August 6 – Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7 at The Ship Join organist and bandleader Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7 at The Ship for a night of booty shakin’. Hazelton is one of the premier jazz organists in the Midwest, and has studied under the best of the best, Dr. Lonnie Smith. His Boogaloo 7 combines soul jazz with funk, taking you…
The Mid-America Arts Alliance HQ on Baltimore Ave. // Photo by Maggie Price Here’s a sign to spend the rest of your life reading poetry. Okay, okay. At least the rest of the year. Mid-America Arts Alliance—the nonprofit organization representing Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas—has called on a group of six poets to share their words via broadcast…
Screenshot of vaccine incentive lottery registration page Are you vaccinated? Who are we kidding, you’re reading this. You’re probably vaccinated. Well now is your chance to win $10,000. Partnering with the Missouri Lottery, Gov. Mike Parson announced the “MO VIP” vaccine incentive program to encourage those still not vaccinated to get their shots. The program has three categories. Red, for…
A sign marks the entrance to a drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Shannon County Health Center on July 8, 2021. // Photo by Tessa Weinberg/Missouri Independent The summer surge of infection tied to the easily spread Delta variant of COVID-19 is accelerating in Missouri, with state health officials on Wednesday reporting the highest case total since mid-January. The Department of Health…
It’s been over two years since All This Time is Ours, the third LP from Kansas City punk rock trio, Hipshot Killer, but tomorrow, the band drops their new EP, Guns and Gas. It follows in the footsteps of the band’s previous material while striding forward with flourishes of acoustic guitar. We’re premiering a track off the EP ahead of…
Hundreds of workers at the Frito-Lay facility in Topeka are on strike. // Courtesy of Abigail Censky As Frito-Lay workers from Topeka end their third week on strike, they are asking people to continue boycotting products from Frito-Lay and PepsiCo for the remainder of the strike. That’s right, that means no more Cheetos, Doritos, and Totino’s pizza rolls until the…
Larry Stylinson. // Illustration by Bianca Manninger Do you love a good conspiracy theory? We do too. Not the ones about who stole the election, but the ones about being so online poisoned that people believe some of the funniest, most disconnected nonsense imaginable. That’s why we’re starting to dive into more of this wacky disinformation—especially since you never know…
Protestors gather in Jefferson City in June 2019. // Photo by Emily Standlee In a move long-time legal observers say is unusual, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will, on its own motion, review a June 9 ruling that blocked enforcement of a 2019 Missouri law criminalizing abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest. The…
Courtesy of Third Street Social Coming soon: Third Street Social will open July 28 in the South Plaza Restaurateurs Andy Lock and Domhnall Molloy along with their Culinary Director, Po Wang, continue stacking the bricks of their local restaurant empire. The Summit Group, which owns Summit Grill, South of Summit Taqueria, Pearl Tavern, and Boru Asian Eatery, is prepping for…
Amanda Arany, TCF Board Vice President. // Courtesy TCF Jake Walker was one of more than 50,000 union workers who lost thousands of dollars of expected income due to gigs lost in 2020—so he reached out to his friends on Facebook to ask for help. Walker shared that “Within a day, my friends stepped up and because of their generosity,…
Photo courtesy of ArtsKC During the pandemic, the art community served as a place of solace for people struggling with the lockdown. Unfortunately, that same community was facing more difficulties than ever before. To help emphasize the importance of local art in KC, ArtsKC is launching a year-long #WhoNeedsArt campaign in collaboration with Design Ranch. The campaign aims to help…
Students Lucy, Tatum, Adriana, and Keon of the vocal jazz class dancing. // Photo by Zach Bauman “My name is Aubrie. I’m 13-years-old. And I love to sing,” says one of the Kansas City Jazz Academy’s talented vocalists. Aubrie is dead-set on being an R&B singer when she grows up. She’s taken the vocal jazz class at the school four…
