Photo courtesy Johnson County Community College The best and brightest manufacturing trade professionals are competing to be the best tradespeople as a part of Project MFG. It is a Department of Defense Program partnered with Kansas City metro-based educators and industry partners to prepare students to enter the workforce. These student welders, machinists, engineers, programmers, mechanics, and fabricators are tasked…
The JCDC voted unanimously to issue a formal censure against an elected committeewoman who voiced support for Donald Trump online. // Image courtesy of Lotus Key Homes The Jackson County Democratic Committee had issued the first censure in the committee’s modern history against a member after discovering she had openly supported Donald Trump on social media. The committee member, Roxann…
ArtSpark Episode 1 with Enrique Chi // Photo courtesy Kansas City Repertory Theatre ArtSpark offers collaboration with artists from diverse mediums who share what gets their creative impulses firing. The Kansas City Repertory Theatre has announced the new free web series to inspire artistic expression. “Especially in this time of isolation, we are thrilled to share a new KCRep web-series…
This post was paid for by Spencer Museum of Art. Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas has been busy finding ways to keep us all connected through art. One of the museum’s newest exhibits Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body is an exploration of our bodies and connection to one another—something all of us can relate to right now….
We’ve teamed up with KC Pet Project to host a weekly “creature feature” on a lovable and adoptable animal here in the KC Metro. This week’s local Adopt an Animal features Campbell, a 6-year-old domestic longhair cat. He resides at the Kansas City Campus for Animal Care at 7077 Elmwood Avenue in Kansas City, MO. Where you can adopt him. He’s been…
Image courtesy of Hanno Riak // Photo by Meagan Taylor One of my favorite things about Kansas City is that it is filled with talented people: artists, writers, photographers, models, and so on. Everyone has their own thing, and it seems like they all excel in what they do. For example, there are tons of well-known photographers using the hashtag…
Photo by April Fleming Somehow, time has not *actually* shifted, and we are coming up on the one-year anniversary of COVID-19’s major disruption to our lives. Prior to the pandemic and all of this at-home time, cocktail-making at home (at least in my case) was essentially solely reserved for parties or celebrations, if even then. Though I fancy myself as…
Courtesy of Avenues Bistro. Since 2006, Avenues Bistro has graced Brookside with its nostalgic charm and European inspired food. Sadly, the local bistro has now been added the long list of eateries lost to the pandemic or forced to move amid struggles with rent as Avenues moves to a new location. “We are incredibly grateful to the entire Brookside community…
Forming just this past August, Kansas City’s Midwest December has already crafted an EP, Indoor Recess, which draws from a variety of influences, from the Front Bottoms to McCafferty, but thanks to a bassist who’s also been a hip-hop producer, the new trio doesn’t hew strictly to any one identifiable sound. Their origin story is also definitely non-traditional, having pulled…
Photo courtesy Mission Taco Joint Donations and giveaways will be a part of the fun on National Margarita Day today. Mission Taco Joint will donate $1 for every margarita sold and $3 from every to-go order of the 32-ounce margarita jugs to charity. In addition, guests will be able to keep the glass for every in-store margarita purchased while supplies…
TELEPHONE: An International Arts Game is not your average elementary school telephone game. Over 950 artists from 70 countries, including local artists Derrick Breidenthal, Craig Auge, Terri Pollack, and Lorri Boydston, played a game of telephone in which a message was passed from art form to art form. The message could become a painting, then a dance, then a film,…
If you heard figurative fireworks yesterday, you’re not alone. Weighing in at 6 lbs 11 oz, Sterling Skye Mahomes is the newest member of Chiefs Kingdom. Patrick and Brittany’s baby girl is healthy and happy, as are her parents. Sterling is about the size of a football right now, but she’s already become Kansas City royalty. View this post…
I was at a party at my apartment complex near the University of Arkansas at Little Rock taking in what passed in the 1990s for hip-hop (anybody remember 3rd Bass?). The tunes and alcohol were a good way to unwind after a week of graduate school, but I was still a little nervous because I lived in a big city…
Cerner accused of mismanaging employee retirement plans. A $4.05 million settlement would resolve two lawsuits filed by current and former Cerner employees. These suits alleged Cerner chose costly investment options and defaulted to its own stock to match employee contributions. “We have no comment beyond the filing,” says Kristie Welder, an attorney for the plaintiffs. Damages of $10 million to…
The Pitch has partnered with a local political awareness organization called Loud Light. Their goal is to engage and empower individuals from underrepresented populations to build community power. And impact decision-makers. Each week of the year that the Kansas statehouse is in session, they release a short video recapping what the legislature is up to. Knowing the nitty-gritty of what’s happening with your…
Courtesy of KC Homeless Union On Jan. 28, houseless leaders from across the Kansas City metro met to officially organize a homeless union. Kansas City Homeless Union will work to ensure more protection and bargaining rights for unhoused people in the Kansas City area. “This isn’t just a meeting. This is a meeting that will officialize a homeless union in…
In the last two weeks, Kansas City has seen its lowest COVID-19 numbers since the summer. // Image courtesy of KCMO Health Department Over the past 14 days, things have been looking up COVID-wise in Kansas City. Both the city itself and the Kansas City metro are seeing declines in cases, with KCMO at a -73% change and a -46%…
Screengrab from Mayor Lucas’ press conference announcing new COVID-19 guidelines Updated COVID-19 guidelines, including no upper limit on gathering size, will be effective February 19 at 10 p.m. “I thank Kansas Citians and local businesses for their cooperation and for doing their part to slow the spread of COVID-19 over the past several months during a period where our region,…
Map of the earthquake’s ShakeMap. // Courtesy of the USGS At 7:56 this morning a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit Manchester, OK along the Kansas-Oklahoma state line. It was 4.3 miles deep and is one in a long string of earthquakes to regularly hit the region in recent years. The earthquake could be felt in Kansas City, 270 miles from the…
Photo by Alex Haney Classes weren’t in session on Jan. 6, but insurrection day was fresh on students’ minds when they came back to Wichita State University just a couple of weeks ago. “I think it will remain a teachable moment for the foreseeable future,” says Robert Weems of Jan. 6. I’d called Weems, who specializes in African American history, because I’d…
This week on the Streetwise podcast we discuss the Fauci Ouchy, listen to a reading of Emily Cox’s story on Megan Karson, salute the city with David Luther’s track “Home to Kansas City”, and talk political perils with Ross Benes, author of Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold. Streetwise is hosted by Brock Wilbur, editor in chief of The Pitch. Subscribe…
Julian “The Cuban Missile Crisis” Marquez at a post-fight press conference. // Via Twitter Livestream On February 13, Julian “The Cuban Missile Crisis” Marquez won his middleweight main card fight against Maki Pitolo at UFC 258 in Las Vegas. It was his first fight back after spending two years out of the octagon, recovering from an injury sustained in his…
Photo by Chip Vincent After decades of treating gun violence in Missouri as a crime issue, the problem is worse than ever. The Kansas City Star and American Public Square hosted the “Gun Violence in Missouri: Seeking Solutions” virtual program on February 17. The program featured a panel of experts discussing the root causes of gun violence and how to…
Photo by Jonathan Hanna We’ve been asking members of the KC community to submit stories about life under quarantine, protests, politics, and other subjects that provide important opinions. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share, please send it to brock@thepitchkc.com for consideration. Today, Brian Schath from CleanAirNow explains the continued danger of Evergy’s coal plants and the strain…
