BoyWithUke. // photo by Daniel Fuchs BoyWithUke with Ethan Bortnick The Midland Monday, April 21 Touring in support of last year’s Burnout, TikTok sensation BoyWithUke took to the Midland stage on Monday night. Singer-songwriter and pianist Ethan Bortnick opened and our photographer Daniel Fuchs was there to capture it all. BoyWithUke BoyWithUke setlist Burn Airplanes Ghost Gaslight Corduroy Pitfall Change…
John Vincent III. // photo by Isabella Galvan John Vincent III with Murdo Mitchell The Bottleneck Friday, April 18 Singer-songwriter John Vincent III brought his Roadtrip Tour Part Two to the Bottleneck on Friday. UK singer-songwriter Murdo Mitchell opened and our photographer Isabella Galvan was there to capture it all. John Vincent III Murdo Mitchell Categories: Music Tags: john vincent…
Photo Courtesy of Hazel Krebs As Hazel Krebs is quick to point out, she’s gone through numerous transitions in her life. Professionally, Krebs has found her calling as an author and speaker for her own company, Enthusiastically You. Krebs published her first book in January 2024—appropriately entitled Enthusiastically Me—which chronicles her journey into sobriety and gender transition. She wanted to…
Members of BoysGrow serve gumbo at The Prospect KC Gumbo Fest in 2023 // Photo by Joe Ellett This year’s Gumbo Fest is all about the gumbo ideology as a symbol of adaptation through struggle and resistance. Sink your teeth into this living history on Saturday, April 26, in the heart of midtown. Returning for its third year, the annual…
Mean Mule // Photo By Tiffany Watts ‘Tis the season for day drinking and weekday bar hops—all in the name of journalistic integrity, of course. Someone has to do the hard-hitting cocktail research, and this time, that someone was me. On a recent sip-filled stroll through some of Kansas City’s best bars, I made a necessary pit stop at one…
The Missouri Ethics Commission meeting Oct. 16 at its Jefferson City offices. Members at the time, from left, were Jim Martin, Whitney Smith, Robin Wheeler Sanders and Jeremy Schneider. Attorney Scott Pool, the commission’s counsel, is at the far right (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) Last fall, St. Louis attorney Brad Ketcher read the news that a Republican candidate for the Missouri…
Photo courtesy of Something Good When Greta Gunderson opened Son of a Gun in Columbia a few years ago, she was trying to slide into what she felt was an untapped market. “Like a lot of college towns, Columbia is packed with sports bars and casual dive bars,” she says. “I love a good dive bar, but there was definitely…
Photo by Brandon Parigo Spinning Tree Theatre continues its excellent work in staging new, inclusive productions with bold statements, by now adding First Generation to its roster. The original hour-long show, written by KC local Victor Wishna and directed by Michael Grayman-Parkhurst, was commissioned to bring some difficult (and unfortunately timely) themes into focus. Though its short run at Johnson…
The Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis on June 24, 2022 (Tessa Weinberg/Missouri Independent) Until April, much of the $5,000 a month in federal Title X family planning funding received by the Dent County Health Center went toward purchasing contraceptive devices for some of the 200 people they serve annually. But the health center’s administrator, Zachary Moser, said a recent…
Adobe Missouri lawmakers are debating a tax cut that will mostly benefit the wealthiest in the state, while relying on an unrealistic estimate of what it will cost. The bill would eliminate all state taxes on capital gains, or profits from selling investments such as corporate stock, real estate, antiques and artwork. No state with an income tax fully exempts…
Liza Saracini of Florabelle Food & Festivities // Photo by Galina Pikheeva What separates a chef from a cook? Liza Saracini has grappled with that over the last six years as she transitioned from the corporate grind to a full-time business owner, cook, and chef. Her business, Florabelle Food & Festivities, offers personalized cooking classes, catering, and meal prep. What…
Ever had a full argument with yourself in your head? Has society ever made you feel crazy for it? What if instead of feeling weird about the whole thing, you used it as a super power? Maybe you already do, but you’re looking for an outside agent to give you permission. This is just one of the things that Britt…
KC Current versus Houston Dash on Saturday April 19, 2025. // Photo by Tarik Sykes The KC Current took down the Houston Dash 2-0 on Saturday, April 19 at CPKC Stadium. Lo’eau LaBonta broke the game open, scoring a penalty in just the 21st minute of the match. Kayla Sharples would add another goal to give the hometown team a…
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…
Kansas City Mavericks versus Tulsa Oilers on Friday, April 18, 2025. // Photo by Eli Ralls The Kansas City Mavericks dropped game one 4-2 of the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs to the Tulsa Oilers on Friday, April 18 at Cable Dahmer Arena. The Mavs got hot early, with two goals coming from Nate Knoepke and Damien Giroux….
Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet is about two gay couples (one pair female, the other male) who enter into a messy straight-presenting marriage arrangement to please the strict, traditional grandparents of one of their group. In most versions of this story — and indeed the 1993 Ang Lee movie of the same name on which Ahn’s film is based —…
After Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. vetoed the Legislature’s budget on Jan. 9, four legislators sued to overturn that veto. Since then, the county has been operating without an approved budget. (Josh Merchant/The Beacon) Jackson County officials are staring down a budget crisis. They’re not running out of money. They just can’t agree on how to spend it. Every…
Courtesy Panic Fest The Panic Fest horror/genre film festival is currently running in KC for its 2025 season at Screenland Armour. These film reviews are from indie and studio horror/comedy/sci-fi features premiering right now in the Northland, or hitting major theaters/VOD soon. Catch up with all our coverage here. In her feature debut, The Ugly Stepsister, Emilie Blichfeldt flips the point of view…
KC Sipps logo by Theodore Rosen Life in KC is pretty delicious. In fact, there is often so much going on that it can be hard to decide where to go and what to try. That’s where I come in. I’ve curated this weekly list of events, openings, deals, and celebrations to keep you in-the-know. Cheers! Something New News Bites:…
Art by Keegan Hudspeth Smoke Show is reporter Joe Ellett’s column covering the news, politics, people, and passions around Missouri’s cannabis industry. Catch up on all our coverage here. On April 14, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) announced that they’ve revoked 25 of the 32 licenses that were under notice of pending…
Art by Teddy Rosen “Show Me Hate” is a running series from columnist Michael McGrady Jr. exploring the widespread harm and vast cultural/political/personal pain stemming from leaders and ideologies—along with how to turn this toxic tide for the betterment of all. Political fear is a very strong force, but it can also be a catalyst for change; However, the urgency…
Photo Courtesy of LaVon Colhour LaVon Colhour is—for lack of a better term—a philanthropic mover and shaker. Since 2009, she’s been a touchstone at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Greater Horizons. As the organization’s vice president of community engagement, Colhour leads a team that works with over two hundred national corporations to build each company’s unique giving program. For Colhour,…
Photo by Travis Meier 11 break-ins in two years. That’s what Heather White has dealt with across her three businesses—Tailleur, Cheval, and Enchante—all on the same block on Main Street in Midtown. “You just feel violated,” White says as we sit on Tailleur’s patio. “And to have it happen over and over again… it’s just a constant battle.” The result?…
Photo Courtesy of The Giving Grove It began as a search for a sustainable solution to provide healthy food to those in need. Now, 12 years after The Giving Grove’s first planting, more than 250 urban orchards dot the metro area. Even more are growing in other cities across the country via programs that have found their roots with a…
