The first “goat gland baby” in 1921, with Dr. Brinkley. // Photo via Library of Congress Have you recently had trouble getting it up? Maybe you don’t last as long as you did in your youth. Goat testicle implantation may be the solution. Before you start googling where to sign up, you’re 100 years too late. Kansas was the epicenter…
Kansas City Actors Theatre is paying tribute to French playwright Moliére with a dramatic reading of his 17th century comedy “The Pests”. // Image courtesy of Kansas City Actors Theatre In January of 2022, French actor and playright Moliére would have celebrated his 400th birthday. Kansas City is doing it for him with the KC MOliére project, an extended creative…
AlbumWorks notebook from Jimi Hendrix 1968 Electric Ladyland // Photo by AlbumWorks Anna Sajovic gives records a new spin through her at-home business AlbumWorks. Sajovic repurposes original records and album covers into anything from clocks to tote bags. “I grew up spinning 60s records on a one-speaker record player on the floor of my mom’s San Francisco apartment,” says Sajovic. “I still…
Comedians and performers continue to make each other laugh via Barrel of the Bottoms shows. // Image courtesy of Barrel of the Bottoms In the West Bottoms of the Kansas City sits an eclectic space that many Kansas Citians have performed in and laughed in. Comedian Stephen Taylor and his friends created that space roughly two years ago and named…
Photo by Travis Young, Illustration by Katelyn Betz It should have been easy. Valentine’s Day 2020 was a Friday—guaranteed money for any restaurant with a shred of ambience. Port Fonda, Kansas City’s nationally lauded Mexican restaurant, was hosting a four-course dinner inspired by Laura Esquivel’s novel Like Water for Chocolate. The restaurant had put on the same themed dinner three…
Illustration by Jack Raybuck Dear Dan: I’m a gay guy living in New York in his late twenties. My boyfriend has really been emotionally impacted by the pandemic having been a frontline worker. I think he is suffering from some mild depression or at the very least some intense anxiety so I just want to preface this by saying I…
Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters A divide between those with sufficient internet and the knowledge to use it, and those without, has become prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some students have been without devices and there are older adults who have struggled with making appointments online. The Kansas City Coalition for Digital Inclusion is working towards increasing internet access and tackling…
Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. // Photo by ©Walter Bibikow When Alice Barber was collecting signatures to put the Clean Missouri constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2018, she once stood outside the Springfield DMV in the snow for three hours — until her hands went numb inside her gloves. “I got about fifteen signatures,” she recently told the Missouri…
This post was paid for by Edward Jones Investments. As an investor, you constantly want to see your portfolio move just one way—up. But that’s not possible, because the financial markets will always fluctuate. So, if you’re going to invest for many decades, you need to be prepared for many ups and downs. Still, the recent market pullback from record…
Alice Cooper // Photo by Jenny Risher Rocker Alice Cooper ought need no introduction for any coverage regarding his new studio album, Detroit Stories. His face makeup is iconic, in and of itself, just as much as that of David Bowie or KISS. You see it and it, even if you’ve never heard a lick of classic songs like “School’s…
Senior Vice President Chuck Caisley gave an update on temporary emergency power outages Tuesday afternoon. Evergy customers in Kansas City can expect possible additional outages between 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow morning, according to an update from Evergy officials at 4 p.m. Senior Vice President Chuck Caisley gave an update live on Facebook Tuesday over the status of power outages…
Due to inclement weather, KCMO residents can expect delays in trash and recycling pickup. // Image courtesy of KCMO Public Works Kansas City residents should expect delays in trash and recycling this week. Due to inclement weather and frigid temperatures, trash crews have the added obstacle of road conditions. Trash and recycling should still be placed on curbs for pickup,…
With Kansas City still in the deep freeze, warming shelters are increasingly important. If you or someone you know is in need of shelter, here is a list of shelter in the KC area: Brush Creek Community Center 3801 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Kansas City, MO. 64128 816-513-0730, M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Garrison Community Center 1124 E. 5th Street…
Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollment reopened this week as part of an executive order from the Biden-Harris Administration. // Image courtesy of whitehouse.gov This week begins a three-month window that people in 36 states can use to register for Affordable Care Act health insurance. Due to COVID-19, enrollment reopened began yesterday and will continue until May 15. President Joe…
Photo by Baylee Gramling The Kansas City Council will be voting this Wednesday on approving a $36 million Northland youth soccer complex. It would be located on the northwest corner of Platte Purchase Drive and Missouri Highway 152. The project was approved by the council in April, then the plan’s budget was reduced from $43 million to $36 million, and…
5-year-old Ariel. // Courtesy of Tiffany Verhulst. According to an update from Ariel’s family, Ariel woke from her coma late Monday night. Ariel had been in the hospital following the car accident involving former Chief’s coach, Britt Reid since Thursday, February 4th. “She’s awake.” Read the update posted by Tiffany Verhulst, the organizer of Ariel’s GoFundMe page. The update followed multiple…
Meet Coconut, this week’s featured pet of the week. // Image courtesy of KC Pet Project 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 Coconut, a 2-year-old American pit bull mix. He resides at KC Pet Project’s…
Kansas City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19. // Image courtesy of VisitKC Kansas City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled for the second year in a row. In 2020, the parade was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. This year, event organizers say the cancellation is due to…
Kendra O’Sullivan outside the courthouse, on one of her many trips back to Kansas City during a pandemic. // Photo courtesy Kendra O’Sullivan Kendra O’Sullivan is tired of her Kansas City commute. No, not from her apartment to work each day. She’s tired of driving hundreds of miles every month to implore our city to take her sexual assault seriously….
In 1965 a young Bill Mosburg and his wife Nancy opened up Bike’s Burgers in Hays, KS. It was the golden age of the hamburger, with Town Topic’s multiple locations thriving, McDonald’s beginning its rise to worldwide success and Wendy’s not even conceived of. Using the techniques he’d learned as a grocer, Mosburg ensured that the meat that was served was…
Photo by April Fleming For the past three years, James Chang has been a reliable presence in the front of the house at Waldo Thai, working as the celebrated restaurant’s General Manager. He’s worked with that restaurant’s executive chef and owner, chef Pam Liberda, for even longer; for over 13 years, the two have been colleagues in one form…
Still from Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence Feb. 16 marks the national premiere of a documentary based, produced, and filmed in Kansas City. Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence, features a Kansas City native on her quest to heal the city of addiction. The documentary shows Reed and her work with Healing House, which was started in 2003—only a few years…
With spring on its way, we’re inviting Pitch readers to explore our city through a 72-hour scavenger hunt April 9-11. This socially distanced DIY adventure is all about celebrating our city, with stops around town to remind us all just how great KC is. Plus, the winning team with the most points gets a $1,000 cash prize and other goodies….
Outspoken former State Representative and Councilwoman Carol Coe in 2017 // Photo by Tracy Thomas Carol Coe, attorney, civil rights activist, and former Kansas City Councilperson, died on Sunday. Coe was a councilwoman from 1991 to 1995. According to city records, she was on the Finance Committee and the Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. Carol Coe, a proud…