Elisa. // Courtesy of KCPP We have teamed up with KC Pet Project to host a weekly “creature feature” on a loveable and adoptable animal here in the KC Metro. This week’s local Adopt an Animal features Elisa, a 5-year-old Pit Bull. She resides at the Kansas City Campus for Animal Care at (7077 Elmwood Avenue) where you can adopt her. She’s…
Singer Kenny Lattimore offered a private performance for Kim and Joe Walker’s 25 year anniversary. // Courtesy of Curtisha Anderson “A big plate of pickles,” Kim Walker says, with a smile beaming ear-to-ear, as she sits next to her husband. The Delfonics’ soulful melodies play softly in the background. The unique story of the love and marriage of Kim and…
KCFD paramedics unload a stretcher for an individual involved in a motorcycle crash in the Crossroads neighborhood. // Courtesy of Zach Linhares/The Beacon. This story was originally published by the Kansas City Beacon. Thirty minutes. That’s how long it takes Kansas City Fire Department paramedics to sterilize an ambulance after responding to a COVID-19 emergency. As cases skyrocketed in Kansas City last…
The author being sculpted by summer. // Courtesy Elliott Lee Scott To mentally prepare for my most recent race, I binge-watched the reality show Naked and Afraid. For those of you who haven’t sat in horror through an episode, the premise is simple: one man and one woman try to survive in an inhospitable environment for 21 days with only…
The Guavarita from Buck Tui. // Photo by April Fleming If you are wondering, ”What is a Buck Tui?’”, you are forgiven. For now. Very soon though, there will be no confusion among KC’s food lovers. Owned by Pam and Teddy Liberda (Waldo Thai), Buck Tui is the soon-to-open Thai BBQ restaurant that has been selling out every Saturday at…
A sign welcomes visitors to Eminence, Missouri, a town of nearly 800 in southern Missouri. Like most of the state, the county has seen a recent rise in COVID-19 cases. // Photo by Tessa Weinberg/Missouri Independent Nearly everyone in Shannon County has seen what the COVID-19 virus can do to a person. Last week as the local health center held…
Renée Blanche is the host of Night Tides at NPR’s 89.3 KCUR-FM. // Courtesy Renée Blanche Since moving to Kansas City in 1993 and taking over the show in 1994, Detroit native Renée Blanche has honed her talent at the mixing board to create the glittering, moody Night Tides vibe we all know and love. Or, if you don’t know, now you…
On-lookers at The Great Car Show. // Courtesy of Kansas City Automotive Museum Calling all Kansas City motorheads. The Great Car Show is back for its fifth year July 18. The National WWI Museum and Memorial and Kansas City Automotive Museum will host the event this Sunday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m on the South Lawn of the WWI…
Directed by Amy Tinkham and starring actress/dancer Autumn Miller, Original Sin – The 7 Sins featuring the songs and music of INXS is an interesting short film, although not without its flaws. “Original Sin is a modern-day love story about a broken-hearted heroine and her journey through the seven sins and the quest towards the virtue of Hope. The music…
Courtesy of Gold Medal BBQ Coming to Lawrence: Gold Medal BBQ A brand-new barbecue spot plans an imminent opening in downtown Lawrence at 900 New Hampshire Street. This was the former location of Lawrence’s ill-fated Port Fonda location, as well as the good but somewhat confusing Lark a Fare. Now, Gold Medal BBQ is planning to open within the…
Artwork courtesy of Marla Stoker Ballenger The Tennessee Williams Festival is back for its sixth year, held from Aug. 19-29 in St. Louis. The headliner is a production of one of Williams’s most prominent plays, The Glass Menagerie. It will be performed in the Central West building, the very place it was imagined. “A year ago, we brought Tennessee Williams into…
One shipment of dry goods provided to a hotel by Harvesters. // Photo by Bek Shackelford After an extension, Kansas City’s hotel initiative to provide shelter for nearly 400 unhoused people ends today. There is no transitional housing solution currently in place following the hotel initiative. Many of the people who stayed in the hotels for nearly three months will…
