Mayor Lucas speaking at City Hall. // Photo by Abbey Higginbotham On Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Quinton Lucas announced a new plan to end the staggering rates of violent crime in the Kansas City area. Less than a tiered plan with deadlines, this stands as more of an overview framework, meant to serve as the foundation for a system moving forward. …
Four of the wronged women, and Carla the bounty hunter, in Love Fraud. // Courtesy Showtime If you’re obsessed with the true crime world, at this point we’d assumed that you’ve taken in Dirty John. The podcast (later TV adaptation) dove into the true story of a serial dater who sucked the life from his partners, and gaslight entire families into…
Rebuilding E. 9th and ELNA team up for fall festival // Poster by David Loewenstein This Saturday, October 3, Rebuilding East Ninth and the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association will come together to combine their fall events into one big seasonal celebration. Rebuilding East Ninth, an organization of local artists, will host their final project celebration alongside the ELNA block party….
Shelter pets need the comfort of a warm bed this season. // Photo courtesy of Mission Driven. Mission Driven in KC has raised $50,000 for the Mission Driven “Beds for Shelter Pets” campaign after opening donations only ten days ago on September 20th, 2020. While the donation totals are still climbing, so far Mission Driven will be able to purchase…
The good stuff at Carneceria El Torito II 3. // Photo by April Fleming. Check it out: The KCK Taco Trail and new East Side Eats Do you have the iron stomach it will take to complete the full KCK Taco Trail this month? Throughout the month of October, thanks to the KCK Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, you can win…
Coronavirus mask and voting by mail. // Photo by Tiffany Tertipes on Unsplash We’ve been asking members of the KC community to submit stories about life under quarantine, protests, politics, and other subjects that require discussion. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share, please send it to brock@thepitchkc.com for consideration. Today, Casey Martin (the former chairman of the…
Downright Creepy, a Kansas City-based media outlet, launched its new podcast network for the strange and unusual on Sept. 24. The Crickets Podcast Network will stream three bi-monthly podcasts including Creepcast, Black Magic Coven, and Super Creepy Funtime Hour, with many more to follow. Tim “KC” Canton and Adam Roberts kick off the series with Creepcast. It covers the creepiest…
Inaugural exhibit for KCAI Gallery // Photo Courtesy of KCAI Gallery On September 23, the Kansas City Art Institute Gallery: Center for Contemporary Practice launched its inaugural exhibition on KCAI’s campus after relocating from the Crossroads district, which was started in 2016. The new location’s first exhibit, Revolution in Our Lifetime, An Exhibition in Three Parts features works by Emory…
Rita Blitt: Around and Round // Courtesy of Tra Publishing. Rita Blitt, an artist with a long legacy in Kansas City, is only a few days from the September 15th release of the Mulvane Art Museum’s “Rita Blitt: Around and Round,” a book filled with nearly 60 years of her artwork. “The family that I’ve talked to about it said…
R.H. Wilhoit (as The Confidant) in The Coterie and Union Cemetery Historical Society’s co-production of Electric Poe. // Photo by Jordan Spatz and courtesy of The Coterie Theatre. Kansas City theaters have been dark for months. Barring a miracle, they’re likely to be dark months longer. But the evicted artists have been doing what they do best—getting creative. Electric Poe,…
Rick Roeber. // Photo via Committee to Elect Rick Roeber to the 34th social media Two adult children of Rick Roeber, a candidate for the 34th District House seat in Missouri, say he abused them when they were young, according to the Kansas City Star. Roeber has denied all allegations of abuse, but Anastasia and Samson Roeber shared instances of…
An early paper mache miniature model of Katy Kangaroo from the book “Katy No-Pocket” by H.A. Rey. // Courtesy of Blooloop When the shadow of COVID-19 finally lifts, The Rabbit hOle plans to deliver something avidly satisfying. Co-founders Pete Cowdin and Deb Pettid are adamant about creating a living culture around literature that will nourish and inspire the lives of…
Celeste Gant at KC Cupcake Co. // Photo courtesy of Celeste. The owner and founder of Kansas City Cupcake Co. Cafe in downtown Kansas City Kansas, Celeste Gant knows a thing or two about sweet treats. Celeste tells about her experience owning a small business and when she learned to start baking. Social media handles: @kccupcakeco (for Twitter, Facebook, and…
Wellness? // Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash Every year, actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her lifestyle blog cum business empire, Goop, host the wellness summit “In Goop Health.” The tickets for the 2019 event started at 1,000 USD each and go up to 2,500 USD. As of November 1, every $2500 ticket had been purchased. The Goop summit promises attendees…
Some hits. // Photo by Brock Wilbur Everything might be terrible outside, but there are still new books. Whether you’re looking for some haunt in your October—deals with the devil, creepy neighbors, spirits out for vengeance—or would rather keep your feet squarely in the world of realism, we got you. Here’s our most anticipated new novels coming out this month….
