With reasonable prices and quality sushi, you can’t go wrong. // Photo by Sophia Lail. To some, eating seafood in the most central state of the contiguous United States is… well, a choice. Some of us, though, are adventurous and will risk it all for good sushi. To my risk takers, I have a spot just for you! Let me…
Kansas City Royals versus St. Louis Cardinals. // Photo by Stephen Fuller Over the weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals made their way to Kansas City for the classic I-70 Series. After getting crushed 10-3 in game one, the second matchup was much more closely contested as the Cardinals would end up winning the game just 1-0. The Royals would answer…
Kansas City Mavericks versus Toledo Walleye on Saturday, May 17, 2025. // Photo by Eli Ralls The Kansas City Mavericks and the Toledo Walleye faced off for the second match of the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs Western Conference Finals on Saturday, May 17, falling short 3-4 to the Walleye. The game saw a high-scoring first period as the Walleye swiped…
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe discusses the 2025 legislative session with reporters in his Capitol office on Friday (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent) Missouri lawmakers will return to Jefferson City next month for a special session to debate providing tax breaks to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in the state, Gov. Mike Kehoe said in a news conference Friday morning. The…
Invicta FC 62 on May 16, 2025. // Photo by Tarik Sykes On Friday, May 16, Invicta held a five-card bout at the Municipal Auditorium. In the main event of the evening, bantamweights Olga Rubin and Katharina Lehner face off. Rubin would secure a rear-naked-choke in the second round and win the match via submission. The win propels her personal…
Shakey Graves. // photo by Haley Mullenix Shakey Graves with Ruby Waters The Truman Wednesday, May 14 Folk country rock ‘n’ roller Shakey Graves brought his latest tour to the Truman on Wednesday with opener Ruby Waters, and our photographer Haley Mullenix was there to capture it all. Shakey Graves Ruby Waters Categories: Music Tags: photo gallery, ruby waters, shakey…
Sierra Ferrell. // photo by Daniel Fuchs Sierra Ferrell with the Brudi Brothers The Midland Thursday, May 15 Country singing sensation Sierra Ferrell brought the BIG ASS Stadium Tour to the Midland on Thursday, performing cuts from throughout her career, as well as covers spanning everyone from Pee Wee King to Shania Twain. Americana trio the Brudi Brothers oepened, and…
Kansas City Mavericks versus Toledo Walleye on May 15, 2025. // Photo by Eli Ralls After sweeping the Tahoe Knight Monsters in the second round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs, the Kansas City Mavs lost game one to the Toledo Walleye on Thursday, May 15 at Cable Dahmer Arena. The game was stagnant for the first two periods before Toledo…
Photo Courtesy of Lindsey Fuchs Multi-state cannabis company Bud & Mary’s—the parent company of Batch, Nuo, and The Myx—is taking a stronger stance in the Missouri market. Recently, Batch introduced new lines of cannabis vaporizers to consumers across the state. There are two differing lines of vaporizers that the company has launched—Flavor and Signature. The Flavor vaporizers are for the…
Missouri Senate security shuts down protestors with a “stop the ban” banner in the Senate’s upper gallery Wednesday evening (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) When Missouri Senate leaders turned to a rarely-used procedural maneuver Wednesday to cut off debate and force a vote to ban abortion and repeal a paid-sick leave law, they essentially ended the legislative session two days early. They…
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! Opening Tiffany Bakery: Currently…
Magdalena Bay. // photo by Haley Mullenix Magdalena Bay with Sam Austins The Midland Sunday, May 11 Alt pop duo Magdalena Bay’s sophomore album, Imaginal Disk, has raised the band’s profile so high that Sunday’s show–originally scheduled for the Truman–had to be moved to the Midland to accommodate the sheer number of people wanting to get down to their Imaginal…
The Eradicats. // image courtesy the artist Local pop-punks the Eradicats have been recording a lot and are going to start releasing a single a month. The first song they’re putting out is a re-recorded version of “89 Batman,” a song from their debut EP, Best in Show, crafted entirely from dialogue lifted from 1989’s Batman, a movie they definitely…
Courtesy Jazzoo It’s about to get wild(er) up in the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium. Jazzoo is not only the zoo’s largest fundraising event, but is party-animal central–where adults dress in their finest “creative black tie” and enjoy some of the zoo rides and exhibits kid-free, all while sampling from over 70 restaurants and caterers. Jazzoo will be held June…
Photo Courtesy of Stacie McDaniel In just a matter of months, Stacie McDaniel will celebrate her third anniversary as the executive director of Midwest Trust Center at JCCC. Clearly, the native Midwesterner has chosen wisely in her career endeavors as she tells us she’s an avid consumer of music. “A hazard of the job,” she says. It won’t be long…
Jaeda Roth and other protestors from Abortion Action Missouri unfurl “Stop the Ban” banners as the Missouri Senate passes a proposed constitutional amendment to ban abortion (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Missouri Senate Republicans invoked a rarely used rule Wednesday to shut down a Democratic filibuster blocking a vote on a measure overturning the abortion rights amendment passed by voters in November….
BarK // Photo By Tiffany Watts There are restaurants where you can bring your dog. And then there’s Bar K, where your dog brings you. Recently, I spent an afternoon there with my daughter, a friend, and my friend’s four-legged extrovert, who promptly trotted off to socialize while we claimed a spot near the live music, drinks in hand and…
Sir Woman. // photo credit Brynn Osborn Musician Kelsey Wilson first came to most folks’ notice as the frontwoman for the Austin folk rock band, Wild Child, and her current project, Sir Woman, is likely to blow the minds of anyone who’s come to view her as a folkie. Sir Woman is funky, soulful, and more than a little ambitious….
Southern Smoke at Char Bar // Photo by Tiffany Watts Every now and then, a cocktail dares you to reconsider your entire stance on an ingredient. For me, that ingredient is mezcal, and that cocktail is the Southern Smoke at Char Bar in Westport. To be clear: Mezcal and I have history. Usually, it tastes like someone set my taste…
Samantha Fish. // photo by Mike Dotson Samantha Fish with Ghalia Volt The Truman Saturday, May 10 Touring in support of her recent release, Paper Doll, rising blues superstar and Kansas City native Samantha Fish brought her tour to the Truman stage Saturday night. Belgian blues rock singer Ghalia Volt opened, and our photographer Mike Dotson was there to capture…
Photo Courtesy of No Divide KC It began as a passion project, a reaction to the 2016 election results. Stacy Busch put together a benefit concert with proceeds going to help organizations working with the LGBTQ community, immigrants, and refugees. Now, that effort has blossomed into No Divide KC—a nonprofit that’s supporting local artists of all kinds. Two of its…
An artist’s conception of a planned $130 million hotel, conference center and parking structure near the Missouri Capitol. The budget bill killed May 9 in the Missouri House included $20 million for the project. (Image courtesy Jefferson City Regional Economic Partnership) Blast waves from Friday’s explosive decision by Missouri House Republicans to kill a $517 million capital improvements bill echoed…
TOPEKA — Kansas county health officers issued warnings about four sites where people may have been exposed to measles, as the number of cases increases. Confirmed measles cases have spread outside the initial eight southwest Kansas counties, with one case confirmed in Wichita and another in Hutchinson. As of last Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had reported…
Kansas City Royals versus Boston Red Sox on May 11, 2025. // Photo by Stephen Fuller The Kansas City Royals lost game three of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, May 11. After scoring a run in the third, the Royals could not make it back around the bases for the rest of the night. The…
