Miss/They Camaraderie 2024. // Photo provided by Charlotte Street Miss/They Camaraderie 2024 is an exhibition in pageant form that will be open Jan. 19 through March 2, 2024. The show is curated by current Charlotte Street Curatorial Fellow, Yashi Davalos, and can be viewed at the Charlotte Street Gallery, 3333 Wyoming Street. There will be an opening reception at 6:00…
Susan Klein, left, executive director of Missouri Right to Life, asks the Senate Appropriations Committee to use a bill renewing medical provider taxes to ban Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider. Sen. Lincoln Hough, right, is sponsoring the bill without the language. // Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent A state Senate hearing on a medical provider tax devolved Wednesday into a fight…
Sen. Rick Brattin, R-Cassville, was joined by, from left, Sens. John Rizzo, D-Independence, Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, and Mike Cierpiot, R-Lee’s Summit, at a news conference to discuss a moratorium on landfill development in Kansas City last spring (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) Nine-year-old Macie Thomas loves living in Raymore. She said she spends the summers playing outside, golfing and swimming. Her…
Tomato basil bisque and bacon gruyère quiche at Tailleur. // Photo by Lauren Textor Tailleur starts 2024 off strong with its events line-up If you told me that the majority of decor in Tailleur was lovingly combed from an old, rich French man’s estate sale, I’d believe you. The deep blue walls are lined with ornate mirrors and floral oil…
Kansas lawmakers have introduced several bills on mail-in ballots and advanced voting. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Russian hackers, George Soros and the Chinese. In the few days since the 2024 Kansas legislative session started, debate about election security has already resumed and a heap of election bills are up for discussion. Republican legislators are once again pushing concerns about…
Growing up, brother duo Thomas and Reade Rex didn’t imagine they’d end up operating a successful thrift store together. Now, at 18 and 22, the two co-manage a curated, vendor-driven, vintage storefront located near the Crossroads Arts District, The Rex Catalog . A long-time collector and thrifter, high school senior Reade already knew the ins and outs of vintage selling after…
Photos courtesy Nine Zero One As temperatures drop and the New Year marches on, The Fontaine offers a beacon of seasonal charm with its destination pop-up spot, Nine Zero One Igloo Bar. If you’re looking for a unique, intimate winter experience, this is your place. It’s no secret that the pop-up bar scene in KC has experienced a remarkable surge…
Pina Fauxlada mocktail at Fuego Cantina // Photo by Sarah Sipple For those participating in dry January or otherwise avoiding alcohol, I still see a fuego night in your future. Mocktails, or non-alcoholic cocktails, are no longer limited to Shirley Temples or Diet Coke, and a new example of this is Fuego Cantina. In West Bottoms, restaurant veterans (& mother-daughter…
Courtesy photo The Pickens sisters know a thing or two about the ins and outs of the culinary field. They both spent more than 25 years in the restaurant industry working their way up from daily operations to corporate leadership. “It had been our dream to create a business together—and that dream came true in 2016 when we began…
Grave Digger driven by Weston Anderson. // Photo by Tarik Sykes Monster Jam January 13-14 T-Mobile Center T-Mobile Center saw the return of Monster Jam over the weekend, leaving Weston Anderson’s Grave Digger—surprise, surprise—undefeated. Our photographer, Tarik Sykes, was there to capture the experience. Categories: Culture Tags: grave digger, monster jam, monster trucks, photos, T-Mobile Center, weston anderson
One studio album, one split album, three EPs, and a couple of demo and cover releases in local “elevated folk freaks in Kansas City” group True Lions have been consistently kicking for the last five years. The big reason? The sheer tenacity and work ethic of frontperson and vocalist Alison Hawkins. Recording and re-recording 32 songs over that span of…
Poster design by Lydia Johnson For one night only, the first ever Killith Faire is happening at recordBar on Saturday, Feb. 10., at 7 p.m. This event will feature more than 20 women and femme musicians in one large collaborative effort. A portion of the money raised will be donated to the Midwest Music Foundation, an organization that helps local…
