Todd Leabo interviews Mahomes. // Courtesy Todd Leabo This past August, Sports Radio 810 WHB celebrated a milestone marker—the station’s 100th year on the air. While many locals know it primarily as a powerhouse sports radio station, it was originally a Top 40 format. In fact, it helped pioneer the genre as the first station in the country to play…
Savage Love. Dear Dan: A friend hooked me up with a much younger guy for weed. Let’s call him “Pretty Boy.” He knew something about me—Pretty Boy had been to a party at my house—and I knew something about him: he’s a burner, like our mutual. Consent is supposed to be a core burner value and before we hook up,…
Tilda Swinton stars as Alithea Binnie and Idris Elba as The Djinn in director George Miller’s film. // Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc. “Movie magic” is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days (partly thanks to those now-legendary Nicole Kidman AMC promos), but few contemporary films actually merit that term. It’s true we’ve become accustomed…
Chef Penny Mufuka. // Courtesy Penny Mufuka Chef Penny Mufuka is a culinary force to be reckoned with. If you’ve ever visited either of her powerhouse JoCo restaurants—Bamboo Penny’s in Leawood or KC Thai in Overland Park—you know she’s one of the hardest working restaurant owners in the metro. (We’re guessing she drinks copious amounts her famous iced Thai tea…
In the summer of 1976, Kansas City’s first Ethnic Enrichment Festival was held. Since those humble beginnings some 46 years ago, the festival has become an annual event held during the third full weekend of August. Every year, thousands of local residents march under the many flags of the nations represented. They pass through the front gate and immediately look…
Willa is a furever mama. // Courtesy Scott Poore and The Rescue Project This week’s “Creature Feature” is thanks to the help of Scott Poore from Mission Driven. Meet Willa. She is a sweet and loving mama tabby cat. She is approximately 2 years old, and after raising her babies, she is now looking for her happily ever after. Willa…
Jess Piper. // Illustration by Cassondra Jones Jess Piper is a social media sensation, a fundraising machine, and the darling of Democrats in Missouri and beyond. But when we meet at a Starbucks on Main Street in Maryville, Missouri the morning of Aug. 3, Piper has the look of somebody coming off of a bad night. She tells me she…
Ann Wilson. // photo credit Criss Cain Ann Wilson Prairie Band Casino & Resort Thursday, August 18 Sometimes, you hop in the car and make the trip up to Mayetta to see the frontwoman of a very popular and long-running classic rock act do her solo thing in the ballroom of a casino north of Topeka. Sometimes, you hit highway…
Bill Maher. // Courtesy Bill Maher team Comedian and social critic Bill Maher has always been a congenital smartass, and whether you love him or hate him he’s still a prominent voice in American political discourse and satire. He’s coming to Uptown Theater on Sept. 11, so brace yourself. In a recent interview, we chatted with him about politics, his…
Voters lined up outside the Boone County Government Center to cast absentee ballots in November 2020. // Photo by Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent Voting-rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that a new law requiring Missourians to present a government-issued photo ID to vote is unconstitutional. While lawmakers have approved voter ID laws numerous times, and voters signed off on putting…
Honey lavender tea cake. // Courtesy Blackhole Bakery Blackhole Bakery’s new honey lavender tea cake If you needed a reason to indulge in a decadent pastry, Blackhole Bakery’s new honey lavender tea cakes are scrumptious and conveniently palm-sized. The buttery loaves are made with almond paste, creating a balanced and chewy texture. The light purple glaze topping the cakes is…
Absentee voters sign in at the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, 300 N. Tucker Blvd., on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. // Photo by Wiley Price/St. Louis American The League of Women Voters of Missouri and Missouri NAACP filed a lawsuit Monday attempting to block a wide-ranging elections bill they argue violates the right to core political speech by curtailing…
Award-winning gin. // Courtesy Lifted Spirits Kansas City distillery, Lifted Spirits, gained recognition by the New York International Spirits Competition after being named Missouri’s best gin distillery of 2022. Their big winner was the Supernova Gin, a juicy and explosive navy strength gin that, by unanimous vote, won double gold with 96 points–one of only five gins in the competition…
In past years, the fundraiser’s recipients have done their best to match the energy and theme of the night with their costumes. // Courtesy Missouri Pit Bull Rescue For over 20 years, Missouri Pit Bull Rescue (MPR) has been on a mission to provide medical care, training, food, and shelter to Kansas City’s pit bulls. From 6:30 to 10:30 p.m….
