Camp Drinkaway at Big Rip Brewing Company // Photo by Sarah Sipple Spooky season is underway. Join in the spirit of the month at these themed, limited-time experiences with the Official Pitch Spooky Season Pop-Up Guide: Themed bars 9th & State: It’s just a jump to the left… Put on by Vignettes and hosted at 9th and State in West…
Civic Saint wins National LGBT Biz Pitch // photo courtesy of Godfrey Riddle Kansas City entrepreneur and philanthropist Godfrey Riddle’s latest venture with Civic Saint is just getting started, but it’s already winning prizes and making strides. Riddle’s business pitch won both the Inaugural Communities of Color Initiative (CoCi) Biz Pitch and the overall Biz Pitch competitions from the National…
Security footage courtesy Mayor’s Office Two Kansas City corrections officers have been put on unpaid leave after an incident in which they struck a municipal detainee. The incident, captured in security footage released by the city on Friday, begins in clips with the detainee kicking and spitting on the corrections officers, and several additional officers came to help restrain the…
Records with Merritt is Marion Merritt’s vinyl store in Westport with partner Ann Stewart. As a staple in our community for nearly a decade, we’ve partnered with Merritt for a new monthly column, where the tastemaker shares her picks for the best wax releases to look forward to grabbing, divided by release date. Here’s Marion Merritt’s rundown of the most exciting offerings in…
What You Wish For. // Courtesy of Fantastic Fest This is part of our coverage of new genre films premiering at Austin’s Fantastic Fest. Humanity’s obsession with food makes for good cinematic storytelling. The schadenfreude and sensory overload of Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci’s Big Night. The ravishing artistry of Gabriel Axel’s Babette’s Feast. The stunning feat of madcap and majesty…
Senses Fail at the Granada // photo by Emily Jacobs Emo post-hardcore band Senses Fail, hailing from New Jersey, delivered a cathartic set to a packed Granada Wednesday night, playing their 2008 album, Life Is Not a Waiting Room, in full—though the only remaining band member from that time is frontman Buddy Nielsen, let alone the beginning of the band…
Dark Forest 2021 // Courtesy of Powell Gardens Dark Forest is returning to Powell Gardens this fall with a few new surprises in store. If you’ve never been, it’s an immersive multimedia experience that combines creative technologies, performance art, and Midwest spirit of play on a 1-mile trek through the woods. It’s giving all the spooky season feels without the…
Saw X. // Photo by Alexandro Bolaños Escamilla/Lionsgate This is part of our coverage of new genre films premiering at Austin’s Fantastic Fest. Back in the series’ heyday, the Saw movies were so ubiquitous and so dominant at the box office that Lionsgate came up with the uber-catchy tagline “If It’s Halloween…It Must Be Saw.” For almost a decade that was…
State law directs Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to prepare a ballot summary that is “neither intentionally argumentative nor likely to create prejudice either for or against the proposed measure.” A court determined that Ashcroft violated both standards (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). The next legal wrestling match over what Missouri voters would see if an abortion-rights initiative petition makes next…
Stewart Whitson and Madeline Malisa, lobbyists with Opportunity Solutions Project and the Foundation for Government Accountability, urge the Kansas Legislature to unleash its authority and force Gov. Laura Kelly to disclose a document with details of a strategy for bringing Kansas into compliance with federal voter registration law. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Florida think tank lobbyists Madeline Malisa and…
Courtesy 20th Century Studios This is part of our coverage of new genre films premiering at Austin’s Fantastic Fest. Since 2010’s Monsters, Gareth Edwards has become a go-to for science fiction franchises. He may have started out with an original independent feature, but in the years following, he’s been knee-deep in Star Wars and Godzilla projects. With his latest, The Creator,…
Heart Attack Man at The Rino. // Courtesy photo Ben Wendt considers himself a musician above all else. He formed his first band in middle school and got *serious* in high school with his pop-punk band Blackmore—the namesake of Wendt’s teacher crush. With an itch for supporting bands and a penchant for hosting parties and guests, Wendt saw running a…
