Sunrise over Arrowhead, a make-shift polling location, on Election Day 2020. // Photo by Jim Nimmo While the election results for 2020 remain in limbo, the experience of voting in the metro on Nov. 3 remains an event cauterized in history. The Pitch photographer Jim Nimmo bounced around town for the entire day, and captured little moments of our humanity on…
One of the cabins at Humboldt, Kansas’ Base Camp. // Photo by April Fleming. I’m deviating slightly from regular food and drink programming this week because of, well, reality. I know more than a few of us who are yearning for escape from the relentless and exhausting fire hose of news and the understandable accompanying doomscrolling. We all need something…
Illustrated by Katelyn Betz If this isn’t the biggest Cine Local roundup I’ve ever done, it’s definitely close. As a matter of fact, there are 16 (!) videos for your viewing pleasure, so we’re dividing it up into two installments, with the next drop hitting next week. In this installment, we cover big hitters like Janelle Monáe, indie faves such…
Til Willis // Photo by Andy Allen 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…
Courtesy Exile PR When I heard about the impending release of the Taiwanese film Detention, I dropped my laptop because I spazzed out too hard. My cats were upset by this. My laptop was also upset by this. And most accurately, I was just surprised by this. While I was a film major in college, I assure you that this…
Courtesy JOCO Health social media A day after the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment has moved its recommended learning mode from ‘orange’ to ‘red’. With 375 new cases per 100,000 people over the last two weeks, the incidence rate is at an all-time high. To…
Some pals. // Photo courtesy of Chewy. Pet brand Chewy has launched a brand-new feature called Wish List to their website. Wish List allows any non-profit shelter or rescue to curate a list of items they need. Then, Chewy makes their list public, so anyone can purchase the items on the list and have them sent to animal shelters –…
A transit app arrives for KC’s visually impaired // Photo courtesy of Alphapointe.org The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), Alphapointe, and Sensible Innovation have partnered to develop an app for the blind and visually impaired to use transit more safely and accurately. It marks the first application of its kind to be applied to an entire transit corridor in the…
Art being auctioned through the “Give Access” campaign // photo courtesy of Carmen Hatten On Nov. 1, Kanbe’s Markets, a Missouri nonprofit driven to provide Kansas City “access to fresh, healthy foods,” launched a month-long virtual fundraiser, “Give Access.” The virtual local makers market offers artwork and commissioned services donated by the artists for people to bid on. All proceeds…
This is Catrick Mahomes. Previously known to KC as Sly James the Cat. This cat is good. No matter the name. Sly/Catrick/etc’s mom, Brandy Peed, adopted him in 2017. He has a tabby sibling named Bubblegum. They get dressed up and do elaborate photoshoots. But this is not about the photoshoots. This is about what this cat we love believes…
Justice Gatson sits outside Equal Minded Cafe, located on Troost. // Photo by Kelcie McKenney 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…
Mid-America Arts Alliance. // Photo by Maggie Price 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, Sarah Garten informs us about the struggles facing museums in pandemic and…
Mission Taco Joint adds new items to their menu // Courtesy Madisyn Siebert Winter is coming, but Mission Taco Joint is here to offer all the comfort food cravings to help us get through. Today, the restaurant releases new menu items at all seven of its locations across Kansas City and St. Louis. They have added a new breakfast-inspired burrito, quesadillas,…
Campaign button. // Courtesy Pornhub Pornhub, the adult entertainment website, today announced “Give A F**k, Get A F**k,” a campaign to encourage American users to vote. On Election Day, Pornhub will be reserved only for those who have voted in the United States. No election, no erection. Them’s the rules. “Roughly 43 percent of eligible voters—equal to 100 million people—didn’t…
Maya Angelou Award announced at Writers for Readers event // Photo courtesy Talia Evans On Oct. 29, the Maya Angelou Book Award was announced at the annual Writers for Readers presentation, an online event hosted by the Kansas City Public Library and the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. This new literary award is dedicated to recognizing…
The Monster Squad transfer. // Photo by Sophia Fields Besides having the best title of the year, Wolfman’s Got Nards is an enjoyable love letter to the 1987 cult classic The Monster Squad. Even if you haven’t seen Monster Squad (I hadn’t), documentarian Andre Gower effortlessly explains the obsession for the 80s monster mashup by showcasing an impassioned journey of…
Feather. // Courtesy Novy PR Everything in 2020 has already been engulfed in flames, so with the next week looking like it could somehow burn down the ashes of what already burned down, we’ve been looking for ways to stay above it. And how better than by flying away? Feather is a new video game (available on most platforms) where…
Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) prior to the Kansas City Chiefs vs Detroit Lions at Ford Field, September 29, 2019. // Courtesy of The Chiefs 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…
