Courtesy Amy Pope Nestled in a corner of East Lawrence is Repetition Coffee, a roastery and incubation office space where founder Amy Pope has created a safe haven for the community, as well as fostering direct relationships with coffee growers all around the world. In a culture of latte art and syrupy sweet drinks, Pope aims to put focus back…
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:…
Lawrence Pride // Photo by Fally Afani Kicking off the first week of Pride Month this Saturday, June 6, is Lawrence PRIDE 2026!, Lawrence’s annual Pride parade, which starts at 11:00 a.m. at 7th & Massachusetts Street in Downtown Lawrence and will be immediately followed by a block party. Nonprofit organization Lawrence PRIDE has been running the event since the…
Rasta Pasta at Wah Gwan // Photo by Sarah Sipple Over at University Academy on Holmes Rd., Mr. Ryan Hall’s 8th-grade English class has a long-running practice of learning about food writing through the “Eat This Now” column from The Pitch. Given the chance to put words to any restaurant in town using our format, the students have a rare…
Director John Carney has made a career in musical movies that have blown audiences away, like Once and Sing Street. His latest has a Jonas Brother and Paul Rudd, which sounds like an unbeatable combo, but Power Ballad ends up disappointingly out-of-tune. 15 years ago, Kansas City native Rick Power (Paul Rudd) had a dream of playing at Madison Square Garden. But when he…
Ten Times Fast. // photo by Alex Agueros You may have already heard Ten Times Fast. Among the hardest-working rock bands in Kansas City, you may have seen them at one of at least 40 gigs since forming two years ago. Comprised mostly of members of Perfume USA, you may have heard three of their five members in action opening…
Rocking out to Suffocation. // photo by Jason Colvin As we’ve already noted several times thus far, it’s hot as Hades outside and with Memorial Day well in the rear view, it means it’s time for summer concert season. With an eye toward providing you with a plan to navigate the sheer excess of offerings on hand for 2026, we…
Abbey Hansen and Holly Holcomb of Dark Horse Coffee // Courtesy of Dark Horse Coffee As the year of the horse, 2026 is said to be a year of independence, confidence, and forward momentum. So when sisters Abbey Hansen and Holly Holcomb, in the process of opening Dark Horse Coffee in Blue Springs, realized they’d be launching during a horse…
Illustrated by Katelyn Betz Memorial Day, having come and gone, means that it’s unofficially summer, and that means it’s summer concert season. It’s three months of shows under the sun and stars, sweaty beers on patios and in amphitheaters, and basically our favorite time of the year. With that in mind, we’ve a themed Cine Local for this installment, taking…
Stone Wedding // Courtesy Stray Cat From June 7-13, the Stray Cat Film Center will look bleak. Bleak Week is an annual film series that started in 2021 at Los Angeles’ American Cinematheque as a way to bring attention to films on the more serious end of the spectrum — great films that, due to their subject matter or reputation,…