An artist’s impression, published in 1920 in the Dearborn Independent, of Boston Corbett confronting a Cloud County, Kansas, court convened to determine his sanity. (Library of Congress) Nobody in Kansas — or just about anywhere else — had heard of Boston Corbett before April 1865. After, as the man who had killed Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, his name would become a…
Photo by Todd Zimmer Going on its 8th year now, The Band That Fell to Earth is a tribute band for David Bowie. Their first performance was back in 2016 just a few weeks after the death of Bowie. They had stated planning the performance late 2015 and with the surprise of Bowie’s death, “it ended up becoming a way…
Michele Watley, who created Shirley’s Kitchen Cabinet, urged a Kansas Senate committee to support a bill weaving into state law a prohibition on making illegal discrimination based on hairstyle and hair texture. (Kansas Reflector screen capture from the Kansas Legislature’s YouTube channel) TOPEKA — The founder of a Kansas City, Missouri, nonprofit dedicated to expanding the influence of Black women…
Bill DeWitt III, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, foreground, testifies in favor of sports wagering during a 2022 state Senate hearing alongside Todd George, executive vice president of Penn National Gaming, center, and Jeremy Kudon, president of the Sports Betting Alliance (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) Frustrated with legislative inaction on sports wagering, Missouri’s major sports franchises are going directly to…
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other definition would smell as sweet,” muses Juliet in the Shakespeare play named after her. The new locally shot 13-minute documentary Parker demonstrates that there is a lot in a name, and what we’re called or call ourselves can mean a great deal. The film plays this Sunday…
988 Logo // Provided by 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Seven guest speakers, including Missouri’s former Secretary of State Jason Kander, braved the winter weather late Wednesday morning, Jan. 10. Kander hosted and moderated Making Mental Health Matter: A 988 Symposium, along with five mental health professionals and advocates. After a brief intro by Mayor Quinton Lucas, the mic was…
Several people took advantage of the scheduled movement of members of the Kansas Supreme Court, Kansas Court of Appeals the Kansas Legislature on Wednesday at the Capitol to share views on abortion rights. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Eight Kansas House Republicans introduced a bill crafted to implement a near-total ban on clinical abortions and forbid distribution of pharmaceutical drugs…
Releasing today on VOD across all platforms comes a deviously delightful quickhit of cosmic sci-fi comedy grounded some very deep, toxic human personalities. It’s one of the easiest recommendations we’ve had in months for a flawless way to spend just over an hour in a bit of genre short fiction big on pacing and not ever once. letting up on…
Role Play. // Photo by Reiner Bajo It’s no secret that it’s hard to find a good new release in January or February. Apart from leftover 2023 awards contenders, all that’s on offer are the red-headed stepchildren the studios would rather write off. For theatrical releases, this makes an annoying kind of sense. It does seem a little odd that…
Kurt Allen. // photo courtesy the artist Kansas City blues rocker Kurt Allen and his eponymously-named Kurt Allen Band play a lot of shows every year. Like, a lot a lot–between 150-200, per his publicist–so when we hopped on the phone with him last week, we had to start out by asking just how he does it. “A lot of…
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert delivered the annual State of the Judiciary speech Monday to members of the 2024 Kansas Legislature. Afterward, she chatted with several people outside the Kansas House chamber. (Rachel Mipro/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert said Wednesday in an address to the Kansas Legislature the state didn’t pay ransom…
Brandy’s Breakfast Platter at Mattie’s Foods // Photo by Sarah Sipple A classic breakfast platter with a twist. No animal products were involved in the making of this filling, savory, and satisfying meal. Family-owned Mattie’s Foods serves vegan dishes to the KC metro through their restaurant in Brookside plus catering services, a food truck, and local spots like Café Corazón…
