Poio will be closing its doors for good, April 22. // Photo from Facebook Poio Mexican BBQ announced that the restaurant will close its doors at the end of the business day, April 22. This comes as heartbreaking news to the community that has gotten used to the barbecue joint as a KC staple. In September 2022 it was…
Black Mold. // Courtesy The Line Film Company This story is part of our coverage of Panic Fest 2023. Read more from our film team here. There’s a lot going on under the surface in Black Mold, as writer-director John Pata made clear in his Q&A following the film’s premiere at Panic Fest. The story of two photographers encountering hallucinatory hauntings in…
Courtesy Warner Bros. If you look up the definition of the word “brazen” in any dictionary, it likely says, “See also, Bridget Everett,” alongside an itty-bitty, teeny-tiny picture of the comedian. Call her what you will—uh, bawdy and brassy also come to mind—but the Kansas native is back for the second season of her sleeper HBO hit Somebody, Somewhere, which…
Warren Zeiders. // photo by Isabella Galvan Warren Zeiders with Bryan Martin The Granada Saturday, April 15 On Saturday, rising outlaw country star Warren Zeiders took to the stage with opener Bryan Martin. Our photographer Isabella Galvan was there to capture the experience. Warren Zeiders Bryan Martin Categories: Music Tags: Bryan Martin, photo gallery, the granada, Warren Zeiders
Photo of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl. State representatives commend Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zach Thompson for filing felony charges against Andrew Lester, the man who shot Ralph Yarl—a Black 16-year-old boy—in the head and arm when he accidentally knocked on the wrong door when trying to pick up his siblings. Yarl has been in critical condition since the shooting on Thursday,…
Courtesy photo Alana Muller has been blessed with the gift of gab. The entrepreneurial executive leader can power through hosting a breakfast networking meeting and then facilitate a motivational corporate workshop mere hours later. Muller is the former president of KauffmanFastTrac. Her goal now? “To connect, inspire, and empower the community,” she says. Today, Muller is the founder and CEO of Coffee…
Concerns about missing Black women helped spur Jackson County prosecutors to take race out of charging decisions. (Chase Castor/The Beacon) In part because of community concerns surrounding missing Black women in Kansas City, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has announced it will mask the race of both suspects and victims on documents that prosecutors review to decide whether to file…
The Bay Scallop Ceviche. // Photo by Lauren Textor I’ve faced a lot of imposter syndrome in my life, but never when entering a restaurant. If I’m going somewhere new for dinner, then I’ll pick out what I want on the menu before even setting foot in the venue. I’ll research the dress code, the parking situation, and the cocktails….
State Rep. Doug Richey, R-Excelsior Springs, speaks during a 2021 House debate Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications) If the Missouri budget becomes law with language banning state spending on diversity initiatives, Gov. Mike Parson’s administration says it would disrupt routine government operations as small as purchasing gas and as large as the Medicaid managed care program. In the days after the…
Blackberry Smoke. // photo by Allison Scavo Blackberry Smoke with Robert Jon & The Wreck KC Live! Saturday, April 15 Based out of Atlanta, GA, Blackberry Smoke took time to give homage to Kansas City by shouting out local radio station shows, restaurants, and more. Charlie Starr spoke to the crowd as if we were all in someone’s backyard, completely…
Plaza rally. // Photo by Rachel Potucek Kansas City community members are calling for greater community action to oppose new bans and restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for minors and adults. The Pitch followed two trans rights rallies in Kansas City this weekend to hear from people directly impacted by a wave of anti-trans legislation, including a likely ban on gender-affirming…
A performer at a past Startup Crawl. // Courtesy photo Discover the new Kansas City when Startland News’ one-night tour of innovation and entrepreneurship, Startup Crawl, returns to the metro June 9 for the first time since 2019. The crawl is presented by Husch Blackwell law firm and General Admission is free. Guests of the crawl are invited to make…
The new Wandering Bud x Whitney Manney line of smoking accessories. // Photo by Lauren Pusateri Wandering Bud, our local women-led enclave of ceramicists creating one-of-a-kind smoking apparatuses has partnered with fashion and textile designer Whitney Manney for a new five-piece line of accessories featuring Manney’s artwork. In addition to hand-crafted ceramic smoking pieces and accessories, the collection includes a…
Courtesy IFC Films This story is part of our coverage of Panic Fest 2023. Read more from our film team here. Birth/Rebirth opens with a literal shock to the system. We see a woman being rushed to the hospital in the back of an ambulance, having just had her heart restarted by a defibrillator. She’s barely responsive. She’s also pregnant. In the…
Michigander. // photo by Tyler Schneider Michigander, the singer-songwriter moniker of indie-darling Jason Singer, visited Kansas City’s recordBar on April 11 not even a fortnite removed from the release of his new six-song EP, and the namesake of this tour, It Will Never Be the Same. The Mitten-State product presented a well-crafted 13-song set that alternated between the old and…
In recognition of May as National Mental Health Awareness Month, regional and national mental health experts will gather at the Oracle Cerner Innovations Campus in Kansas City on May 11 and 12 for the annual Mental Health KC Conference. The conference focuses on bringing mental health awareness and education to anyone in the Kansas City area interested in breaking the…
Courtesy photo Just ask, and Roy Inman will be quick to tell you about his—as he jokingly puts it—“checkered photography career.” His lifelong stint as an ace photojournalist has taken him “on board America’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, to the White House, and to Fashion Week in New York,” he says. “And, of course, all over my hometown of Kansas…
Stranded in the City. // photo by Allison Scavo On the day of the release of their single “You Never Loved Me At All,” Stranded in the City embarked on a silent journey at Parlor. On Friday, April 7, instead of a speaker system, the sound was connected to a radio transmitter with the waves being picked up by wireless…
Agnes Albright as Brooke in the new thriller Black Mold. This story is part of our coverage of Panic Fest 2023. Read more from our film team here. Black Mold’s director, writer, and editor, John Pata, expertly builds tension throughout the thriller horror flick—feeding the audience false evils and misdirects that will have you looking over your shoulder. The movie…
Brittanie Sinisgalli and Mary Costello, meeting without outside investors for coffee. // Courtesy Espurresso Cat Café Marketing maven Mary Costello and baker/barista extraordinaire Brittanie Sinisgalli are combining their prowess to start up a new cat café in Lawrence, called Espurresso, in partnership with the Lawrence Humane Society. The two animal lovers and businesswomen have individually dreamed of opening a cat…
Gov. Laura Kelly announced her vetoes of two GOP-backed bills Friday. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly overruled a “born-alive” bill and an NRA-backed gun program for public schools, but the Kansas GOP plans to overturn these vetoes when the Legislature returns in April. Immediately after Kelly announced her vetoes Friday, Republican lawmakers, who hold a legislative supermajority,…
Renfield. // Courtesy Universal Pictures This story is part of our coverage of Panic Fest 2023. Read more from our film team here. For years Universal has fought a seemingly losing battle when it comes to finding the right avenue to modernize its stable of classic monsters. The studio’s history is intrinsically tied to the likes of the Creature from…
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum lobbied the House and Senate in an effort to pass resolutions committing Kansas to a convention of states to advance amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The resolutions failed to reach the required two-thirds majorities in Kansas, but Santorum was convinced the convention would eventually occur. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum…
Left: Allison Meyer models a top and skirt of her own design. Right: Lu Lu models a dress designed by Diana Rios Lucia. // Courtesy photo JCCC Johnson County Community College will present an event Friday, April 21, at 6:00 p.m. in the WHCA Lobby featuring original fashion design, local models, and food, all benefitting scholarship funds at JCCC. Eye Candy, the…
