Architect rendering of exterior view. // Photo Courtesy of Reconciliation Services, BNIM The “Reveal Strength” Campaign looks to restore the Southeast corner of 31st and Troost, Reconciliation Services has announced. The century-old building is expected to receive renovations valued at $13 million. The project will provide access to social and mental health services, expand Thelma’s Kitchen—KC’s only donate-what-you-can café—and generate…
Steve West aka “Jack Justice.” Steve West finally broke the donkey’s back. After years of anti-Semitic, racist, and homophobic comments, the Missouri GOP announced it has rejected West’s filing fee. West first gained notoriety in 2018 when he won the Republican nomination for House District 15—a slice of Clay County that includes Gladstone and Kansas City. It was in this…
The Backseat Lovers during a show at the Truman in Kansas City, MO. // Photo by Jayde Berroth & Aiden Droge The Backseat Lovers with Over Under The Truman Monday, February 14 Love was in the air as The Backseat Lovers, accompanied by Over Under, performed at The Truman. With their 2020 tour canceled, fans had been waiting for this…
DJ Lindsey. // Photo via Zoom At the beginning of February, the second season of Black Is Black premiered on Sonos’ Sound System platform. The show is hosted by DJ Lindsey, also known as Lindsey Caldwell. The DJ and curator’s weekly show “delves into the Black musical diaspora, exploring influences, its global impact and how Black artists have consistently changed…
Tyler, the Creator. // Photo by Aaron Rhodes As the lights dimmed before Tyler, The Creator took the stage at Cable Dahmer Arena on Saturday night, the sheer applause decibels were loudest they’ve been in at least three years. The 30-year-old California-born rapper is on a true winning streak. His last three albums topped the Billboard charts and have…
Danielle Colby and Mike Wolfe. // Courtesy of American Pickers Missouri collectors: the time has come to lift the tarps and open the barn doors on your private antique collections. The “American Pickers” are coming to town. The History Channel’s famed traveling show, American Pickers, is coming to Missouri in May to film for their next season, and producers from…
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…
Beach House. // Photo by David Belisle For the last 20 years, the dreamy indie-pop duo of Alex Scally and Virginia Legrand have been making music as Beach House. For the release of their latest album, Once Twice Melody, they decided to release it as separate chapters, dropping song collections in November, December, and January, ahead of the full album…
Filmmaker Mitchell Stuart. // Courtesy Gunpowder & Sky Released last week via streaming VOD and cable on-demand by Gunpowder & Sky, the new documentary, Worst to First: The True Story of Z100 New York, tells the story of the legendary NYC pop radio station’s meteoric rise from the bottom of the rankings to become number one in a very crowded…
A rescued good dog waits for attention. // Courtesy KC Pet Project KC Pet Project has its hands full after a single property yielded the rescue of 16 animals, just days before its upcoming fee-waived adoption event. The pet-focused nonprofit was alerted to the south Kansas City home after receiving a phone call yesterday, warning that authorities were working to…
Taylor will see into your soul. // Courtesy of Great Plains SPCA This week’s “Creature Feature” is all thanks to Scott at the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City as well as Great Plains SPCA—one of the largest no-kill animal shelters in the Kansas City metro. Meet Taylor, a 12-year-old domestic shorthair kitty who has been in the shelter for…
Uncharted. // Courtesy Sony Pictures After over a decade in development (and a litany of attached directors and stars), one of Sony’s biggest game properties is finally hitting the big screen. Uncharted marks the start of Sony’s Playstation Productions, a multi-platform plan that will see the studio bring several beloved games to the world of films and TV. Unfortunately, it…
“We’re not lawyers, but we’ll help you pay for one.” // Courtesy of reepher Cannabis consumption may be legal, but driving impaired most certainly is not. There is no federal law defining a cannabis DUI, and tests for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can trigger positive even if the driver isn’t high behind the wheel. reepher—a brand focused on providing financial aid to…
Flooding at 7th Heaven, October 2021. // Photo by Aaron Rhodes Between December 2019 and February 2021, Lawrence singer-songwriter Rose Brown released four EPs and one single under the name Window Seat. By the beginning of 2021 and inspired by bands ranging from Los Angeles garage rockers Cherry Glazerr to Pittsburgh metalcore giants Code Orange, Brown says she was itching…
Henry Rollins. // Courtesy Rollins If you possess even a passing knowledge of American subculture, you know the name Henry Rollins. Most would consider him to be on the Mount Rushmore of punk and hardcore frontmen for his time spent in Black Flag, State Of Alert, and Rollins Band. Since the beginning of the 1980s, Rollins has been performing, acting,…
Courtesy Fusion Medical Animation The state of Missouri is planning an official end to the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis and will transition to treating the virus as endemic, much like it does the seasonal flu. The target date for when Missouri’s public health agencies would begin treating COVID-19 as endemic is mid-March, the two-year anniversary of when…
The Treat Yo’ Self milkshake from Creative Culture. // Photo by Liz Goodwin Creative Culture indulges your sweet tooth and your artistic instincts Why choose between ice cream, cookies, cheesecake, or cupcakes when you can have all of the above? Creative Culture, a hybrid pottery studio and gourmet milkshake bar, is serving up plenty of ways to simultaneously use your…
Streetlights along a stretch of road in Kansas City. // Photo courtesy City of Kansas City In January, the Kansas City Council voted 11-1 to replace 84,000 of the city’s streetlights with energy-efficient LED bulbs. The ordinance contracts Black & McDonald to conduct the replacement beginning in May. The large-scale change is expected to last three years. The LED lights…
Spire Missouri President Scott Carter discusses the fate of the Spire STL Pipeline at a press conference in November 2021. The Missouri Public Service Commission criticized Spire for its messaging about risks to natural gas service if it were forced to shutter the Spire STL Pipeline. // Screenshot via Facebook Spire Missouri’s warnings that St. Louis customers could be left…
morgxn // photo credit Emma Mead This Wednesday, February 16, indie-pop artist morgxn plays the recordBar, which also happens to be the same day as a special extended edition drop of MERIDIAN: vol 1 and vol 2. morgxn, aka Morgan Isaac Karr, released both EPs in the midst of the pandemic, and while both collections saw the musician branching out and exploring…
Unique Hughley performing. // Photos by Theliighthead Rapping turned into a poetry enlivenment for Kansas City native, Unique Hughley, after gaining his passion at Paseo Academy. Hughley realized his words moved others, so he used his talent to share his experience as a black man and provide faith awareness. The rhymester shares his poetry expedition by conferring his favorite topics…
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson during a press conference on Feb. 5, 2021. // photo courtesy of Missouri Governor’s Office Press the F12 key on your keyboard. What you see is an HTML source code. According to Missouri Governor Mike Parson, you are now officially a hacker. Luckily, Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson—a member of Parson’s party—disagrees. The governor had a…
A line of customers waiting outside of Tao Tao. Chef Annie Der, 75, has been running the restaurant for 50 years. // Photo by Zach Bauman Ask nearly anyone in KCK what their favorite Chinese restaurant is and their answer will likely be Tao Tao. The restaurant has been a neighborhood staple for decades because of its owner, Chef Annie…
Midwest Telegram. // Courtesy Clara Ketchell It’s Valentine’s Day, meaning it’s time for a whole slew of musicians to release a cavalcade of songs dealing with the topic of love and romance. Local act Midwest Telegram have subverted that concept by dropping a new single, “I Wish I Could Do Something,” in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, a non-profit…
