The band Nine Inch Nails released t-shirts that would have been sold on their 2020 North American tour. As the tour itself was scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic, they have found a new way for fans to get their merchandise and put money into the communities they would have performed in. Among those, was Kansas City. We almost had…
Claudia St. John // Courtesy MGC Claudia St. John of Kansas City, Missouri, a senior at Staley High School, is one of four students in Missouri to win the 24th annual Project 21 Scholarship competition sponsored by the Missouri Gaming Association, the professional organization representing casino operators in Missouri. St. John will receive a $1,500 scholarship towards tuition at the…
Today, Health Care Voter will continue its extended town hall series, ‘Our Lives on the Line: The Hardest Hit,’ with a town hall focusing on the challenges facing cities left behind by the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Join us as we hear from Mayors Pete Buttigieg (South Bend, Indiana), Joyce Craig (Manchester, New Hampshire), Quinton Lucas (Kansas City,…
As a nearly two-month shelter-in-place order starts to lift, Kansas Citians are beginning to venture out again. As a community with multiple states, counties and municipalities, we know that we have to create a single source of public information about how to reopen the city amid a still clear and present risk from COVID-19. Comeback KC is a public service communications…
The crowd cheers on friends, neighbors, and strangers hitting the mat together. // Photo by Mak Allen Editor’s Note: The events covered were written before social distancing guidelines were imposed. The stories here delight us, and we cannot wait for these events to return. We realize, under current circumstances, the idea of touching people and even seeing friends almost come…
The law firm of Brown & Crouppen, P.C., has practiced since 1979 in St. Louis, Eastern and Central Missouri, Kansas City and Southern Illinois. Their founders, Ron Brown and Terry Crouppen, along with a team of nearly 100 legal professionals, have built a strong reputation for success in personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability. They’re lawyers….
Photo courtesy of Susanna Lee I’m a Kansas City native, born and raised. As a pro comedian and storyteller, I travel a bit, and find myself in small-talk situations quite often, which usually include questions of where I’m from and what it’s like there. Whenever I’m asked about Kansas City, I say the same thing: No town adores itself like…
Photo by April Fleming There are always those enticing, promising beers out there that once you get the six-pack home and actually try it, they immediately go to the back of the fridge. Or porch. Or garage. And the beers’ relative distance from the kitchen or your favorite drinking spot tells you everything about your likelihood of actually drinking them….
Photo courtesy of KCWIFT The nominations for the 2020 Kansas City Women in Film & TV Spirit Awards have been announced. KCWIFT Awards include the Ally Awards, Teri Rogers Legacy Award, and the KCWIFT Spirit Award. Ally Award Nominees Sav Rodgers Max Thomas Adam Roberts Teri Rogers Legacy Award Nominees Meagan Flynn Rie Hinson Veronica Elliot Loncar KCWIFT Spirit Award…
Ozark // Courtesy of Netflix Jason Bateman and the cast of the popular Netflix hit, “Ozark” have donated lunch today to frontline workers at two Kansas City hospitals. They are donating through the Frontline Foods Kansas City program that seeks to pair up local restaurants and hospitals to feed essential workers through donations. Today, 250 meals were provided at Truman…
Thousand Pieces of Gold // Courtesy Kino Lorber This week, the Tivoli’s online screening room has added a cinema artifact to its streaming lineup that’s worth checking out: a 4K restoration of the 1990 western Thousand Pieces of Gold, directed by Nancy Kelly and based on the biographical novel by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. It’s unique not only because of its…
When thinking of COVID-19’s fastest-growing hotspots, forget our urban centers. The Midwest’s new ground zero? Meatpacking plants. As of late April, forty percent of Nebraska’s new coronavirus cases were linked to a JBS meat processing plant. Half of South Dakota’s cases were linked to a Smithfield plant. Similar hotspots are hitting rural Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa — in all, nineteen…
DietSpotlight just completed a two-year study on obesity and weight loss in Jackson County. The study identifies rates and trends in BMI (body mass index), activity level, and preferred diet programs (Keto, Atkins, etc) over time and shows how these correlate to gender, age, and even specific neighborhoods in Jackson County. All data was collected through a voluntary survey form…
Kaley Kocinski // Photo by Kaley from Kansas While the stay-at-home order has sparked new hobbies for some—baking bread, learning to roller-skate or spreading a 1,000 piece puzzle across the kitchen table—others have turned to the stack of books in their “to read” pile. The Pitch reached out to four local creatives for their book recommendations and to learn more…
Women’s bodies are being censored on Instagram. // Photo by Tayanna Harris In September of last year, Bella Fernandez was scrolling through her Instagram DM’s when she was booted off her account and redirected to the login page. When she tried her password, Instagram said her account didn’t exist: It was deleted. She didn’t exist. Fernandez had been erased. “I…
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. RileyPnp, “Dr….
The Kansas City Missouri City Council referred to committee a pair of ordinances today to allow restaurants and bars to apply for temporary sidewalk and street cafe permits, alongside another ordinance allowing the serving or delivery of alcohol to a vehicle. Citing Mayor Lucas’ 10-10-10 rule limiting capacity, the ordinances championed by Councilpersons Andrea Bough and Eric Bunch will allow…
Between the Buried and Me // Photo by Juan Pardo In the 20 years since their founding, North Carolina progressive metal act, Between the Buried and Me, has released 10 LPs, and an insane amount of EPs and singles. Each recording sees the band pushing the limits of heavy music, blurring the lines between hardcore, metal, progressive rock, and blues….
Museums and aquariums around the world are allowing local zoo animals to wander through. Why? Because the animals are stir-crazy but also it’s just cute as can be. See, it’s science. Kansas City doesn’t want to be accused of NOT having the cutest penguins. So here’s a video of some smol friends gawking at classical art in the Nelson-Atkins museum….
Illustration by Jack Raybuck Dear Dan: It’s taken a lot to do this but here goes. I am a 38-year-old gay male. I have been dating this this guy for one year and ten months. It’s been a lot of work. He cheated on me numerous times, and he lives with me and doesn’t work and I’ve been taking care…
Anat Tentet // Photo by Gabriele Lugli The Folly Theater is proud to announce the line up for its 38th season of the Folly Jazz Series, Kansas City’s longest-running jazz series. This season’s artist’s come from varied backgrounds in both their cultures and genres of jazz. 38th Folly Jazz Series Artist Line Up Karrin Allyson Saturday, October 17th at 8…
Courtesy Wallethub A new study examining drug abuse, rehab, and arrest data across the country has determined that, out of all states and the District of Columbia, Missouri has the absolute worst ranking in the United States. Kansas, somehow, how one of the best scores. For a city split between the two states, this obviously becomes a bit of a…
An independent toy store in Lawrence, 1313 Mockingbird Lane, is going to be featured in an Amazon series about toy stores affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. UPDATE: THE EPISODE IS UP NOW The docuseries takes viewers inside independent toy stores across the country and the world. Filmed and released during the COVID-19 Pandemic, A Toy Store Near You will debut one…
The KC branches of the National Association of Asian American Professionals and the Muslim Jewish Advisory Council have released a statement denouncing a rise of racism in response to fears of the coronavirus. They raise issue with faith and race-based discrimination, as well as pointing out the terrorist attack close call that we experienced. The press release is as follows:…
