Archives: January 2026

Photos: KC Comets vs. St. Louis Ambush [Jan 4th, 2026]

Photo by Tarik Sykes The Kansas City Comets fell for a second straight time against the St. Louis Ambush, dropping a 7-6 result on Sunday in a shootout on home turf. After turning a multi-goal deficit in the first quarter into numerous second-half leads, the Comets left Cable Dahmer Arena full of disappointment. Despite the defeat, the Comets took the…

Suzannah Johannes’ Los Angeles is the lost album you need to hear

Suzannah Johannes Back in July, we premiered “Colleen Part 1” from Lawrence singer-songwriter Suzannah Johannes’ then-forthcoming album, Kansas City: Hanz Bronze Boulevard, a new collection of songs marking her first release in over a decade. For those into vinyl, you’ve had its follow-up, Los Angeles: The Missing Album, since August, but it finally hit streaming services on Friday, January 2….

Photos: ‘No War on Venezuela’ protest in City Market Park

Photo by Julian Schnittker On Saturday at 4 p.m., a ‘Stop the Bombings’ protest was held in City Market Park—which had been arranged during the reports of the United States firing on Caracas, Venezuela. The event became broader in scope after the reports of America’s arrest of that country’s president and his wife. in a military event that killed at…

Peaceful pour: Tian Tea House now open in Columbus Park

Tian Tea House // Photo by Sarah Sipple Saranya Hubbard and Zach Hubbard have opened a tranquil tea house in Columbus Park. A small sign requests that guests maintain a respectful volume, but silence is not the goal.  Amidst sounds of dishes clinking behind the bar, tea being poured, and small forks slicing through tea jelly on delicate plates, a…

Waifs of the Week: Boots, Hawthorne, and a cat named Butter Toffee

Waifs of the Week is a collaboration between The Pitch and the local animal shelter Wayside Waifs. Over at 3901 Martha Truman Road, this ‘no kill’ shelter is constantly working to find loving homes for animals, including dogs, cats, and a host of other intriguing additions to your family. If you’re not in a position to adopt but want to help out…

Photos: KC Mavericks v. Fort Wayne Komets [Jan. 3, 2026]

Photo by Eli Ralls The teams were tied after 60 minutes but overtime saw the Kansas City Mavericks come away with the close win over the Fort Wayne Komets on Saturday, Jan. 03, 2026. The final score was 2-1. Scoring for the City Mavericks were Marcus Crawford and Jackson Jutting while Jalen Smereck scored for the Wayne Komets. Our photographer…

Photos: KC Mavericks topple Fort Wayne Komets 3-2 in overtime

Photo by Eli Ralls The Fort Wayne Komets traveled to Kansas City on Friday night, January 2, 2026, and lost to the Mavericks 3-2 in overtime. The Mavericks started quickly as Jake Randl struck just 1:05 into the match. Kirill Tyutyayev picked up an assist to extend his road point streak to six games. The host Mavericks reclaimed the lead…

Zak Hilditch’s We Bury the Dead brings clever contributions to fourth wave zombie cinema

Courtesy Vertical Set in the aftermath of a mass-death event that leaves bodies piling up faster than answers, Zak Hilditch’s We Bury the Dead follows characters tasked with the unglamorous work of cleaning up the mess of mortality. This is not apocalypse as adrenaline; it’s apocalypse as municipal failure. Arriving in an era of American infrastructure collapse, isolationism, and languid…