Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. // Photo courtesy of Betsy Ostrander The Lied Center of Kansas will be opening at full capacity for the 2021-2022 season since it was forced to close its doors in February 2020. Some new performances for the season will include Grammy Award-winning artists Rosanne Cash and the Steep Canyon Rangers as well as…
Black Panther March, March 7, 2021. // Photo by Jim Nimmo On a hot Saturday the morning of July 3, the Revolutionary Black Panther Party of Kansas City led by General Indigenous Xi hosted a peaceful march with armed but unloaded weapons from Troost Boulevard to Prospect Avenue. The protest was comprised of approximately 75 people, including Black Panthers and…
Photo courtesy of Tracy Lewandowski Cuteness alert! Starting tomorrow, Great Plains SPCA will deliver kitten cuteness to lucky recipients in Kansas City to celebrate National Kitten Day. A limited number of Kittengrams will be available to purchase from the Great Plains SPCA’s website so go guarantee your kitten snuggles now. Prices start at $65 for 15 minutes with two kittens….
Oso sporting his Pride gear. // Courtesy KCPP We 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 Oso, a 5-year-old German Shepherd Mix. He resides at the Kansas City Campus for Animal Care at 7077 Elmwood Avenue in Kansas City,…
In 2012, I wrote a column seeking to explain the rightward shift in Missouri politics over the previous decade. The title was cribbed from the popular 2007 Thomas Frank book, What’s The Matter With Kansas, which chronicled that state’s evolution from a place famous for its prairie radicalism to one characterized by an ever-escalating culture war that initially helped solidify Republican dominance, but has ultimately opened…
Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying the results of the presidential election. // Photo courtesy of U.S. Department Of Justice Patrick Stein was bitter. Battles with drugs and the failure of his business in the 2008 recession had derailed his life. He fumed at the federal government for…
Lindsey Stirling at Starlight dressed as Artemis from the comic book companion to the Artemis album. // Photo by Lily Wulfemeyer This Saturday, July 3, Starlight Theatre continued its season with its first concert since their pandemic shuttering. Their return concert was dancing violinist Lindsey Stirling, who was on tour for her Artemis album featuring special guest Kiesza. Kiesza, Canadian…
Lane Moore. // Photo courtesy of Lane Moore Do you think you’ve had bad luck with dating apps? Maybe you match with too many people that just don’t seem real? We’ve all been there. But if you want to see a show that proves that, we suggest going to see comedian Lane Moore’s Tinder Live on August 11 at Record…
This post is sponsored by 4 Hands Brewing Co. Photo courtesy of 4 Hands Brewing Co. For a decade, 4 Hands Brewing Co. has been churning out inventive brews like the Tiger’s Blood hard seltzer inspired by the classic snow cone, and fan-favorite IPA, Incarnation. A beloved St. Louis institution, 4 Hands is no stranger to a wider Missouri audience…
Amanda Vega-Mavec. We asked Amanda Vega-Mavec, one of the candidates running for Ward 3 in Overland Park’s November general election, some hard-hitting questions; we wanted to determine her stances and commitments to improving equality and transparency issues, which have plagued the city’s current leadership. She is running against the incumbent, Jim Kite, for the seat. We also reached out to…
Pulse Topology is an immersive light and sound environment by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. // Photo by Travis Young The summer solstice has just passed; our days are now getting shorter, with a little less sunlight from now until the darkest days of December. A season, for me, to be grateful for the light and appreciate the way it shapes…
No longer will Kansas Citians be denied gourmet soft serve in Instagram-worthy environs. Frozen Gold, the ice cream shop at 4144 Pennsylvania Ave. in Westport, was forced to close its doors mid-pandemic last year. Fortunately for everybody with a sweet tooth, Frozen Gold is now open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. On Sunday, July 18, the shop…
Charlie’s House. // Photo by Aubrie Lawrence Baby-proofing a house probably seems easy, right? You put a few child-proof locks on the cabinets and make sure dangerous chemicals are out of reach and boom, you’re done. That couldn’t be farther from the truth, which is why in-home accidents are the leading cause of child morbidity and mortality. But Charlie’s House,…
BLM protest from June 2020 on the Plaza. // Photo by Jim Nimmo A report that collects data based on police arrests, personnel, funding, incarceration rates, and homicide clearance rates from official federal and state databases—such as the FBI Uniform Crime Report, among others—released its findings concerning KCPD recently. One would think the results should be less incriminating, given that data…
Liz Cook having fun… we think? // Courtesy Liz Cook There’s a whole genre of journalism that’s basically just a foreign exchange program for reporters. Every local news station in the country has a recurring “So-and-So, Do My Job!” segment that exists so that women in sheath dresses can drive forklifts. The news value is dubious, but at least someone’s…
On your mark, get set, go! // Courtesy Girls on the Run Doesn’t a winter holiday in July sound fun? We think so—especially when it’s for a good cause. On July 31 at 8 a.m., Snap Fitness is hosting a Jingle All the Way 5K Run and Walk at 15604 Pinehurst Dr. in Basehor, KS. “Although this is our first year…
Shannon Hemmett The clean signal was always just too dry for my taste. If it wasn’t a little messy, why should anyone care? Why would anyone remember? Can anything be truly fun without a basis in chaos? Shannon Hemmett I was a late bloomer for rock music. Just couldn’t care. Loved musical theater and a few oldies groups from the…
Clay Norkey, Curt Skoog, and Faris Farassati, candidates for mayor in Overland Park’s primary election. We asked the candidates running for mayor in Overland Park’s primary election some hard-hitting questions. We wanted to determine their stances and commitments to improving equality and transparency issues that have plagued the city’s current leadership. The primary candidates are Dr. Faris Farassati, Curt Skoog,…
Artists Logan Crompton and Kevin Hopkins. // Courtesy Crompton and Hopkins Kansas City Art Institute students Kevin Hopkins and Logan Crompton are shaking up the art world. Recently, they were both named as finalists for the prestigious AXA Art Prize. Talk about HYPE. The two pieces will be displayed among 38 other finalists—chosen from 600 total—at the Academy of Art…
photo by Jez Timms In celebration of National Grilling Month, Crystal Farms Dairy Co. announced a list of the top 10 midwestern cities that consume the most cheese. Science says that Kansas City ranks fourth. We even placed above Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which placed seventh. Weren’t they supposed to be the cheese capital of the United States? Officially unseated, my dudes….
Members of the Johnson County chapter of the League of Women Voters help register new voters at a naturalization ceremony in 2019. The nine Kansas leagues are abandoning plans to attend naturalization ceremonies this summer, as well as all other voter registration and education efforts, for fear of criminal prosecution under a new law. // Photo courtesy of Kansas Reflector…
Andy Handwork won the best in show award for this pole, featuring signs that read, “Peace on earth”, in a variety of languages. // Photo by Beth Lipoff Missing the colorful buds of spring and need a spot of brightness? A new vibrant community art installation aimed at sharing messages of peace is dotted in pockets around Lenexa’s Sar-Ko-Par Trails…
Graphic by Jack Raybuck Dear Dan: I just attended the nauseating wedding of my 30-year-old niece to her boyfriend of several years. Both of them seem as gay as possible but they are diehard religious fanatics. I can list 50 signs these two are gay and once you point it out to someone who isn’t a bible thumper they go,…
