Diana Condori in her friends’ tiki-themed home. // Bek Shackelford Bolivia native, Diana Condori, has long been a part of the bar scene, but after mixing and serving Kansas City since her teens, she has taken a well-deserved leap into the spotlight. In January, Condori announced a tiki pop-up bar concept she had been working on: Cóndor’s Cove. Since her…
Thackory has arrived at the Kansas City Zoo // Photo courtesy San Diego Zoo Global After a rough year two koalas, Chuckels and Thackory, will bring some chuckles to Kansas City Zoo guests. They arrived in Kansas City via Southwest airlines from San Diego the night of March 1. Although both are currently in quarantine, out of precautionary measures, the public…
New logo of Women In Film and Media Kansas City // Photo courtesy WIFMKC Facebook Kansas City Women in Film and TV will now be known as Women In Film and Media Kansas City, as it strives to include more Citians from diverse backgrounds and cultural outputs. Today’s announcement aligns with International Women’s Day, and signals the creation of a…
Leila Cobo // photo by Omar Cruz Leila Cobo, Billboard’s VP of Latin Music, is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on Latin music, making her the perfect person to write Decoding “Despacito”: An Oral History of Latin Music. Her new book traces the history of the world of Latin pop in 19 songs, spanning 1970-2018. In…
Photo by Giammarco Boscaro Lawyer Finder, a searchable online directory made by The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, is now available to the public and legal community. “We created Lawyer Finder to fill an accessibility gap between the public and lawyers which widened in the pandemic’s remote environment,” says Sam Wendt, 2021 president of the KCMBA. “Lawyers do not pay…
Lemonade Park—Kansas City’s COVID-19 safe outdoor venue—is beginning shows again starting April 2. The concert venue opened in July 2020 and is set up like an outdoor restaurant. In the backyard of Voltaire, it has distanced outdoor seating, a flatbed truck stage, as well as food and drinks for guests to enjoy at their tables (the only place that people…
Photo by Steven Cornfield Gov. Mike Parson has started to notice that a higher percentage of people in Missouri’s urban areas are interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine than in rural areas. Starting next week, more COVID-19 vaccination sites are coming to Kansas City and St. Louis. The governor received criticism after more than 100 doses of the vaccine were…
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…
Sen. Roy Blunt announced today that he will not be running for reelection in 2022. Blunt served in Congress since 2011, and via his social media and a YouTube video thanked Missourians for keeping him in office. “After 14 General Election victories—three to county office, seven to the United States House of Representatives, and four statewide elections—I won’t be a…
KC Tenants gathered at the downtown Jackson County Courthouse on January 7th, blockading both of the courthouse’s main entrances demanding a cease to evictions. // Photo by Chase Castor Daniel Halferty was behind on rent. “When I made a partial payment in October, texted me, berating me.” Halferty had been hunting for a job since April, but with a history…
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, left, and Gov. Mike Parson announce the first COVID-19 case in Missouri, March 7, 2020. // Screenshot from official livestream The Hickory County Health Department reported 853 total local COVID-19 cases in its weekly update Friday, five more than a week earlier. But residents of the southwest Missouri county who check the Department of…
Courtesy of MO Voters Project A new organization is working to build a more representative Missouri. The MO Voters Project, launched March 2, aims to register, empower, engage, and educate Missouri voters about what’s happening in the state so that more people have a say in how the state operates. “We believe that when communities that have been historically disenfranchised…
Though he doesn’t yet qualify for COVID-19 vaccination, 27-year-old software engineer Peter Carnesciali knew he’d want to know when an appointment was available the second he could. This spurred his efforts to create an app last week to alert him about local vaccination opportunities and shared it with a few friends. Initially, only eight people followed the Twitter account he…
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What happened to equal protection under the law? This is wrong and un-American. I’m sure there are a lot of Americans… Posted by Sam Graves on Thursday, March 4, 2021 As part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief stimulus package that is expected to pass soon, $5 billion will be set aside to aid farmers of color. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock…
An advertisement for Advocates of Silenced Turkey in New York City.// Courtesy of Advocates of Silenced Turkey PeaceWorks Kansas City, the Dialogue Institute of Kansas City, and the Kansas City contingent of Advocates of Silenced Turkey will be holding a rally on March 6 to demand increased women’s rights in Turkey. The rally—happening at Mill Creek Park on the Plaza…
This week on the Streetwise podcast we discuss KU basketball, enjoy a reading of Dan Lybarger’s piece on John Brown, check out Rob Rice ft Calvin Arsenia & Ezgi Karakus’s track “Tiny Window”, and chat with Brea Grant & Natasha Kermani from the film Lucky (OUT NOW!) Streetwise is hosted by Brock Wilbur, editor in chief of The Pitch. Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. Subscribe to the Streetwise newsletter, a…
Andrew J. Owens // photo courtesy University of Iowa Writer Andrew J. Owens’ new book, Desire After Dark: Contemporary Queer Cultures and Occultly Marvelous Media, the author “confirms how the queer has been integral to the evolution of the horror genre and its persistent popularity as both a subcultural and mainstream media form.” Looking at everything from the films of…
Tamara poses with her freshly demoed masterpiece. // Photo by Bek Shackelford Tamara Day of HGTV’s Bargain Mansions, and owner of Growing Days Design, has had a sledgehammer in her hands a time or two. Usually, her sledgehammer-welding days are spent in homes which she buys and renovates, but this morning, Day took on a different type of project. Day has…
Frozen Arrowhead Stadium from last February. // Photo by Travis Young Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium won’t just be known as Arrowhead Stadium for much longer. As happens to all venues these days, we’re about to get some branding added into the mix. Under the name of its first sponsor, Lee’s Summit-based health services provider Government Employees Health Association, the stadium’s full name…
Nearly 20 food pantries are joining the Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City to provide food for three Kansas City counties. // Image courtesy of Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City The Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City (CAAGKC) is combining resources with nearly 20 food pantries to host a drive-thru food drive for residents of three…
The local chapter of the Medical Reserve Corps is operating out of two mass vaccination sites to get Kansas Citians vaccinated. // Image courtesy of Medical Reserve Corps Greater Kansas City Kansas City’s Medical Reserve Corps is leading a volunteer effort to combat COVID-19 and vaccinate Kansas City. The MRC, comprised of medical and non-medical volunteers such as plastic surgeons…
The iconic singer Nina Simone once famously said that it’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we live. Ms. Simone never lived through a global pandemic, but I like to think she’d still say the same thing today. If nothing else, art provides an emotional and ideological outlet to reflect a creator’s experience. Some of modern history’s…
Illustration by Jack Raybuck Dear Dan: I am at a loss. I am devastated. I just found out my husband has been sexting with another woman. As if that wasn’t not bad enough, this woman is his first cousin! And this has been going on for years! I’ll give you a moment to recover from that jaw drop. Okay, now…