Photo by Flow Clark on Unsplash HypebeastKC is a marketplace for sneakers and streetwear with plans to host a specialized event for local collectors. Sneaker Jam will take place Sept. 17 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Shawnee Civic Center. This is the third year that HypebeastKC is hosting the event and it is expected to be their…
Attendees at the Mid-Continent Library’s Romance GenreCon enjoy a presentation about dialogue writing given by author Virginia Heath. // Photo by Beth Lipoff There’s a lot more to writing romance novels than imagining steamy scenes or finding that enticing cover image. To dive into the details for both writers and fans, the Mid-Continent Library held its annual Romance GenreCon Aug….
Telekinetic Yeti. // photo credit Jeremy Vallin Stoner doom duo Telekinetic Yeti are as powerful as their name suggests, despite being made up only of Alex Baumann on guitar and vocals and Rockwel Heim on drums. Their sophomore album, Primordial, dropped in early July after a five-year wait since the release of their debut, Abominable, in 2017. It was very…
Joe Tomelleri holds a fish. // Courtesy Joe Tomelleri Fish, fish, bish! If you spy a hyper-detailed illustration of a fish anywhere, there’s a good chance it’s Joe Tomelleri’s handiwork. The KCK native has been illustrating fin-tastic pieces since 1985 and his work has appeared in more than 1,000 publications, plus, “Websites, fish ID regulations, fine art prints, and just…
A Day To Remember. // Photo by Barry Meitler A Day to Remember with The Ghost Inside, Beartooth, and Bad Omens Azura Amphitheater Sunday, August 21 Touring in support of their seventh full-length, You’re Welcome, released in March of 2021, A Day to Remember brought their mixture of hardcore and metal to Azura Sunday night with support from fellow heavy-hitters The…
Last weekend, Swope Park witnessed the return of the Kansas City Ethnic Enrichment Festival (better known as Ethnic Fest). The emcees stated that Saturday’s turnout was the largest single-day attendance record in the festival’s history, making for a stunning revitalization since COVID. Over 60 different nations were represented at this year’s event. On top of the usual outstanding food, there were…
Goat Cheese Gnocchi at Room 39. // Photo by Cassondra Jones Room 39, a long-standing culinary pillar of West 39th St., is known for their locally-sourced, seasonal cuisine, and the goat cheese gnocchi is one of the stars of the show. Similar to ricotta gnocchi, these poignant dumplings are made with Hemme Brothers goat cheese, which is incorporated into the…
Irish session at Brady & Fox. // Photo by Jim Nimmo It’s almost time for Kansas City’s Irish Fest but if you can’t wait until Labor Day weekend for your Irish music fix, you can attend an “Irish session” to get you in the proper spirit. An Irish session is a gathering of musicians in a public venue (generally a…
Birdie Hansen of Effing Candle Co. // Photo by Travis Young Birdie Hansen is peeved with the staff of The Pitch. “What in the actual fuck,” Birdie inquires, with her trademark charm, while shaking a cylinder labeled “World’s Best Cat Dad” directly in our faces. She’s in our office, where almost every employee’s desk houses at least one of her…
Beast. // Courtesy Universal Pictures Every couple of years enterprising producers take a gamble on a modestly budgeted “nature attacks” film, a kind of cinematic middle ground between the monthly shlock SyFy once put out, and studio releases noted to death by execs in favor of marketability. The latest entry into that vaunted arena, Beast, is in a weird corner…