Models from Kansas City Virtual Fashion Week In April, Kansas City showed up to support local boutiques at the first Quarantine Fashion Show—a Zoom event where eight local boutiques showed off their collections in a virtual fashion show. Now, they’re back for round two. “We were thrilled with the support we received from the Kansas City community on our first…
New exhibit at WWI National Museum // Photo courtesy of WWI National Museum The National WWI Museum and Memorial is stepping into the realm of fashion. They’ve opened a new exhibition surrounding women’s apparel, specifically in France during World War II. Silk and Steel: French Fashion, Women and WWI offers visitors the opportunity to examine feminine garments from this chapter…
An intimate conversation with the artist of the hour. // Photo by Paul Andrews When I describe Stephonne Singleton’s voice as another instrument in the music on his latest EP, SIS: Side A, it feels like I’m being overly reductive, considering the dynamism of songs like “Want Me,” which contain delicate subtleties and bombastic largess within the span of three…
Storefront of Verdant. // Courtesy Verdant Local Kansas City ceramic company, Convivial, announced the opening of Verdant, their first retail store in the Kansas City crossroads area. Convivial is a Design and manufacturing company that sells ceramics, tables, plants, and much more. Since 2014 Convivial began with just one woman in her garage making pottery. Owner Chantel Shannon decided it…
At first, it’s hard to know what to make of Miranda July’s new film Kajillionaire. On the surface, it seems to be a film about an unconventional family of schemers who get by through skimming and hustling. Like most July films, their lives are quirky–they live in an office attached to a bubble factory and have to skim leaking bubbles…
recordBar. // Photo by Chris Campbell A local venue is hoping to find the money to carry on, amid a year wherein live performances disappeared in a snap. This silent auction is to help recordBar raise funds to cover expenses incurred during its Covid-19 closure which is expected to carry on into 2021 when, we hope, music tours will begin…
The new location of the Raven at 809 Massachusetts Street. // Photo courtesy of the Raven Book Store Twitter account. In a tweet today, the Raven Book Store announced that they will be moving locations in 2021 to a new downtown Lawrence storefront at 809 Massachusetts St. The new space is still in the process of being renovated, and does…
RSD logo. // Courtesy Record Store Day. Record Store Day is back, baby. The second installment of an epic three-part R.S.D. is this Saturday, September 26th. As always, there will be many exciting, exclusive, one-day-only records. Get them before they’re gone forever or resold on Discogs for ridiculous prices. Like last month’s Record Store Day, most record stores have special…
Today on Streetwise from The Pitch we discuss daily habits, check out We The People’s track “Misunderstood”, enjoy a reading of Emily Cox’s KC Futures piece, and chat with GB “Doc” Burford about his new game Adios. Streetwise is hosted by Brock Wilbur, editor in chief of The Pitch. Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. Subscribe to the Streetwise newsletter, a weekly meditation on Kansas City news…