Art by Cassondra Jones Looking for delicious plans? Whether you want to impress a date, show your fam the best of KC, or just get out of the house, we’ve got you covered… all while supporting (mostly) local. Here is your weekly roundup of the best food and drink offerings around Kansas City. Cheers! Something New TAKAO Tea: New to…
Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) and Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) in Fair Play. // Courtesy Netflix Writer/director Chloe Domont’s debut feature is a throwback/modernization of the somewhat abandoned genre of erotic thrillers. The film, which comes to limited theaters today and directly to your Netflix account on Oct. 6, is a taunt, twisted, and wildly successful affair—until it hits a brick wall when…
Enrollment in the Kansas Board of Regents system of public universities and colleges this fall grew by 2% despite the 12.5% enrollment collapse at Emporia State University. (Max McCoy/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — The 12.5% enrollment contraction this fall semester at Emporia State University followed turbulence of faculty dismissals and academic program upheaval at the state’s smallest public university and ran…
Stephen Taylor// Photo provided by Stephen Taylor Former Olathe School District history teacher Stephen Taylor was fired last month for posting a comedic video making jokes about his students on TikTok. Outside of teaching, Taylor is a local comedian known for his stand up, including a house feature at KC Improv, and festivals such as Flyover Fest and SF Sketchfest….
Chef Shanita. // Courtesy of Prospect KC Gumbo Fest On Sunday Oct. 15, live music, fun and games, and a whole lot of gumbo come back to the streets of the historic 18th and Vine Jazz District, benefitting the Prospect KC. Celebrity chefs, live music, food vendors, and more will all be present at this family friendly gumbo feast. Last…
Photo courtesy of // Dreams In Peril Attention metalheads! The Legendary Bottleneck will host the inaugural Lawrence Metal Massacre show on Oct. 21st. The all-ages event from hell begins at noon and features 11, yes 11 local and regional up-and-coming metal acts. Kansas City’s own Dreams In Peril are set to headline and are poised to tear the house down….
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas meets with Missouri Gov. Mike Parson in October 2019. Lucas is challenging a November 2022 election that allowed the state to force Kansas City to spend more on police (photo courtesy of Missouri Governor’s Office). A state law raising the minimum funding Kansas City must provide its police department doesn’t impose any cost on the…
Courtesy photo At the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, one of the exhibition halls holds a powerful and sentimental gallery of photos printed on khaddar and khadi fabric. Portraits of women from all across India in cozy domestic scenes, all framed and interlaced with beautiful embroidery, look back at you from the exhibit’s walls. Breathtaking even at first glance, the…
Courtesy Adobe The 2nd annual BLVD Revel run will be taking place this Saturday, September 30. The run benefits the Women’s Intersport Network for Kansas City (WIN for KC), whose mission is to empower the lives of girls and women through advocating and promoting the benefits of sports and fitness while providing opportunities for participation through endurance events, awards programming,…
Host Kelsey Rhodes // Photo by Kelsey Rhodes Local podcaster, Kelsey Rhodes, is working to gives a platform to queer voices to share their projects in her show “Cool Queers doing Cool Shit.” In 2021, Rhodes moved to Kansas City and began to recognize a shift in her life. She was in a cishet marriage, was still reeling from covid,…
Avenged Sevenfold. // photo by Barry Meitler Avenged Sevenfold T-Mobile Center Tuesday, September 26 Touring in support of this summer’s new album, Life Is But a Dream…, hard rockers Avenged Sevenfold took to the T-Mobile Center stage for a set that pulled from every stage of their career and went all the way back to their 2004 debut, Waking the…
The Log Lady at Parkville Coffee. // Photo by Lauren Textor Parkville Coffee is so Gilmore Girls-coded Parkville Coffee is the quirky local spot where you can stage your own version of Friends. Picture it: Your ragtag group orders a round of hot drinks from the colorful menu of fall specials. You bicker about where to sit—should you claim the…
