The Raven Bookstore making a limited return to in-person book sales through its new walk-up window. // Image courtesy of the Raven Bookstore After over a year of operating only online and through contactless curbside sales, the Raven Bookstore is returning to in-person sales again through the store’s new walk-up window. Through the new window east of the store’s main…
Lighting the skyline teal. // Photo by MSH Visual April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a campaign to prevent and bring awareness to sexual violence. This year is the 2oth anniversary of SAAM, and to mark two very important days in the campaign, the Kansas City skyline will glow teal Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Today is SAAM Day…
Image by Unsplash user, @cdx2 Ever wondered what else Kurt Cobain would have produced had he not died at 27? Thanks to AI, you don’t have to. A Toronto-based organization, Over the Bridge, is dedicated to helping musicians who struggle with mental illness and has created a “recent” Nirvana song. The song, titled, “Drowned in the Sun” is part of…
An immersive walk through Van Gogh’s work is coming to Kansas City this summer. // Image courtesy of Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit A look inside Van Gogh’s notoriously eclectic head is coming soon to Kansas City. The Immersive Van Gogh exhibit, a 90 million pixel display of van Gogh’s work, opens this summer in Kansas City. This new location will…
Kansas City’s creative community has weighed in with many ideas for what name could replace “Chiefs”, but they agree the time for change is now. // Illustration by Jack Raybuck The Kansas City Chiefs would have only been the eighth franchise in NFL history to hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy in victory for a consecutive season. Instead, Patrick Mahomes and…
Courtesy of Bier Station. Generally, when you go to Bier Station (120 E Gregory Boulevard), you’ll find an array of craft beers and tasty bar food. Tonight though, if you’re one of the 400+ registered customers, you will receive a COVID-19 vaccine. From 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Bier Station will host their second vaccination clinic put on by volunteers….
Gathering for movie nights is back this summer with the Nelson-Atkin Museum of Art’s Friday night ‘Tivoli Under the Stars’ series. // Image courtesy of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Movie nights officially will soon no longer have to happen on the couch at home with the arrival of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s ‘Tivoli Under the Stars”. This outdoor Friday…
Photo by Alec Walworth I went to a movie theater last week. Yes, those things that we worried had faded into memory—the kind of tale that would be passed down as legend for generations, like some modern capitalist Beowulf. Four months after its release, the only decoration in the lobby was still a cardboard cutout of Wonder Woman, from that…
You can adopt Vanna White now.// 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 Vanna White, an 11-year-old domestic shorthair. She resides at the Kansas City Campus for Animal Care at 7077 Elmwood Avenue…
Patrick Moore is joined on this episode of the Top 5 KC podcast by Ben Wendt (Ope! Radio on The Pitch Podcast Network) and Chase Novick (Guitarist for Doglava) to pick their top 5 favorite things to do in Kansas City for $20 or less. Categories: Culture Tags: Ben Wendt, Chase Novick, Doglava, Patrick Moore, pitch podcast network, Top 5…
A sign at Camp 6ixx.// Photo by Brock Wilbur On February 1, the KC Homeless Union set up a protest camp outside of City Hall. The union officially organized January 28, with a list of demands that includes water, shelter, jobs, and a seat at the table for the city’s decision-making surrounding unhoused people. In mid-February, the union set up…
Photo by Léo Nguyen The Louvre experienced a 72 percent drop in visitors in 2020 with only 2.7 million people visiting versus 9.6 million in 2019. However, 21 million people visited the Louvre’s website in 2020 according to Smithsonian magazine. An online platform has been released by the French museum consisting of more than 480,000 pieces of art that can…
Kierra Perkins, owner of Kandles by Kierra and grand prize winner of 2020 Kids Idea Tank. Calling all young entrepreneurs (age 13 and under)! For its third annual competition, the 2021 Kids Idea Tank is seeking submissions. Created by author Lowey Bundy Sichol and sponsored by PLS, The Kids Idea Tank is designed to inspire and support future entrepreneurs at any…
Courtesy of Donate Life. The month of April is National Donate Life Month, a time that is dedicated to those who have donated life-giving materials such as organs or blood, and to encourage others to donate. According to the Health Resource and Services Administration, a person is added to the organ waitlist every nine minutes. In a recent proclamation, President…
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 CCO. Do you want to vote April 6 but aren’t sure how you will make it to the polls? Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO) has the solution: a free ride to the polls. For the second year in a row, CCO will provide residents of the following zip codes a ride to the polls: 64109, 64127, 64128, 64130, 64132….
As moderator Olivia Shalhoup, Founder and Director at Amethyst Collab, set us up for a chat about the Future of Women in Music, she dived right into the nitty-gritty with her first question: “Why do you think women have been so historically underrepresented in music business?” You would think that in 2021, at a conference in a progressive city that…
A screenshot from the Kansas Protection Order Portal In the 2020 fiscal year, nearly 12,500 cases were filed by people seeking a protection order in the Kansas District Courts. This year, filing a protection order in Kansas is now easier and more accessible. A new web portal rolled out by the Kansas Courts, The Kansas Protection Order Portal (KSPOP), is…
Steve Tilley was sworn in as Missouri House Speaker in 2011. He resigned in 2012 to become a lobbyist and political consultant. // Courtesy of Missouri House Communications In late February, University of Missouri Curator David Steelman raised objections that one of the system’s lobbyists — former House Speaker Steve Tilley — was using his connections to the university to…
Photo by Markus Spiske The University of Kansas announced men’s basketball head coach Bill Self has signed a lifetime contract. His other contract was set to expire next March but his new contract is a five-year rolling agreement that automatically adds one year at the conclusion of each season for the remainder of his career. “We believe in Coach Self…
Image courtesy of @hikeshaw on Unsplash.com A new report from the National Nurses Union, titled Sins of Omission, shows that the lack of PPE paired with “a failure by employers and governments to track infection rates” directly resulted in the deaths of more than 3,200 healthcare workers. According to the report, there have been over 791,000 cases of COVID-19 among…
Photo courtesy Kansas City Auto Show Facebook For almost 100 years, the Kansas City Auto Show has been a popular annual event and is now being canceled due to problems from COVID-19. “Because of ongoing concerns of the pandemic, several automakers have chosen to sit out the 2021 auto show season,” says Larry Carl, Automobile Dealers Association of Kansas City…
Gov. Kelly // Courtesy Laura Kelly for Governor Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a new statewide mask mandate Thursday but the Legislative Coordinating Council, a panel of legislative leaders, shut it down. If lawmakers are not in session, orders like this can be overturned by the LLC. Eight top legislatures had the power to revoke Kelly’s mandate and voted 5-2 to…
The Black Creatures // photo by Beth Taye Given that the Black Creatures’ Wild Echoes was my favorite album of 2020, it should come as no surprise that I’m pleased as punch to be presenting this new video from the genre-defying duo. The original version of “Negative Zero” was released on the Black Creatures’ See No Evil, but with this version,…
