowledge. As many churches are not serving as voting centers, some assignments for voters have been altered, and you might not have been altered. The KC Board of Election Commissioners website has a simple form…
The Birds are back. The Birds are back. The Birds are back in town. Is that a good thing? How are they being managed? How are they being cleaned to make sure these transportation devices out in the world aren’t helping spread the coronavirus? Jasmine Wallsmith from Bird’s marketing and press department was kind enough to answer our questions. Bird…
