Quarantine protections. // Photo by Julian Wan on Unsplash The new restrictions outlined by Mayor Quinton Lucas on Monday will go into effect today, Friday, November 20th. The city’s new restrictions include guidelines for indoor gatherings, bar and restaurant restrictions, and capacity limits for publicly operated spaces. There are some minor discrepancies between the health order from Kansas City and…
The Nigerian Nightmare Christian Okoye and The Keys to the Kingdom author David Smale. // Courtesy of David Smale 50 years of our collective suffering came to end in February. David Smale’s been there for all of it, and takes readers on a trip with his new book The Keys to the Kingdom: An Illustrated Timeline of the Kansas City Chiefs….
2+D. // Photo by Meghan Severance Second and Delaware will open at the beginning of December as the first passive housing development in Kansas City. This stride for Kansas City not only brings attention to our area for its forward-thinking and radical sustainable practice, but it will return cleaner air quality to its residents. This is a major plus while…
Last night, KC went green in support of bringing attention (and loved) to the thrust of preventing childhood injuries. Injuries are the leading cause of death for children 1 to 18 years old. Each day, 20 children will die from what we call “accidents” and the medical professionals of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids call a “preventable injury”. These…
Photo courtesy of Partner For those who came to Canadian band Partner after the viral success of 2017’s “Everybody Knows” off In Search of Lost Time, the initial hard rock riffage which kicks off their latest, Never Give Up, might be a bit of a shock. The ’90s indie-rock sound has shifted to a classic rock homage, but the band’s…
Submissions are closing for the Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship competition for screenplays and TV pilot scripts set in Missouri. Interested screenwriters have until Nov. 25 to submit their screenplays. Visit the Missouri Film webpage for more details. The three winning scriptwriters will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to a fellowship experience in Missouri in February 2021. Joining the victors will be…
The Tusks. // Promo photo by Ailecia Ruscin / Oh Snap! Photography “Yes.” Before I’m even done asking the question, all three members of Ebony Tusks are nodding their heads in unison and laughing to themselves. The question being, of course: Did you guys ever want to release your album earlier than now? The experimental hip-hop trio, featuring members from…
We’ve been missing out lately on comic strips and comic-adjacent art. Rachel Yaros and Maria Gnoza are young local artists whose work we adore. As such, we’re giving them a regular column here at The Pitch for showcasing their excellent work. We think the tone and message of what they make align perfectly with what we do here. We hope you’ll enjoy this journey with…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2020. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout November. ♥ Who among us hasn’t…
Happiest Season. // Courtesy Lacey Terrell/Hulu Going home for the holidays can be tough. Whether you spend the season with your family or accompany your partner to see theirs, dealing with relatives’ judgments and different worldviews can make it decidedly not the most wonderful time of the year. It may suck for you, but hey, at least all that familial…
Illustration by Jack Raybuck Dear Dan: I’ve always been excited by BDSM, but I’ve only minimally explored this side of myself until very recently. I’m a straight woman, and it was difficult to find men who wanted more monogamish relationships on the traditional apps and a challenge to be honest about what I am looking for where kink is concerned….
Wayne’s World. // Photo by Paramount Pictures When I was 20 years-old I moved to Los Angeles in January of 2000. I barely scraped by working for a dot com company. Does the youth know what that means? My studio apartment, by MacArthur Park, had a Murphy Bed. At the time I thought a bed that could hide in your…
Photo Courtesy of the Savoy at 21c The weirdest, worst year plods on, with Thanksgiving looking like it will reflect all that is 2020: pretty disappointing, disjointed, probably spent at home. While we recommend staying put at home rather than going out, we do also (highly!) recommend supporting Kansas City restaurants ahead of a winter season that could be as…
AHCA/NCAL releases report with nursing home COVID cases reaching an all-time high // Photo courtesy of AHCA/NCAL Yesterday, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) released a report showing that new COVID cases in U.S. nursing homes have reached a record number of weekly new cases this month. AHCA and NCAL represent more than 14,000…
The official Supernatural proclamation. // Courtesy City of Lawrence The CW’s Supernatural has wrapped on its 15-year run, but Lawrence Mayor Jennifer Ananda didn’t let the event pass without notice. At last night’s City Commission (Ananda’s last full meeting as mayor), she announced Lawrence as the official hometown of demonic avengers, Sam and Dean Winchester. Enjoy a video of the proclamation…
Over the last decade, composer Richard Band has seen scores for his films reissued by labels like Waxwork Records, Intrada Records, and Wargod, as new fans discover his work thanks to Blu-ray reissue companies such as Scream Factory. The composer’s scores for Re-Animator, From Beyond, and much of his brother Charles’ Puppet Master series all have seen deluxe vinyl reissues…
Brian Regan live. // Photo by Friedman Bergman Today we have a chat with one of the biggest comedians in the world: Brian Regan. Regan’s performing at The Kansas City Improv on Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 and has two specials hitting Netflix this year. Nunchucks and Flamethrowers is currently streaming and a new one is forthcoming shortly. Regan joins…
At the beginning of the pandemic, every movie blog I read, every podcast I listened to, every show I watched was discussing Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion. There was constant discussion of how accurate it was and its relation to our current pandemic. The pandemic dominated my entire news diet so instead of watching pandemic films, I looked to the old master…
Courtesy of KC Underground Film Festival This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2020. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout…
Interactive map of MO’s most dangerous intersections // Photo courtesy of study article Kansas City Personal Injury Attorneys Wendt Law Firm P.C. has partnered with data visualization firm 1Point21 Interactive to find the most dangerous intersections in Missouri. The team analyzed 2018 collision data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol (the latest full year available) to identify these intersections. They…
Black Lives Matter protesters. // Photo by Travis Young This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2020. We’ll be publishing these…
Wyandotte on Election Day 2020. // Photo by Chase Castor. With blaring car horns, victory signs, and dancing in the streets, Kansas City experienced a burst of euphoria after news networks declared Joe Biden president-elect of the United States. It was a fun celebration—but not richly deserved. In this monumental 2020 election, 60.53 percent of registered voters in the Jackson…
Serenity Cafe. // Photo by Lucia Verzola Last December, Kansas City Kansas native Rebecca Tolbert opened the doors of Serenity Cafe, a space focused on bringing coffee and wellness together. After losing her mother to congestive heart failure, Tolbert drew inspiration from this difficult experience in creating the cafe’s atmosphere. “I remember times when I had to find my own…
Cheesecake Tart from Restaurant at 1900. // Photo by Chase Castor This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2020. We’ll be…
