Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas today announced several new oversight measures for the Kansas City Police Department, all of which were approved by the Board of Police Commissioners during an emergency Board meeting. “I have spent significant time listening to Kansas Citians this week, who all share this message: we’re tired of waiting for change,” said Mayor Lucas. “I hear these…
We love checking in with Adam Roberts about when his indie movie theaters are going to open again. Here’s an update from Screenland: It’s been two and a half months since we showed our last film at Screenland Armour Theatre due to COVID19. This week the Kansas City area began reopening at 50% occupancies and, as the warm weather descends…
Cecil Edwards, chef-owner of Reggae Kitchen // Photo by Zach Bauman Supporting Black restaurant owners and chefs in our community has never been more important as the world is waking up to the systemic inequality in the United States. One of our favorite ways to support others and come together? Food, of course. Put your money where your mouth is,…
Dear Dan: Here goes: I’m a 32-year-old gay male and I have trouble staying out of my head during sex. I feel like there may be many issues. The one non-issue is everything works fine on my own. When I’m single or “available,” I am OK. Let’s be honest: I’m a slut and I enjoy it. But when I invest…
This week on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight”, Jon Oliver took on the national issues surrounding the Republican pushback to mail-in voting. Circa the 4-minute mark, you can see Governor Mike Parson get obliterated. Enjoy and share with your friends. A man who was not elected dissuades our state from voting. What an absolute pair of clown shoes that embarrasses us…
Michael in his kitchen // Photo by Adri Guyer Kansas City native and local filmmaker, Michael Martin, has taken his quarantine time to pivot his screen-skills to create a fun and tasty distraction from the chaos of day-to-day life. As a self-proclaimed foodie and “full send” kind of guy, he offered us a glimpse into how his YouTube show, The…
As the weather turns from gorgeous springtime to a burning summer hellscape in a flurry of gusting winds, perhaps it’s time to once again hunker down in front of your computer or behind your phone and watch a bunch of music videos. There’s a glorious selection of charming acoustic guitars, smooth hip-hop and R&B, and just enough dischordant and angry…
We’ve had some incredible protest marches and speeches in the last week. People have come out of the woodwork to show that they’re good people and that this is the line where America needs to make changes. And every once in awhile, someone reveals themselves as a huge piece of shit. On Sunday, amidst a multi-thousand audience of peaceful protestors,…
Mesob serves Ethiopian and Caribbean cuisine. // Photo by Zach Bauman Celeste Lindell from KC shared this list of local Black-owned businesses that we can and should be supporting right now, and we’ve been making additions. This week of solidarity is a good time to put your money where your mouth is and help support the oft-overlooked parts of our…
L-R: Sean Stearns, Sydney Ragsdale // Photo courtesy Sydney Ragsdale Over the weekend, Sydney and Sean showed up to the protests in KC to show support. Things went very well, and then things went terrible. Sydney Ragsdale, 28, is an investigative lawyer and went with her boyfriend to the park. They wanted to participate in the social movement they believed…
Press conference with Q // Photo by Brock Wilbur Earlier this evening at the KC Library Plaza branch, Mayor Quinton Lucas held a joint press conference with Police Chief Rick Smith to discuss Kansas City’s ongoing work to protect protestors, law enforcement, and Kansas City residents. Today was a chance for the city to explain their choices over the weekend…
Pitch photographer Joe Carey covered the Kansas City Black Lives Matter protests over the weekend. These are his photos from Sunday. “After photographing the KC protests two days in a row, I can confidently say they would have gone completely differently if the police hadn’t used the intimidation technique. Had they marched with the protesters the tone would be so…
Protesters on the Plaza. // Photo by Jim Nimmo I feel physically ill tonight. The subject of race has been the topic of a lot of discussions that I have had this last week with so many different people from so many different backgrounds. Old friends, family members, neighbors, and so many others. Let me be clear from the beginning…
Illustration by Lauren Onions The last time I saw Charles Ferruzza, The Pitch’s long-time former restaurant critic, he gave me some advice. “Stay thin,” he said, in the low, conspiratorial voice one might use to say “the bouillabaisse is poisoned” or “beware the Babadook.” I knew he was thinking about health—he’d dealt with more than his share of medical problems…
Photo by Joe Carey UPDATE: It appears that the remaining 2020 “BulletProof” seminars have been canceled, or at least removed from the Calibre website. UPDATE: Corrected the timeline on when the officer that killed Philando Castile attended the seminar was 2 years, not 2 days prior David Grossman, the retired lieutenant turned motivational speaker that specializes in training police officers…
The practice of staying at home that almost our entire community has taken part in was placed on hold this past weekend as thousands took to the streets of the Country Club Plaza and downtown Kansas City to protest the murder of George Floyd and police brutality. It was a heroic display of activism in a time when only weeks…
Photographer George Mullinix attended Sunday’s protest and captured these images. “It was important for me to see with my own eyes what’s happening in my city and to take the time to be still and listen to what others are saying and wanting. I recognize to make a difference we cannot only talk about it today and tomorrow, we have…
We’ve been approved to extend the KC Streetcar. It’s gonna take two years, but at least it’s progress. The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension project received the green light from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to enter into the engineering phase of the FTA’s Capital Investment Grants New Starts program. This approval does not yet represent a federal funding commitment…
Nightmare on Elm Street 2 // Courtesy of Fangoria In 1984, the world met Freddy Kruger. A slasher that entered the dreams of teenagers and murdered them, as revenge on a town that murdered him. The film was celebrated for having a female protagonist who acted more proactively than women in horror films were known to behave. The film’s success…
Photo by April Fleming Just in time for summer, you can now get the most picnic-y, outdoorsy of dishes from the recently (partially) reopened Rye: Cody Garrelts’ beloved crispy fried chicken. The work it takes to make this chicken is still apparent—Garrelts’ team brines the birds for 24 hours in salt, honey, and spices. It dries for another day before…
